[Leaplist] Install Troubles ... still

["pberry2" at cfl.rr.com]

Bruce Metcalf wrote:
> Bruce Metcalf wrote:
>
>> I've given up on the dark side and am switching over.
>>
>> Mybig machine won't load the distro I want ... Dapper Drake Kubuntu
>> 6.06.1 LTS. Whenever I try, I get as far as the first splash screen
>> and it hangs at "Mounting root file system". 
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> Pberry2 asked about my mb hardware. It's an MSI K8N Neo4 with nVidia 
> northbridge and no onboard video.
>
> He also wisely observed, "I suspect there is a problem with some 
> proprietary chipsets that are not yet reverse engineered," and 
> suggested I, "Run the slightly older stuff, and not update...."
>
> This turned out to be the key. I burned a copy of Kubuntu 5.10 Breezy 
> Badger, and it loaded first time without a hitch.
>
> Given that hint (or smack upside the head with a trout) I was able to 
> Google some opinions from several sources that something in the kernel 
> between 5.10 and 6.06 screwed the pooch with several chipsets of this 
> vintage. Given my luck, it's not surprising that mine is one of those.
>
> So, my thanks to you all for your efforts to help me find a 
> resolution, Pberry2 especially.
>
> Next challenge, which I'm *quite* confident I'm presently unprepared 
> to tackle, is to figure out how to patch these newer kernels to work 
> with such chipsets. Ah well, an extra-credit project for the advanced 
> students -- or perhaps a teaching opportunity for someone willing to 
> lead a non-programmer thru the process. <G>
>
> Thanks again,
> Bruce
>
>
Stable Driver Version: 1.0-9629
Release Highlights:

    * Added initial support for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap.
    * Added new "Display Configuration" page in nvidia-settings.
    * Improved workstation OpenGL performance in Xinerama.
    * Added support for NVIDIA Quadro Plex.
    * Added support for Quad SLI.
    * Improved X driver error recovery.
    * Improved workstation overlay performance.
    * Added SMBus functionality to the Linux/i2c interface.
    * Fixed DFP scaling support.
    * Added support for OpenGL 2.1.
    * Added new "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" X configuration option to 
control the order of display devices when in TwinView.
    * Fixed some problems related to TV Out.
    * Added new NVIDIA logo artwork to nvidia-settings and X driver 
splashscreen; the X driver splashscreen can now be configured with the 
new "LogoPath" X configuration option.

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