Re: NVIDIA and Etch : WAS Re: Problems with GRUB and SATA
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Magnus Therning wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 18:44:30 +0100, ieb wrote:
>> Hello folks,
> [..]
>> I have rebuilt the 2.6.18-4-amd64 with the NVIDIA components, have
>> installed the nvidia-glx module, but whenever I let the
>> etc/X11/xorg.conf build with the nvidia configuration tool it builds
>> the 'conf' with a declaration for the driver to be nvidia, ...but ... X
>> wont start then, ... warns me that there is no device for NVIDIA 00:1:3
>> (and/or if I manually change it to include 00:1:3) 00:13:0, and finally
>> stops with a grumble about the kernel kicking out an error 11. BUT,
>> ... if I change xorg.conf to use the driver nv (rather than nvidia) X
>> (gdm) will start, does have the higher resolution set (1600x1200), but
>> has a significant 'pink' colour cast. I can't find a configuration tool
>> for the nvidia settings (such as Gamma etc).
>>
>> Question please... should the driver be 'nvidia' or 'nv', (if 'nvidia'
>> - any suggestions as to what I am missing?) ... if it's should be
>> 'nv' in any event .. then can someone help me find the settings for
>> this to get the colours to be accurately displayed?
>
> It depends. IIRC 'nv' is the open source driver that comes with Xorg
> and 'nvidia' is the proprietary driver. Which one you use depends on
> what you want out of your card I suppose.
>
> Also note that there are two versions of the proprietary driver
> available in Debian (at least in Sid); the package names for the older
> one end with -legacy. On top of this there's a new version of the
> driver out, but it doesn't seem to have hit Sid yet AFAIU it removes
> support for some older cards.
>
> Sorry I can't help you out more than this...
I can. The nvidia-glx package available in Sid (and I believe Etch as
well) is the proprietary driver from Nvidia for the newer cards.
However, it is an old version of it (8776). Nvidia's web site has two
newer versions, both marked stable. 9746 and 9755.
If one is willing to use proprietary drivers in their computer, and
their card is still supported by Nvidia, then I would strongly recommend
using the drivers from nvidia directly and not installing the 8776
drivers that are old.
Unless 8776 is the last version that supports the video card you have,
use the more recent versions of the driver.
Keep in mind though, if you update your kernel, you'll need to reinstall
the nvidia drivers. So keep the .run file you download from Nvidia
handy unless you want to download the drivers again.
Of course all of this is refers to someone who doesn't mind going
against the dsfg and installing proprietary stuff. For people who free
software is everything, then the "nv" drivers are the best you can get,
and work fine for 2D things, but are quite sub-par in the 3D world
specifically because Nvidia will not release the source code.
Joe
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