[LUGSB] About Ubuntu

[Benjamin Kudria]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 21:55, Sam Nightengale <snighten at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ndiswrapper does not work very often.  Try to find a generic driver for your
> card by looking it up in the Ubuntu forums.  If there isn't a driver, wait a
> bit for 8.10, which may have drivers for your card nicely built in.
>  Otherwise, give Ndiswrapper a try.  Also, use a program called Envy to get
> 3D graphics working.

Indeed, the next version of Ubuntu (8.10, in beta now) is purported to
have out-of-the-box support for some of these cards.  You can try
upgrading if you want (instructions:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IntrepidUpgrades) but you might
still run into minor problems.  It's scheduled to be released on
October 30th, all the problems should be ironed out by then.

Sam,

I've heard of Envy - what exactly does it do above Ubuntu's
"Restricted Drivers" manager?

-Ben
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