Re: Re: Switching from NV to Nouveau in Squeeze
On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, Sven Joachim wrote:
On 2010-05-11 17:06 +0200, Snood wrote:
Did some research on Nouveau drivers. Was about to download, compile,
etc. Saw that xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package is now in the main
repository. Does that mean that going through all the machinations is
no longer necessary?
Yes, that does it mean.
Very nice. I love surprises like this. It's why I use Squeeze.
If I tell aptitude (ncurses) to install the package it also indicates
the need to install libdrm-nouveau1, but there's no sign that it's
actually going to switch the system from nv to nouveau.
This will happen with the next upload of xserver-xorg-core. Till then,
you need a minimal xorg.conf to use nouveau. And a kernel from sid.
Very interesting. I guess I'm going to be tempted to await the
xserver-xorg-core package upgrade. I have been astonished at how
reliable Squeeze has been -- despite the fact that I have unfailingly
accepted every single upgrade offered without flinching (main and
security repositories only).
I'm reluctant to mix unstable and testing bits on my primary system. But
I may decide to become brave if the wait is long.
I've looked for information, but I must be looking in all the wrong
places. All I can find is information about how to install nouveau the
"old" way.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Consult the README.Debian in the xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package, it
hopefully contains all necessary information.
Man, am I a dummy! For some reason I forgot that there are README files
in these packages. I was looking for man pages and write-ups in the
wikis and stuff.
Good luck,
Sven
Many thanks for your extremely helpful post!
Best,
Sam
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