On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 02:46:57PM -0400, Bryan Donlan wrote : > On 8/3/05, Brice Méalier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I upgraded today from sarge to testing and all went well! > > > > But I found afterwards my graphics a bit slow and then I decided to > > reinstall the last nvidia driver from the source as I do usually. > > It refused to build! telling that the kernel-headers package has not > > been found! So I must admit that I run my own kernel (2.6.12.3 compiled > > the debian way under sarge). > > > > Could the fact that this kernel has been build under sarge responsible > > for the impossibility of building the nvidia driver? or what can be the > > matter and how can I solve that issue?? > > I don't think the kernel build process has changed that much yet. Try this: > apt-get (or aptitude) install module-assistant nvidia-glx > m-a prepare > m-a a-i -k /usr/src/your-kernel-source nvidia-kernel > >
I definitively think that the version of the nvidia driver in debian is outdated! therefore I use the lastest nvidia driver. BTW I solved this issue by rebuilding a kernel! this time it installed without any problem. Thanks -- Brice Méalier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux user nb. 372699 Debian testing ----- "Unix IS user friendly, it is just selective about who his friends are" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
