Is it Sarge that gives you version 4.2.1.1 ? If so, would Sid have 4.3 ? Wim De Smet wrote:
The XFree86 server gives me 4.2.1.1 as a version reply so you might want to look for a backported one if you want to use the nv driver or use the propietary nvidia drivers instead. (allthough I thought that card was supported by this version,but from your original mail I gather it is not)