Re: Kernel update includes nouveau module that clobbers nVidia drivers
On Wednesday 16 June 2010 22:53:57 AG wrote:
> On 17/06/10 07:26, Sven Joachim wrote:
> > On 2010-06-17 00:35 +0200, AG wrote:
> >> Since the last testing update I have rebooted and found myself being
> >> ensnarled in what seems to be a kernel issue, whereby a module
> >> "nouveau" by default seizes control of the graphics card which
> >> prevents the nVidia driver from loading.
> >
> > If you had installed the Nvidia driver the Debian way, this would not
> > have happened, because the nvidia-kernel-common package blacklists the
> > nouveau module which is the recommended way to prevent it from loading.
> > See modprobe.conf(5).
> >
> > Sven
>
> I have always experienced very mixed success installing the driver the
> Debian way - which is why I now resort to using the proprietary driver.
> Admittedly, this may be due to my own (quite profound) ignorance, but
> even when following step-by-step docs, the Debian way just doesn't seem
> to work. Googleearth complains and won't work, screen resolution goes
> to hell, and a number of associated issues plague me pursuing that route.
>
> But that is good to know that nouveau gets blacklisted automatically
> using that method. I wonder why it has been included in the vanilla
> kernel in the first place - it certainly was a nasty surprise!
>
> Anyway, FWIW, the method I described is a successful work around for
> those not using the Debian way.
>
> AG
+1 on Debian packages. (thanks) The Debian stuff is the same release as the
binary from Nvidia's site, supports the same gpu's, for Debian testing .
Peace,
Greg
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