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From: Dale <rdalek1967@...>
Subject: Re: older machine and video packages
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:14:23 -0600
Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:01:04 -0600, Dale wrote:
> 
>> Hmmm, right now I just masked the upgrade.  Maybe it will get fixed
>> soon. 
> 
> Don't hold you breath. Your card is no longer supported, that's why you
> have to use an old driver, and the old drivers just don't work with the
> later Xorg.
> 
>> I sort of like the nvidia drivers.  They generally just work for
>> me.
> 
> For gradually decreasing values of generally.
> 
> 


Well, right now, I just use it to run folding which heats a room with
freezers in it.  Yea, freezers can get to cold.  The oil in the
compressors get to thick and it burns out the compressor.  Anyway, I
just ssh in and don't even really need X at all.

Maybe I will switch soon.  Someday when I feel more up to it.

Dale

:-)  :-)

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-- Dale
Re: older machine and video packages
-- mike@...
Re: older machine and video packages
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Re: older machine and video packages
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