Nvidia, apt-get & Synaptic
I'm new to the list and Debian, but not new to Linux. I have been
running RH for 10+ years and recently was very impressed with Debian and
decided to make the switch. Congrats to the team that puts Debian
together, it looks like a well thought out distribution. Also, thanks
much for an update method that doesn't require a six-pack to get through.
I'm running Lenny Beta2.
Two questions:
Nvidia - I have an Nvidia Geforce 6600LE video card in my machine. I
understand that it is better to run 'nvidia' or 'nv' drivers than to get
the binaries from Nvidia (However no glx mode). I have looked for the nv
& nvidia drivers on my machine and apparently do not have them:
rattler:/etc/postfix$ dpkg -S nv.ko
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686:
/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_nv.ko
rattler:/etc/postfix$ dpkg -S nvidia.ko
dpkg: *nvidia.ko* not found.
I've tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg but that didn't help either.
What package do I need to install to get the nv & nvidia drivers?
Synaptic vs apt-get: Is there a difference in these two packages other
than one is a GUI and one is CLI? If so, is one method preferred over
the other?
Thanks,
Mike
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