Bug#463256: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686: this package does not include the corresponding nvidia-kernel-legacy module
Package: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686
Version: linux-2.6
Severity: minor
Today I updated the Debian system etch on one of my computer, a
workstation Dell precision of 2002 with an old NVIDIA card.
After the update, xorg stopped working, because the new kernel
linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 did not find the corresponding
nvidia-kernel-legacy.
With my computers based on amd64 architecture, I did not have the same
trouble, because the module of the nvidia kernel (not legacy)
corresponding to the updated kernel 2.6.18-6-AMD64 exists.
I think that the problem could be easily overcome by making symbolic
links or installing the metapackage nvidia-kernel-legacy-2.86-686, I
just wanted to point out that there seems to be some problem with legacy
nvidia cards and the updated kernel.
Thank you anyway for the nice work you are doing. I like Debian so much.
With best regards,
Franco Ferrari
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-amd64
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
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