Re: Hey everyone, GUI isn't working; I can't figure out how to configure my xserver correctly.
On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 12:14:36PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote:
> Unfortunately, you need a fairly new driver from nvidia to use this card
> and the open source version 'nv' cannot handle it at all. And as far as
> I remember, the current driver from nvidia doesn't work with Debian
> Etch, you have to compile a recent kernel yourself.
>
> You might have luck using the 'vesa' driver, though. But it will be
> pretty slow.
It doesn't take that much work to make the current nvidia driver in sid,
install and work on Etch. I have done it a few times. It does require
some understanding of how debian source packages work though. The
simpler option is probablt to just switch to lenny (testing) instead
though.
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Len Sorensen
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