Re: Kernel Headers for 2.6.11

[Zachary Rizer <zrizer@yahoo.com>]

--- Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> 
> 
> Requirements for libs yes, but won't make the
> package system happy.
> 
> Using the equivs package means you can install the
> proper i386
> nvidia-glx package in the chroot, without having to
> build an i386 kernel
> package as well, since the equivs package will
> provide the dependancy it
> needs.
> 
> ie:
> /tmp/nvidia-kernel-equivs.control:
> Section: misc
> Priority: optional
> Standards-Version: 3.5.10
> 
> Package: nvidia-kernel-equivs
> Version: 1.0.7174
> Maintainer: Len Sorensen
> <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
> Provides: nvidia-kernel-1.0.7174
> Architecture: all
> Description: Fake package for nvidia-kernel-modules
>  Fake package to satisfy nvidia-glx dependancies for
> chroot use.
> 
> debdev1:~# equivs-build
> /tmp/nvidia-kernel-equivs.controlA
> <stuff happens>
> Out comes: nvidia-kernel-equivs_1.0.7174_all.deb
> 
> Install with dpkg -i and you satisfy the
> requirements of the chroot to
> then install nvidia-glx.
> 
> Change names and version numbers to match your
> needs.
> 
> Len Sorensen

Len, you are fantastic.  Thanks SO MUCH!  It works
perfectly and I've learned quite a bit.

nvidia               4368492  12 
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NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86_64 NVIDIA Kernel Module
 1.0-7676  Fri Jul 29 13:15:16 PDT 2005
GCC version:  gcc version 4.0.2 20050917 (prerelease)
(Debian 4.0.1-8)

I'll test out some 32bit games when I get home.

Thanks again,
Zaq