Can the kernel-module be built? I suggest, to use the *-dkms stuff for
> building. If this does not work, you may try the drivers from the
nvidia
> site directly. Before installiing this, get rid of all nvidia packages
> (i.e. apt- get --purge remove nvidia-*). Check before saying "y",
that no
> other unwanted packages are iremoved.
How? I’ll purge all nvidia packages, then install nvidia-kernel-dkms?
No. no. First purge all nvidia packages. Then go to the nvidia site and
download the installer. It is an executable named
NViidia-some-version.run.
Choose the correct one for your architecture. After download make it
executable and execute it. Note, that there may no olf kernel-module be
loaded. (If so, unload it: rmmod nvidia)
The other way is to use the nvidia-kernel-dkms packages. I prefer these
before
the already built packages. However, sometimes it fails to build, so I
take
the NVidia****.run as substitute.
Try both solutions. Maybe one will work.
Happy hacking!
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