We do not include proprietary software in the downloadable version of the distribution, period.

In the boxed sets, we do include a package of the nVidia modules, and if you have an nVidia card, DrakX (the installer) will use it automatically.

Preston Cody wrote:
Hi.
I've been switching distros for a long time now, and I really like the
mandrake look.

My Problem: I have an Nvidia TNT2, so I need to get the nvidia drivers
from their website, compile them, and manually edit my XF86Config-4
file. The average user shouldn't have to do this.

What furthers my problem is that I had to download and compile a
separate kernel in order for the nvidia drivers to want to compile. This of course messes up a lot of mandrake's features such as supermount
and various modules.
This is enough of a pain to drive off even a veteran linux user. I do
not know how you guys should go about remedying this, because I know
your stance on closed-source drivers. Anybody have some ideas?


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