Dapper users can use this new release of Envy, however there are 2 things you should know:
If you have already installed Envy 0.8.2 you will have to follow Point B of the Frequently Asked Questions
If you need the latest Nvidia legacy driver on Dapper you will be disappointed since Envy will install the legacy driver which is available in Ubuntu’s repositories (Don’t worry, I’ll fix this in the next release)
I had to work on Envy’s interface since GTK 2.8.x has a few problems with messagedialogs. Moreover I have fixed a problem with a dependency of nvidia-glx which made the Xserver crash on Dapper (the dependency is modified in the control.in on the fly).
Please, let me know if it works on Dapper.
You can get it here, as usual.
TODO list:
Add the support for the latest Nvidia legacy driver (7185) [this will involve some work on the packaging scripts]
Set Option “UseDisplayDevice” “DFP” in the “Device” section automatically (only for Geforce Go 420/440)
Add the support for Debian Etch [Please, don’t ask me when I’ll do this]
Hi – Firstly I would like to say what a brilliant project this is – great job! I hope this is the correct place to post feedback – if not please forgive me & just delete it.
I used Envy to install The nvidia drivers on my main machine and all went very smoothly. Today I upgraded my oldest machine to Ubuntu 7.04 & used envy to create the latest ATI drivers for my ATI9600xt. It seemed to do the job – no errors reported, but on reboot no X. I found that /etc/X11/xorg.conf had been deleted…
George:
another user reported that problem.
your xorg.conf has not been removed but only renamed.
type:
ls /etc/X11/
and you’ll see several files among which you should be able to find the backup of your old xorg.conf.
type:
sudo mv /etc/X11/name_of_the_backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf
NOTE: replace name_of_the_backup with the name of the backup
and restart the xserver or your computer
Thanks for the quick reply, but I had already re-created xorg.conf by using “sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg” & picking ati from the drivers list. I did see the backup file, but was feeling adventurous!
I actually ran envy twice to see if I could spot what was going wrong (but couldn’t!). If you want me to test anything on that PC, I’m more than happy to do so – just tell me what you want done. (Since I’ve only just put 7.04 on, it really doesn’t matter if I loose the whole lot & have to start again).
wow, what can i say, the best script ever 😀
i noticed your, um, logo was slightly /lacking/, I don’t suppose you want me to attempt a few designs for free?
daniel cohen:
of course you can.
Another user (from Italy) sent me his icon for Envy.
I will take all the logos and icons into consideration until I make an official announcement on this blog about starting a (small) logo design competition open to anyone.
You can send me your logo via email or or the way you prefer.
hey alberto,
when I run envy to install the ati driver automatically it seems to hang and the envy terminal says (for some reaon i can’t copy it so im just gonna show the final error)
“your graphic card has been detected as a ATI Radeon 9250
your graphic card is supported by the legacy driver
Envy Error: ATI’s legacy driver does not support your operating system
root@nancy-home:/user/share/envy#”
am i doing something wrong, lspci says its ” ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]”
btw the nancy name is my mom, I don’t pretend to be a girl named nancy on weekends
^ whoops I meant to tell you this is on feisty with the unstable envy
Envy is right. Ati dropped the support for your card and the legacy driver (8.28.8) is not compatible with Xorg 7.2 (which Ubuntu uses).
Use the uninstall function in Envy and then set the driver to “radeon” in the Section Device of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. In this way you’ll use the open source driver.
ohh, when I heard they dropped support I thought it just meant they werent going to add any improved drivers, but leave the ones already there.
so if I type in radeon, ubuntu already has the drivers installed, but just not enabled? (until I enter “radeon”)
mike:
yep, something like that.