Re: nvidia video cards

[Kevin McKinley <ronin2@bellatlantic.net>]

On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 13:07:29 -0600
bob@proulx.com (Bob Proulx) wrote:

> Get the bits onto your machine:
>   cd /usr/src
>   wget
>   http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2880.tar.gz
>   wget
>   http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2880.tar.gz
>   sudo apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src nvidia-glx-src

wgetting the tarballs is no longer necessary; NVIDIA now allows them to be
distributed.

When you install the Debian nvidia packages, the tarballs are put in
/usr/src.

Once you are happy with your setup, I recommend going into both dselect and
aptitude, and putting a hold on both nvidia packages. Otherwise they are
automatically upgraded, and (for me anyway) that's not a good thing.

Kevin