nvidia driver update

[Erik]

since I have installed Mageia 2 with the nVidia driver 295.49 my screen frequently becomes black for a few seconds when I start a new page in Firefox or Chrome. I never had this issue in Mandriva 2010.2. I suspect this behaviour is caused by some problem in the nVidia driver. The newest driver is version 295.59. Perhaps the problem has been solved in the newer version. I donwloaded the driver from the nVidia website, but I do not dare to install it. Do I have to uninstall the dkms-driver that Mageia installed? And, if I do this, do I get back a screen with another, a default driver? Is Mageia planning to update the driver via the normal channel? I hope it does. Does anyone know anything about this?

Greetings,

Erik.

[doktor5000]

Yes, an updated driver is in the works, but not because of this problem, more because of the priviledge escalation security problem: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.s ... sure/86747

If you want an updated driver, do not install the one directly from the nvidia website, rather do it like this: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2826

[Erik]

Thank you, Doktor,

for your reply. I read the work around in the thread you gave me. It is all much above me, so I shall wait for the update that is being prepared.

Thanks again and greetings,

Erik.