Steam beta would be neat - but you know what I'd prefer first? Non-shitty drivers and config interface.
I recently switched from 7 to Kubuntu full-time on my primary desktop. So far the only severe problem I have run into is that when I activate the nVidia drivers, my display becomes retarded. If I dare to go into the terrible nVidia configuration app, it insists that both my monitors (a 1920x1200 24" and a 1680x1050 20") run at 1024x768. Now, it's not that the drivers can't figure out my displays resolution. It clearly states the correct resolution for both monitors in several locations. It's just when it comes to the X Server Display Configuration, it decided to go full retard. Now, just activating the drivers and not touching the config results in a display that AAALLLMMOOOSSSSTTT works. Except for the fact that it assumes my smaller monitor is to the right of my larger one, when the truth is the other way around. And, of course, I can't simply change that setup because that would require going into the configuration app... which will force my resolution down to 1991 levels should I be unwise enough to try to actually use it.
I THINK this is caused by the fact that my larger monitor runs at 75Hz while the smaller is 60Hz. But I'm not sure. I refuse to plumb the intestinal depths of xorg.conf, most especially because when I install Ubuntu, ITS display configuration works perfectly. Of course, after installing nVidias drivers it goes out of its way to fuck up Ubuntus display configuration app too. It certainly seems aggressively determined to make my experience as difficult as possible.
nvidia-settings provides a gui to adjust settings like this (and far more). The display configuration app should also work, I'm surprised it doesn't (the nvidia drivers finally play nice with xrandr -- it might be that the app assumes the driver doesn't play nice).
I recently switched from 7 to Kubuntu full-time on my primary desktop. So far the only severe problem I have run into is that when I activate the nVidia drivers, my display becomes retarded. If I dare to go into the terrible nVidia configuration app, it insists that both my monitors (a 1920x1200 24" and a 1680x1050 20") run at 1024x768. Now, it's not that the drivers can't figure out my displays resolution. It clearly states the correct resolution for both monitors in several locations. It's just when it comes to the X Server Display Configuration, it decided to go full retard. Now, just activating the drivers and not touching the config results in a display that AAALLLMMOOOSSSSTTT works. Except for the fact that it assumes my smaller monitor is to the right of my larger one, when the truth is the other way around. And, of course, I can't simply change that setup because that would require going into the configuration app... which will force my resolution down to 1991 levels should I be unwise enough to try to actually use it.
I THINK this is caused by the fact that my larger monitor runs at 75Hz while the smaller is 60Hz. But I'm not sure. I refuse to plumb the intestinal depths of xorg.conf, most especially because when I install Ubuntu, ITS display configuration works perfectly. Of course, after installing nVidias drivers it goes out of its way to fuck up Ubuntus display configuration app too. It certainly seems aggressively determined to make my experience as difficult as possible.