On January 20, 2008 09:05:32 pm Stephen Cormier wrote: > On January 20, 2008 05:05:29 pm Karl Schmidt wrote: > > Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > > > Hi ! > > > > > > To get the newest NVidia-packages installed and built, you can follow > > > these steps: > > > > > > 1. delete all /usr/src/modules/nv* > > > 2. delete /usr/src/nvidia-source*.tgz > > > 3. delete all formerly built packages (i.e. nvidia-kernel-bla***.deb) > > > 4. deinstall nvidia-source and reinstall the new nvidia-source > > > 5. start module-assistant and choose nvidia-kernel and let it build and > > > install > > > 6. apt-get update, apt-get upgrade let you now install the newest > > > package nvidia-glx > > > 7. update all xserver-xorg* packages. > > > 8. Have fun ! > > > > > > The latest version (167.07) is running stable ! > > > > > > > > > Good luck ! > > > > > > Hans-J. Ullrich > > > > That didn't work for me - I got every thing compiled and installed - > > verified that the nvidia driver was loaded, but xorg could not see it and > > errors out. > > > > I think it is a version thing - or something to do with AMD64. > > > > If someone has this working under lenny and could list the following: > > > > * kernel version running > > * versions of all the nvidia packages > > * version of xorg > > > > This way I'm comparing apples to apples. > > Here are mine listed below as you can see from the version naming of the > packages I needed to re-compile so that they would install using Xorg 7.2, > if you want I can send you the packages so you can build your own kernel > module to install. Or you can simply re-build the nvidia packages yourself > having changed the debian/control file to xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.3) in > the nvidia-glx section. > > > HappyTux:/# COLUMNS=125 dpkg -l | grep nvidia > ii nvidia-glx 169.07-2.1 NVIDIA binary Xorg > driver > ii nvidia-glx-dev 169.07-2.1 NVIDIA binary Xorg > driver development files > ii nvidia-kernel-2.6.23 169.07-2.1+2.6.23-10.00.C NVIDIA binary > kernel module for Linux 2.6.23 > ii nvidia-kernel-common 20051028+1-0.1 NVIDIA binary > kernel module common files > ii nvidia-kernel-source 169.07-2.1 NVIDIA binary > kernel module source > ii nvidia-settings 1.0+20070502-1 Tool of configuring > the NVIDIA graphics driver > > HappyTux:/# uname -r > 2.6.23 > > HappyTux:/# lsmod |grep nvidia > nvidia 8894372 34 > i2c_core 27072 6 > nvidia,eeprom,tuner,cx88xx,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom > > HappyTux:/# X -version > > X Window System Version 1.3.0 > Release Date: 19 April 2007 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12) > Current Operating System: Linux HappyTux 2.6.23 #1 SMP Mon Dec 31 01:38:11 > AST 2007 x86_64 > Build Date: 09 August 2007 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > > > Stephen And I should add that when using module-assistant you needed to have made a symbolic link (ln -s /usr/src/nvidia-kernel.tar.bz2 /usr/src/nvidia-kernel-source.tar.bz2) so that when using something like m-a a-i -f nvidia to build your binary module it will find the source file otherwise it just failed here building an old 100.14.11 if memory serves me correctly. Stephen -- GPG Public Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc
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