Re: SIGTERM received when installing Nvidia driver
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> On 03/30/2011 04:28 PM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 03/30/2011 02:36 PM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03/30/2011 08:00 AM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
>>>>>> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
>>>>>> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
>>>>>> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
>>>>>> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
>>>>>> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
>>>>>> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
>>>>>> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
>>>>>> way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please CC me as I am not on the list.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Why not get them from directly from Debian? (Though you might have to
>>>>> add
>>>>> Experimental to get current drivers.)
>>>>
>>>> I have no reason not to get them from Debian directly. How would I go
>>>> about fetching them from Debian? I have included all repositories in
>>>> my apt.conf file.
>>>>
>>> Step one:
>>> $ apt-cache policy nvidia-glx
>>
>> Here's the output:
>>
>> nvidia-glx:
>> Installed: (none)
>> Candidate: 260.19.44-1
>> Version table:
>> 270.30-1 0
>> 500 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free
>> i386 Packages
>> 260.19.44-1 0
>> 700 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free i386
>> Packages
>> 600 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free i386
>> Packages
>> 195.36.31-7 0
>> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>> 195.36.31-6 0
>> 650 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable/non-free i386
>> Packages
>
> Then it's as simple as:
> # apt-get -t testing install nvidia-glx
>
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>
Indeed it was, thanks a million.
J
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