Re: nvidia_drv in lib64 folder
On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 05:45:27PM +0200, Fabuio wrote:
> I use Sarge Debian amd64 with kernel 2.6.11
> and I have this video driver from www.nvidia.com:
> NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0301-pkg1.run
There is a lovely nvidia-kernel-source package in non-free. Use it.
nvidia is brain washed by redhat or something and think everyone does
things the way redhat does. Debian doesn't.
Oh and runing 3rd party installers is a very bad idea. It was a bad
idea when Microsoft told people to do it, and it is still a bad idea.
> it makes (in lib64)
>
> /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
> /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
>
> while XF86 use another folder (lib)
>
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/...
>
> I have to copy nvidia_drv in /usr/X11R6/lib/...?
> Whi XF86 not use /usr/X11R6/lib64... folder?
Just remove the mess you made and install the debian packages instead.
nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source
I even have a howto at:
http://www.tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/
Len Sorensen
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