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Re: making nvidia drivers



hi john,


On Sun, Mar 16, 2003 at 09:39:59AM -0800, John F. wrote:
> > I don't really think you need to have a .deb pkg to do that since 
> > you're 'patching' the kernel.
> > However enter Nvidia_kernel dir and type 'make install', then go to 
> > Nvidia_glx and do the same. Then you have to edit the XFREE config 
> > file as stated in the nividia installation guide on nvidia site.

i don't think this is correct.  at the bottom of this email  are some
instructions that i posted a few months ago on this list.  all
else failing, don't forget to look in /usr/share/doc/<packagename>,
there are good instructions there.


	sean

- roll your own kernel with make-kpkg, or at least install the
  kernel-headers package for your kernel version

  (after extracting the kernel source/headers to /usr/src/linux)
# cd /usr/src/linux && make-kpkg binary 
  (there will be .debs in /usr/src after that.   OR...)
# apt-get install kernel-headers-2.x.x

- install the following packages:
# apt-get install nvidia-glx-src nvidia-kernel-src
- extract the nvidia module source
# cd /usr/src && tar xvfz nvidia-kernel-src.tar.gz
- build the kernel module for the nvidia card
# cd /usr/src/linux && make-kpkg modules_image
- then in /usr/src you should have a .deb package for nvidia kernel
# cd /usr/src && dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-2.x.x_rev_i386.deb
- then install the glx stuff
# cd /usr/src/nvidia-glx_version && dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
- go back to /usr/src, and install everything that starts with
  nvidia-glx and ends with .deb
- finally, reconfigure X, which i strongly recommend that you do with
  debconf
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

there should be a new driver entry when it asks you for your video
card driver, like nvidia or nvdriver or something (not nv), choose
that, and you should be on your way.

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