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RE: how to use Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440 in Woody



Hello

askar (<askar@ala-too.com>) wrote:

>>> Are the nvidia-kernel-common and nvidia-kernel-source included as a
>>> stable package?
>> 
>> They most likely are too old. Get the drivers from Nvidia, or get an
>> XFree backport.
> What does it mean to get XFree backport?

To install XFree 4.2 or 4.3 packages on Woody. You can get them from
backports.org, and from some other sources. Go to apt-get.org to find
them. But keep in mind that these packages are not officially
supported, and you don't know how soon the maintainer will make
security updates available.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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