On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 06:34:10 -0400 Jack Dodds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> After posting my original message, I discovered the earlier exchange > titled "nvidia video cards", including an opinion that the nvidia > package works only if recompiled, so getting nvidia may not solve my > problem. > > But if I could use a more up to date version of nv, that would be good > too. Can I update nv alone, or do I have to update all of XFree86? If > I update XFree86, will that result in even more related packages being > updated? Is the procedure straightforward? I'm totally new to Linux, and > I really don't need to try to learn on "testing", or on a system that > has a bunch of possible version incompatibilities. Working backwards, there's no way to update just nv; I believe you need at least the testing version of XFree86 to get X working without the NVIDIA drivers. NVIDIA's drivers are a combination of a proprietary binary (pre-compiled) core and the source code for a wrapper. Whether you use the Debian packages or you get the tarballs straight from NVIDIA you'll need to do some compiling (but you'll hardly feel a thing). :) Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
