Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
"Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de> writes:
> Hi Aidan!
> Did you install the nvidia-glx package?
Yes, that was pulled in by nvidia-kernel-dkms (directly or indirectly).
> A good way to see, what is happening, is to move /etc/init.d/kdm out of the
> way, Doing so, it will not start at boot.
>
> After boot, you can start X by the command "startx". The console is now
> showing you, what is happening.
Can't I just look at the log files to see the same thing?
> If you want to use the drivers from sid in squeeze, I doubt, this will
> work. It has something to do with the kernel-version and the
> compiler. I suppose, you will need to use the kernel from sid to. To
> install the stuff from sid, add the repository in
> /etc/apt/sourcers.list, then apt-get update and then apt-get install
> myrequiredstuff -t sid.
Yes, I had wondered myself if there aren't incompatibilities, even if
the packages are not marked as conflicting. I think it might be easier
to go the non-Debian, Nvidia way (sadly). On Debian, how can I undo
whatever the Nvidia installer does? I'd feel more comfortable running
it, knowing how to (safely) reverse its effects.
Thanks,
Aidan
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