Re: unstable web browsers

[john gennard <joney1930@btinternet.com>]

On 25/06/12 11:36, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Lu, 25 iun 12, 08:50:41, john gennard wrote:
>    
> > On 24/06/12 18:19, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >      
> > > On Du, 24 iun 12, 16:49:43, john gennard wrote:
> > >        
> > > > I have eliminated problems with the mouse. Also, I've used a small partition
> > > > on the drive and installed Win XP and this works perfectly thus eliminating
> > > > problems with the graphic card.
> > > >          
> > > Would it be feasible for you to try the kernel and Xorg from backports?
> > >        
> > I presume so. I've read the backports web page and it seems simple
> > enough to use.
> >      
> For single packages it is very easy, just
>
>      apt-get install -t squeeze-backports<package>
>
> but I don't know exactly which package to pull for Xorg. I would try
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon and hope it will pull anything else needed
> with it ;)
>    
Hm! I've tried that, but it seems I shall have to upgrade my kernel.

The error message is:-

"This version of xserver-xorg-video-nouveau is linked against a newer
libdrm-nouveau which breaks the ABI and is not compatible with kernel
<= 2.6.33. You need to upgrade the kernel to 2.6.34 -rcl or newer.
Sven Joachim"


>    
> > Do you mean recompiling the kernel?
> >      
> No, there is a 3.2 kernel on backports (it has bpo in it's name).
>
>    
Regards,

John.