Re: [gNewSense-users] runlevel 3 don't work

[Richard]

Jason Self wrote:
> > > > If you are trying to install the proprietary nvidia driver, I think
> > > > it won't work with the kernel used in Gnewsense. Not sure tho...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > nvidia supports different linux distributions. Even in some kernel there
> > > are nvidia drivers imported, because the readmy files on nvidia tells, that
> > > those drivers should get disabled befor installing the new one. I think a
> > > have also seen somewhere the drivers code witch can be compiled, but i am
> > > not sure about this, it was on my first search on this issue.
> > >       
> > The driver from Nvidia's website is non-free software. gNewSense is about
> > providing users like you with a completely free computing environment.
> > Helping you install this driver would be the opposite of what this project
> > stands for, so we won't help you with that.
> >
> > The best that gNewSense can offer you now is the nv driver, which you're
> > probably using by default if you have Nvidia hardware. The nouveau project
> > is making a free driver with more features (like 3D support), but that's not
> > finished or easily installable yet, as far as I know.
> >     
>
> And may I suggest switching video cards to a manufacturer that is
> more supportive of free software? AMD, for example, publishes the
> technical specifications needed to create free software drivers, and
> makes their hardware engineers available to speak with.
>
>   
Well yes, but where the computer is from, they don't know exactly free 
software and they are not really interested in. I can be glad if the 
computer is compatible to linux.

My think is, i you by a computer somewhere, you can't really check all 
the hardware in it, if you are not an expert.

So free software, can hit here to a wall, because you can only by what 
you can get.

My thinking.
Richard