Re: NVidia official driver

["Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de>]

Am Samstag, 16. September 2006 12:36 schrieb Jo Shields:
> Pepo wrote:
> > Hi friends.
> >
> > I am trying to install NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8774-pkg2.run on my new
> > amd64 system but it didn't find kernel source. How do I can install this
> > driver?
> >
> > My kernel is 2.6.17-2 and Ive installed linux-headers-2.6.17-2
> > linux-headers-2.6.17-2-amd64  linux-source-2.6.17.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Never EVER use the NVidia installers - they're a quick route to a broken
> system.
>
> 1) ensure you have non-free enabled in your sources.list
>
> 2) install module-assistant
>

Hi Jo !

Is there a significant difference at compiling between 
using "module-assistant" and "make-kpkg modules_image" ?

I often read this solution with module-asistant. Is the old way orphaned ?

Regards

Hans


> 3) run "m-a a-i nvidia"
>
> 4) install the "nvidia-glx" package
>
> 5) "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg", and select the "nvidia" driver (this
> step won't work if you've edited your xorg.conf by hand before, if so,
> make this change by hand)
>
> The above relies on having access to the nvidia packages, which are in
> stable & unstable (but not testing). For testing, just grab the packages
> manually from unstable:
> http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvi
>dia-glx_1.0.8774-1_amd64.deb and
> http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvi
>dia-kernel-source_1.0.8774-1_amd64.deb