Can't install nvidia drivers at runlevel3

[jdow]

The drivers generally exist for MacOS and Windows. So installation is no big
sweat and avoids esoterica such as trying to figure out how to use a mother-
board raid 5 configuration under Linux. (I've done it. It took a lot of
reading and a basic understanding of RAID. For Windows - it just works if
you install it with the desired driver, which the motherboard manufacturer
provides.

You are telling a fellow his video card will not work. I've never encountered
that with Windows. I have, twice personally, with Linux.

I won't get into why I think this happens. That's a different argument that
is generally quite unproductive.

{^_^}

On 2012/03/23 15:25, Reindl Harald wrote:
> the other OSs just work?
> who told you?
>
> they only do because the manufactoror put a driver
> CD in the package or the OS is preinstalled
>
> install windows without additional drivers on
> a brand new Sandy Brdige machine and i bet half of
> the hardware will not work - install linux and ALL
> hardware is working out of the box
>
> BTW:
> why are you saying OSs when you mean windows
> or can you install MacOS on any hardware?
> or will another OSS system work on not supported hardware?
>
> seems you do not realize that Linux is these days
> the OS supporting most hardware of all out of the
> box and you must do something terrible wrong buy
> unsupported hardware
>
>
> Am 23.03.2012 23:10, schrieb jdow:
>> In that regard the fellow MIGHT try nouveau. But my experience with nouveau
>> is not exciting either. Video worked - nVidia sound was absent. YMMV. The
>> other OSs just work.
>>
>> On 2012/03/23 14:54, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>> who cares the leading desktop OS
>>>
>>> i PRAY it will never be, there were made way too
>>> much mistakes to satisfy user who are not willing
>>> to learn and think what they are doing
>>>
>>> if you buy hardware which is not supported by your
>>> OS who the hell is resposible for your mistakes?
>>>
>>> "a lot of money" is laughable speaking about
>>> a graphics card
>>>
>>> Am 23.03.2012 22:50, schrieb jdow:
>>>> Reindl, the solution to Linux problems should not including spending a lot
>>>> of money on new hardware. No wonder Linux is not the leading desktop OS.
>>>>
>>>> {o.o}
>>>>
>>>> On 2012/03/23 07:43, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Am 23.03.2012 15:40, schrieb Lawrence Graves:
>>>>>> I don't know what happened but I am now unable to install nvidia drivers downloaded from nvidia.com. Had no
>>>>>> problem
>>>>>> until the latest kernel was introduced. Please advise or help.
>>>>>
>>>>> in other words this happens since update to kernel 3.3
>>>>> well, i guess the bvidia drivers are not ready for it
>>>>>
>>>>> get rid of nvidia graphics
>>>>>
>>>>> the current intel sandy brdige are working fine out
>>>>> of the box with 3D effects - do not buy hardware
>>>>> which depends on third-party drivers or do not use
>>>>> a bleeding-edge distro if you like BLOB drivers
>>>
>>>
>>>
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