RE: Nvidia cards
> From: JoeHill [mailto:joehill@teksavvy.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:35 PM
>
> Kevin Ross wrote:
>
> > Only the legacy 173.xx kernel module is in non-free, even in Sid. If
> you
> > want the new 185.xx series, like for VDPAU for hardware-accelerated
> video
> > playback, you still need to do it the hard way, which still isn't
> very hard.
>
> What is the 'hard way'?
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Installthekernelmodule
It isn't hard, but it IS a pain because you have to remember to run the steps after every kernel upgrade, otherwise X won't start.
The wiki says there are 4 ways of building the kernel module, all of which revolve around module-assistant. I use method #5, which is downloading the installer from the nvnews linux forum, and running it.
-- Kevin
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