Re: 2.6.25 kernel and NVIDIA driver

[andy <geek_show@dsl.pipex.com>]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> pardon me if this was already beat to death, but I was away last week.. Today 
> I booted into my new 2.6.25-2 kernel  and I tried to run my normal 
> NVIDIA...-pkg1.run script. It complained about the XEN kernel and failed. So 
> I found this wonderful web page that helped me get my NVIDIA driver working 
> again:
> http://blog.creonfx.com/linux/how-to-install-nvidia-driver-on-2625-2-debian-kernel-with-xen
>
> basically it says this:
> sgfxi Says:
> June 3rd, 2008 at 4:32 am
>
> I implemented this in our debian sid/testing nvidia/fglrx installer script, 
> sgfxi, for the lazy among you.
>
> Must be run from /usr/local/bin
> cd /usr/local/bin;wget -Nc http://techpatterns.com/sgfxi; chmod +x sgfxi
>
> sgfxi installs all current nvidia drivers, patches them, detects your card 
> version to install correct driver version, or lets you override it to install 
> some other driver, applies patches if needed, see: sgfxi -h for currently 
> supported drivers.
>
> It also updates itself automatically every time you run it after you install 
> it.
>
> sgfxi home page: http://techpatterns.com/forums/about933.html
>
> To install latest current, just do: sgfxi -c
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> it worked for me on my Dell desktop and GEforce 7700 NVIDIA card..
>
>
>   
Paul

Good find - thanks. I followed the script and it painlessly installed 
the correct drivers for the 2.6.25-2-686 kernel and I am using a nVidia 
GeForce 8500 card.

That's a keeper!!

Cheers

Andy

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