On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:29:26 -0400 (EDT), James Allsopp wrote: > > ... > Not really sure how I should move from here. I want the proprietary > nvidia drivers as I want to have compiz and use CUDA, so if someone can > point me in the direction of the best way to achieve this I would be > very grateful. > > Also I find the whole kernel situation in Debian quite confusing as > opposed to Gentoo (my other system) where you just install you're own > kernel, compile it and then install the modules. Any advice on > recommended documents I should be reading? > ...
If what you want to do is compile your own custom kernel and use the Nvidia drivers as well, then I suggest the following web page: http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/Kernel.htm It is a detailed guide to kernel building in Debian that may answer some of your general questions. Plus, it has a specific example for building a custom kernel that uses the Nvidia drivers. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/772452800.21893.1303173917605.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
