Re: kernel update takes out nvidia drivers

[Guglielmo Dapavo <alphac@email.it>]

Carl B. Constantine wrote:

> * Carl B. Constantine (duckwing@duckwing.ca) wrote:
>  
>
> > I just did an update on my system. it updated my kernel to a newer
> > version of the same kernel. It also updated all the nvidia packages. But
> > X no longer works. Even though the nvidia packages are installed, the
> > drivers do not work, the kernel module doesn't load.

I think you are in the wrong mlist, the place to ask these kind of 
question is debian-<country>

having nvidia packages installed doesn't mean that the module is 
included in every new kernel, when you  download a new kernel you have 
to compile them, they are not included cause they are not free software 
or even open source.

> > So I tried running the nvidia-installer program to "re-wrap" the
> > compiled nvidia binary to the new kernel (which should have been done by
> > the package maintainer IMHO) and it informs me I need the kernel source. 
> >
> > I installed the kernel source and the nvidia-install program STILL tells
> > me I need the kernel source or headers.
> >
> >    
header files are ready for compiling kernel modules, there is an header 
package for every kernel image, kernel source must be prepeared for 
every  kernel image.

> > Anyone have ideas on how to fix? I have no X at all now :-(
> >    
>
> Nevermind, I installed the headers instead and that worked. However, why
> it happened in the first place is puzzling to me. If I update all the
> nvidia packages with the kernel image, why doesn't it just work? Why do
> I need to re-run nvidia's installer program? It doesn't make sense to
> me.
>
>  
Yes it make sense cause Debian developers doesn't want to include non 
free software in a kernel release, but Debian gives u the possibility to 
compile a module by yourself.


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Guglielmo Dapavo