Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2010 #1662
> >>> As followup to my post on Nouveau, which I would prefer using, the
> >>> installation of the gallium experimental driver involves too many
> >>> experimental packages. I installed nvidia's driver (for newer
> >>> 620GeForce 6200 TurboCache) without a hitch ... almost.
> >>>
> >>> AFTER X is up, the consoles (alt-shift-F1...) are garbled. Text is very
> >>> large
> >>
> >> Interesting. For me, it's <ctrl>-<alt>-<F1>.
> >
> > That it is. Simply entered the wrong stuff.
> >
> >
> >
> >>> and doubled up vertically. So consoles are unusable and their "bottom"
> >>> where text is entered is way down under.
> >>>
> >>> I am using Xorg from Sid and 2.6.32.5 linux-image from Sid. Is there
> >>> some way
> >>
> >> Does that mean you're running a mixed Testing/Sid system?
> >
> > I guess so.
> >
> >
> >
> >>> to rectify this, i.e. some console setup script I can run in local rc
> >>> or such?
> >>
> >> Even though the nvidia driver in Sid is showing it's age, the
> >> GeForce 6200 is pretty old, so it "should" work, and does w/ my 7300SE.
> >
> > I installed nvidia's version (which should have the same code).
> > Would I be better off with the Debian package anyway? (Would at least
> > avoid that .so being hit with each xorg upgrade unless I divert it.)
> >
> >
> >
>
> what nvidia driver did you install?
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12
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