[Bio-linux-dev] nVidia GF108M [GeForce GT 420M] display

[Tim Booth]

Hi Tony,

How strange.  I was under the impression that X on the stick was
identical to X after installation and I've certainly not fiddled with
any settings.  Did you opt to install updates from the network during
installation or not?  That's the only thing I can think of that would
change.

I guess the next step is the usual one - start looking through the logs
for clues.

Otherwise, maybe push on and install the binary drivers.  Nasty
closed-source things, I know, but appreciably faster then Nouveau on
modern NVidia cards.

Cheers,

TIM

On Wed, 2015-02-18 at 13:20 +0000, Tony Travis wrote:
> Hi, Tim.
> 
> We are having problems getting the display to work correctly after
> installing Bio-Linux 8.0.5.1 from the USB-stick. The display works
> properly when booted from the stick, but not when booted from the hard
> disk. I've checked and the Nouveau drivers are being used on the stick.
> 
> Did you make any changes on the stick that we need to make sfter
> installing onto the hard disk?
> 
> Having a great time running Bio-Linux 8 on 34+ laptops and two servers!
> 
> As you can see, some people also want to install it :-)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>   Tony.
> 

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