On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 05:27:19PM -0800, Randall Donald wrote: > On Sat, 2005-10-12 at 17:10 -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > > Package: nvidia-graphics-drivers > > > The description of some of these packages, particularly the source > > packages, refers to XFree86. This makes it appear that they will not > > work with xorg, which will be the default X with the next release (and > > in testing now). > > > Good point. It does indeed work with the current Xorg. > > > > Similarly, I wondered about how tightly the packages are tied to > > particular kernel versions. The only kernel-specific versions are for > > 2.4. This (and a comment I saw elsewhere) raised the issue for me > > This will change starting with the 8174 modules coming within the next > week. They will be 2.6 only. > > > > > I was/am interested because the free xorg nv driver is having problems > > with my GeForce 6600 chip, and there apparently is a known problem. > > > They work fine with my 6600GT on a 2.6.14 kernel. > > > HTH, > randy Got it working with 2.6.12-SMP kernel. Thanks! Even the latest Debianised xorg (6.9 RC2) doesn't seem to work, so this alternative is a real life-saver.
Wandering a bit from the original issue, but why is the nvidia driver so tightly tied to the kernel version? As far as I can tell, most of the X drivers don't care what kernel you are using. Is it really necessary to rebuild every time you change kernels? This seems particularly problematic if you are switching between kernels, because at most one could be happy. Ross -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
