Bug#694734: adjusting severity
On 2012-11-29 23:55 +0100, Javier Domingo wrote:
> I have been searching around freedesktop bug tracker and I found this
> bug: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53566
>
> Might it be related?
To your problem, no. But maybe you'll want to use the 3.4 longterm
kernel to save yourself from the intermittent crashes mentioned there.
> BTW, I found that you were right with CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU. I also, may
> include that I found a bug in nvidia driver that I reported.
>
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>
> I have tested nouveau in v3.6 kernel, and it is working alright, I had
> some problem because I forgot to enable mesa glx with an app, but its
> all right now. If you want/are interested in I can test the
> debian-experimental kernel.
That's not necessary, I think.
> This might go in another bug, but, Is there any way we can switch
> between one driver and another? I mean, is it possible to create an
> update-alternatives for graphical drivers?
The various nvidia-* packages in non-free and contrib already provide
such a system, but I haven't tried it. For detailed information, read
/usr/share/doc/libgl1-nvidia-glx/README.alternatives in the
libgl1-nvidia-glx package.
Cheers,
Sven
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