On Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:24:16 +0100 Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jack Schneider on 04/10/08 03:46, wrote: > > On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:21:18 +0100 > > Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> I'm using "nv", so I thought I'd try the proprietary nvidia driver. > >> > >> Following any of the methods on > >> http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers just leads me down the > >> same path to the point where I find "nvidia.ko failed to build" in > >> the logs. > >> > >> I'm using the stock kernel 2.6.26-bpo.1-686 from apt, and trying to > >> get the nvidia-glx-legacy nvidia-kernel-common > >> nvidia-kernel-legacy-2.6-686 packages from non-free to install, but > >> using the instruction: > >> > >> m-a auto-install nvidia > >> > >> leads to the error "nvidia.ko failed build", as I mentioned above. > >> > > > > Take a look at this link: > > > > -- > > http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/debian-nvidia-dri-howto.html > > I followed those instructions to the letter with no success. It was > good in that it was definitive about whether I should be using legacy > or not, however the only other main difference from the wiki article > was the m-a command: > > m-a a-i -i -t -f nvidia-kernel-source > > which made no difference to the end result of the nvidia.ko build. > > I think it's something to do with v 2.6.26-bpo.1-686 > > Is that the kernel version you're running too? > > Regards > Adam > > Hi. Adam :~$ uname -r 2.6.26-1-amd64 May be the difference... Send Len a query...He's super helpful... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a great day... Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
