On January 22, 2008 04:07:58 pm Stephen Cormier wrote: > On January 22, 2008 02:56:46 pm Karl Schmidt wrote: > > Stephen Cormier wrote: > > > It is definitely the problem you won't get it to install unless you > > > rebuild the package source > > > > Which package source? please email me the corrected package - what ever > > it is (BTW there are ways to force installation - wouldn't that work?) > > The package needing to be downloaded is nvidia-kernel-source with something > like this apt-get source nvidia-kernel-source as normal user this after > having made a new directory and changed into it as the source package is > downloaded into the current directory where the command is run from. I > would not force it installing it will probably just break your install > until you upgraded to the newer X. > > > > having modified it so that it will install with the X > > > version being 2:1.3 > > > > I have: > > > > wajig list xorg > > ii xorg 1:7.2-5 > > X.Org X Window System > > ii xserver-xorg 1:7.2-5 > > the X.Org X server > > ii xserver-xorg-core > > 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 X.Org X server -- core server > > > > > > I think you are referring to the version of xserver-xorg-core ? > > Yes I am referring to that version we have identical packages installed for > these. > > apt-cache policy xorg xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core > xorg: > Installed: 1:7.2-5 > Candidate: 1:7.2-5 > Version table: > 1:7.3+10 0 > 600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages > *** 1:7.2-5 0 > 990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > xserver-xorg: > Installed: 1:7.2-5 > Candidate: 1:7.2-5 > Version table: > 1:7.3+10 0 > 600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages > *** 1:7.2-5 0 > 990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > xserver-xorg-core: > Installed: 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 > Candidate: 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 > Version table: > 2:1.4.1~git20080118-1 0 > 600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages > *** 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 0 > 990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > > > as I mentioned in my first mail and yes you need the -glx > > > package installed as well. If you do not want to rebuild the packages > > > as I mentioned in my previous mail I have them here and can send them > > > to you so you can get it installed. > > > > Please send me the packages you think I need. (Thanks in advance!) > > Done you should be getting four emails with a package attached to each. > > > > You would only need to remove the currently > > > installed ones install the source .deb I send you build/install the > > > binary module then install the -glx and you are good to go. > > > > > > Stephen > > > > Did you send the patch to the package maintainer? > > Wouldn't be much of a patch it is only changing a single digit in the > nvidia-glx section of the control file, it would probably be just be > classified as a wishlist bug and not fixed anyways. > > PS: No need to CC me I read the list, thanks. > > Stephen Oh also if your board is like mine and you get the fan running at 100% with this driver installed then install the nvclock program and use nvclock -f -F 50 as normal user to lower it to 50% or you can go lower with the number if you wish. Stephen -- GPG Public Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc
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