On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 18:13 -0500, Seb wrote: > On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:19:06 +0100, > Jo Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > The nvidia-installer indiscriminately overwrites key files in /usr, > > leading to major system death in the event of upgraded X-related > > packages. > > > The Debian packages come in three parts that you need care about. > > nvidia-glx contains the driver for your current architecture. In order > > to function, it requires a kernel module, provided by > > nvidia-kernel-NVIDIAVERSION. This package doesn't actually exist - you > > create one, by compiling against your specific kernel, using > > "module-assistant" and "nvidia-kernel-source". More specifically, "m-a > > prepare && m-a a-i nvidia" will download everything required to compile > > an nvidia kernel module, create the .deb, and install it (or will use > > your local nvidia-kernel-source package if it's newer than your mirror). > > > With your nvidia-kernel-NVIDIAVERSION installed, you can install > > nvidia-glx. You may also wish to add nvidia-glx-ia32 (32-bit driver, for > > use with 32-bit apps) and nvidia-settings (control panel thing to > > control card settings) to the mix. > > > Thanks Jo for these very helpful suggestions. Before tackling that > though, I tried to uninstall the Nvidia driver I installed with Nvidia's > own script using (thanks to a previous poster): > > sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8774-pkg2.run --uninstall > > But this sort of wrecked my system because next time I tried to reboot, X > would not come up with the usual dialog to log in. I had to install it > again. Can I proceed as you suggest and then uninstall NVidia's driver > like above?
No, that'll break too... ... and you've now discovered first-hand why nvidia-installer is to be feared on any system with a "package manager" --Jo Shields -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
