On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Ron Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/30/2011 08:00 AM, Jason Filippou wrote: >> >> Hello list, >> >> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA >> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after >> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through >> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the >> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home >> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after >> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also >> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any >> way. >> >> Please CC me as I am not on the list. >> > > Why not get them from directly from Debian? (Though you might have to add > Experimental to get current drivers.) > > -- > "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure > the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally > corrupt." > Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749 >
I have no reason not to get them from Debian directly. How would I go about fetching them from Debian? I have included all repositories in my apt.conf file. -- Jason Filippou http://cgi.di.uoa.gr/~std06142 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
