Linux/nVidia Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic...

[chazdraves]

Well, the Linux battle continues on! I'm still making an effort of switching to Linux, but I can see why most people just safely stick with what they know and run Windows... Oy! I know you'll all give me crap for this, but I would never have to ask these kind of stupid questions in Windows; I could just poke around until I found it.

Anyhow.

I'm trying to get Anti-aliasing to work in Ubuntu Feisty. I've run "nvidia-settings" and enabled AA/AF, but it doesn't work under any environment: Beryl, HL2, CS:S, Warcraft III, nothing. It says it's enabled, it says it's overriding application setting, but I'm just not seeing it. Also, CS:S and HL2 seem to run better in Windows than Linux with Wine, this may seem stupid to ask, but is there anything I can do about this? Is there an GPU OC app for Linux comparable to ATI Tool?

Thanks for your patience!
- Chaz

P.S. If anyone can tell me how to get Flash/Gnash to work, I'd be delighted! I'm so sick of having to boot XP just to use the internet. I'm running the 64-bit, of course.

 

[xtknight]

Well, running WinXP in the free VMware server may help you transition until you find a feasible fix for whatever you're having trouble with. That's not going to work for games, though.

Frankly, I don't know why nvidia-settings isn't applying the settings. Maybe you must run the program in root mode (type "gksu nvidia-settings") for it to apply properly. I know that AA at least works in Wolfenstein: ET for me.

It's easy to get Flash working in 32-bit Linux. Just download the Linux binary and install it to the proper location and you're all set. With 64-bit it's a bit trickier [no pun intended] (you must use nspluginwrapper, wait for Adobe to release a 64-bit version, or run Firefox in a 32-bit mode). Gnash isn't good enough for most stuff yet, and I've found it causing my Firefox (and system) to crash due to OOM (out of memory).

 

[chazdraves]

I don't want to de-rail the AA issue, but how do I run Firefox in 32-bit? I think the plugin is installed and ready to go already.

Thanks,
- Chaz

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: chazdraves
I don't want to de-rail the AA issue, but how do I run Firefox in 32-bit? I think the plugin is installed and ready to go already.

Thanks,
- Chaz

Look in apt for firefox32 or something like that. I have it set as firefox-bin.

Also, the ubuntu forums are a much better source of this information than here. Just search there for 64 bit flash and you'll see a number of guides and howtos.

 

[xtknight]

Well, did gksu nvidia-settings do anything?

 

[Nothinman]

P.S. If anyone can tell me how to get Flash/Gnash to work, I'd be delighted! I'm so sick of having to boot XP just to use the internet. I'm running the 64-bit, of course.

Yea because "the internet" revolves around flash now, I can only think of one site that I visit occasionally that requires it.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: xtknight
Well, running WinXP in the free VMware server may help you transition until you find a feasible fix for whatever you're having trouble with. That's not going to work for games, though.

Frankly, I don't know why nvidia-settings isn't applying the settings. Maybe you must run the program in root mode (type "gksu nvidia-settings") for it to apply properly. I know that AA at least works in Wolfenstein: ET for me.

It's easy to get Flash working in 32-bit Linux. Just download the Linux binary and install it to the proper location and you're all set. With 64-bit it's a bit trickier [no pun intended] (you must use nspluginwrapper, wait for Adobe to release a 64-bit version, or run Firefox in a 32-bit mode). Gnash isn't good enough for most stuff yet, and I've found it causing my Firefox (and system) to crash due to OOM (out of memory).

i do this. i run winxp in vmware server for programs not available is linux.

ps. OP if you want to use linux happily forget about gaming. and 64 bit.