[Discuss] Video drivers for Nvidia

[Corey Burger]

On 10/29/07, Michael <michael at leamyarts.com> wrote:
> Hello again, looking for opinions.
>
> The Thinkpad I ordered has taken a while to get here. Along the way they
> have upgraded me to a T61p because the one I ordered isn't available any
> longer. From what I can see it is a better system, but unfortunately
> that means all my research for video drivers was for nought. So, I am
> now faced with the task of finding information on the Nvidia Quadro FX
> 570m. Initial searches have turned up potential problems with Kubuntu
> 7.10, so I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with
> this particular mobile card. Wikipedia was scarce on compatibility info,
> and the (K)Ubuntu site was actually a bit scary.
>
> Lots of talk. My point is ... Thinkpad supports Linux as long as you use
> Suse 10+ enterprise. Assuming they have a drivers for this thing, could
> I somehow port it over to my chosen distro? Has something like this ever
> been done?

SLED is older than 7.10 and thus has older Nvidia drivers. The whole
support thing is a total crock. Personally, I would have ordered a
Thinkpad with an Intel driver. Intel is the only company that actually
supports Linux in any reasonable way.

Corey