a Debian nvidia howto
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Hello:
I have searched (Google & these archives) for several hours seeking a debian
specific howto for nvidia drivers. I found some rather stale stuff, but
nothing specific to Debian stable (Woody). I searched debianplanet and
debianhelp too.
I have attached a small piece of the nvidia readme. What I would like to
know is if there is a better way other than "make install".
Should I forget about trying for a debian way and just follow the readme?
What about removing mesa (mesag3-glide2)? If I were to remove this, apt will
simply remove everything related to x (second attachment):
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 172 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Tips would be very helpful. If possible, please CC me in your replies.
tia
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NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Driver Set README & Installation Guide
Last Updated: $Date: 2002/08/27 $
Most Recent Driver: 1.0-3123
INSTALLING/UPGRADING BY TAR FILE
Instructions for the Impatient:
$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_kernel.tar.gz
$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_GLX.tar.gz
$ cd NVIDIA_kernel
$ make install
$ cd ../NVIDIA_GLX
$ make install
Instructions:
To install from tar file, unpack each file:
$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_kernel.tar.gz
$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_GLX.tar.gz
cd into the NVIDIA_kernel directory. Type 'make install'. This will
compile the kernel interface to the NVdriver, link the NVdriver, copy
the NVdriver into place, and attempt to insert the NVdriver into the
running kernel:
$ cd NVIDIA_kernel
$ make install
Next, move into the NVIDIA_GLX directory. Type 'make install' -- this
will copy the needed OpenGL and XFree86 files into place:
$ cd ../NVIDIA_GLX
$ make install
Note that the "make install" for each package will remove any previously
installed NVIDIA drivers.
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(sec-03) EDITING YOUR XF86CONFIG FILE
__________________________________________________________________________
When XFree86 4.0 was released, it used a slightly different XF86Config
file syntax than the 3.x series did, and so to allow both 3.x and 4.x
versions of XFree86 to co-exist on the same system, it was decided that
XFree86 4.x was to use the configuration file "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
if it existed, and only if that file did not exist would the file
"/etc/X11/XF86Config" be used (actually, that is an over-simplification
of the search criteria; please see the XF86Config man page for a complete
description of the search path). Please make sure you know what
configuration file XFree86 is using. If you are in doubt, look for a
line beginning with "(==) Using config file:" in your XFree86 log file
("/var/log/XFree86.0.log"). This README will use "XF86Config" to refer
to your configuration file, whatever it is named.
If you do not have a working XF86Config file, there are several ways
to start: there is a sample config file that comes with XFree86, and
there is a sample config file included with the NVIDIA_GLX package (it
gets installed in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/). You could also use
a program like 'xf86config'; some distributions provide their own tool
for generating an XF86Config file. For more on XF86Config file syntax,
please refer to the man page.
If you already have an XF86Config file working with a different driver
(such as the 'nv' or 'vesa' driver), then all you need to do is find
the relevant Device section and replace the line:
Driver "nv"
(or Driver "vesa")
with
Driver "nvidia"
In the Module section, make sure you have:
Load "glx"
You should also remove the following lines:
Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"
if they exist. There are also numerous options that can be added to
the XF86Config file to fine-tune the NVIDIA XFree86 driver. Please see
Appendix D for a complete list of these options.
Once you have configured your XF86Config file, you are ready to restart
X and begin using the accelerated OpenGL libraries. After you restart X,
you should be able to run any OpenGL application and it will automatically
use the new NVIDIA libraries. If you encounter any problems, please
see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS section below.
apt-get remove -s mesag3-glide2
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
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tuxracer vncserver wine xbase-clients xt ytalk
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