Re: nvidia-driver

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Carlos Moffat wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 22:40 +0200, steef wrote:
>   
> > hello list,
> >
> > i installed a 'non-free' driver from the nvidia website in kernel 
> > 2.6.8-2-386.
> > [sh /home/steef/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8756-pkg1.run]
> >
> > dmesg gives me the following unwholesome message:
> >
> > steef@debian:~$ dmesg | grep nv
> > nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
> >
> > what evil, if any, can come out of this installation?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > steef
> >
> >     
>
> Nothing at all. That message appears only (I believe) because the module
> is proprietary. 
>
> Carlos
>
>   
> >     
thank you all for these re-assuring replies. i 'll use this driver as 
long as i need 3D graphics,

regards,

steef




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