Re: ATI driver

[Panayiotis Karabassis <panayk@gmail.com>]

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On 06/13/2011 08:12 PM, lina wrote:
> I am not a smart person at all.

Don't say that!!! Rather I suck at explaining! :-)

> I failed to catch the meaning of
> "modify it to reflect Stable's requirements", can you tell me a bit
> slowly.

Basically modify debian/control. We'll get back on that.

> Do I need download all the .dsc and .original.tar.gz of each of them
> from below link?
> http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=fglrx&searchon=names&suite=testing&section=all

The .dsc no. You just need .orig.tar.gz and .debian.tar.gz.

An easy way is to add sid to your /etc/apt/sources.list (Just duplicate
and change the line for squeeze) and run:

apt-get -t=sid source fglrx-driver

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MAKE SURE TO REVERT sources.list AFTERWARDS. Otherwise you'll have a
SERIOUS PROBLEM next time you install a package or safe-upgrade!!!
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> In the next two days I will be pretty "free", so I wanna try. But if
> you are busy, so please just forget it. cause once start, I gotta lots
> of questions.

Sure, works for me. It won't take *that* much time.

> I don't have the ability yet. possibly a mess-er rather a maintainer.

It was just as difficult for me when I was new to the Debian packaging
process (I still am). You'll have much more confidence when you are done
with this package, you'll see. I'll walk you through it.

- -- 
Cheers,
    Panayiotis Karabassis
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