'lo On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Andrei Popescu<andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu,02.Jul.09, 23:15:27, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Andrei Popescu<andreimpope...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On Thu,02.Jul.09, 15:27:09, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >> >> After loosing hours on this I gave up and use the official nvidia.sh >> >> installer which work out perfectly. >> > >> > Too bad you weren't pacient enough: >> > >> > 1. Install nvidia-kernel-source and the linux-headers package for your >> > current kernel > > ... and module-assistant > >> > 2. run as root: 'm-a a-i nvidia' >> > 3. install nvidia-glx >> > 4. edit xorg.conf >> >> Sorry I wasn't clear but I also tried that. I think the root problem >> is that I could only get to 173.14.09-5, while I would have needed >> something closer to 185.18.14-1. Unfortunately this was pulling way >> too much junk I did not care about (what is openvz anyway ?). > > That's probably because you tried to install nvidia-glx first (step 3). > In testing and unstable there is no nvidia-kernel-<kernel-version> > package, you have to build it yourself (step. 1 and 2)
Ok I had to change my apt/preferences just during the m-a steps (how do I specify that otherwise ?). I followed the step by step guide: http://desiato.tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/debian-nvidia-dri-howto.html During Step 4: Building and installing the nvidia kernel module you really want to make sure to have: ----------------------------------------- $ cat /etc/apt/preferences ... Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 600 ----------------------------------------- Which properly pulls the nvidia-glx 185.18.14-1 I wanted. $ apt-cache policy nvidia-glx nvidia-glx: Installed: 185.18.14-1 Candidate: 185.18.14-1 Version table: *** 185.18.14-1 0 100 http://ftp.fr.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 173.14.09-5 0 500 http://ftp.fr.debian.org lenny/non-free Packages 200 http://ftp.fr.debian.org testing/non-free Packages > P.S. No need to CC me, I'm subscribed If I hit 'reply' only your email shows up, so I definitely need to hit 'reply all'. This should not be a problem as gmail is merging both -identical- email, right ? Thanks, -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
