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Re: nvidia and kernel



--- ingirafn@this.is wrote:
> Hello, I am trying to get my acer 630 laptop work
> with linux. Linux goes well exept I have 
> troble with screencard. I am trying to compile
> kernel with the nvidia module in. 
> In /etc/src/kernel-source 2.5.something  then I put
> the nvidia module like this
> 
> /etc/src/modules/nvidia/debian nv 
> 
> both debian and nv folders are in the nvidia
> 
> I had compiled a 2.4.18 kernel like that and the
> nvidia kernel got in exept then I lost 
> sound and ethernet.  So im trying again.
> 
> So what am I doing wrong? 
> 
> I do make-kpkg kernel_image and it goes fine and
> dpkg -i kernel-image.....
> The modules also come in pleace by this but not the
> nvidia module
> 
> Thanks
> Ingirafn
> 

Read these:

/usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx-src/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-src/README.Debian

(you may have to gunzip them first)
If you follow the directions you should be able to get
the video card to work :-)

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