I have installed the new 2.6.16 kernel on two machines running Debian Sid and tried to install nvidia module. On both machines, the module compilation (using module-assistant) fails with some error messages (IIRC there was some error about rlim structure not being defined). Searching google has hinted that there is a patch for nvidia package from Nvidia. I was wondering if a Debian nvidia package is forthcoming that fixes this problem. ->HS
I have had this problem. There is a patch to the Nvidia driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1.run) available here:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=62015I've tried it for my laptop, which has a GeForce4 420 Go chip. The driver compiled and the module loaded, but it completely freezes the laptop. I do not think this has anything to do with it's being a laptop as I also have a desktop on which I use the same procedures, 'though I have not had opportunity to try this latest driver.
The link does contain detailed instructions, on two different methods of using it, so I'm considering trying the option to build a new version of the "run" file and use module assistant.
Tim