Bug#483821: debconf support for xserver-xorg seems broken
reassign 483821 nvidia-glx
retitle 483821 "nvidia-glx: please provide
/usr/share/xserver-xorg/pci/nvidia.ids"
thank you
Artur R. Czechowski wrote:
> My initial report was slightly confusing, indeed. I cleared the
> situation on IRC but I'll put the summary here too.
>
> I just replaced graphic adapter (from ATI to nVidia). I run, as always,
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-org to change the drivers. I was confused by lack
> of some sections (Device for example) and I submitted the bugreport. Later
> I just discovered that there is no need for Device section as Xserver shall
> be able to detect a driver to load. Indeed, it works for xorg nv driver but
> not for nvidia proprietary one.
>
Right, the Xserver cannot automatically switch to the nvidia binary
driver because it does not have the list of pci ids that this driver can
manage. This list shouldn't be hard to generate for the nvidia driver
maintainer, so I am changing your report to request this.
Brice
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