[CS-FSLUG] Mandrake 2005LE and NVidia drivers

[Fred A. Miller]

On Thursday 04 August 2005 1:24 am, Nathan T. wrote:
> Is it possible that Mandrake is blocking the use of nvidia drivers
> that aren't released by them, even when the nvidia packages are
> compiled by hand? It is plausible since one of the selling points of a
> boxed set is the inclusion of proprietary drivers like the nvidia and
> ati ones as RPMs.

Ah.......SUSE nor anyone else includes the drivers, as far as I know. SUSE 
includes a GNU driver but it doesn't support 3D. You have to go out on the 
Net. as an update and get the driver from nVidia, which Yast will do.

Fred

-- 
Planet Earth - a subsidiary of Microsoft. We have no bugs in 
our software, Never! We do have undocumented added 
features, that you will find amusing, at no added cost 
to you, at this time.