15/05/2011 10:37, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 14 May 2011 14:23:19 -0700, Russell L. Carter wrote: > >> I have a system with a fixed hardware config over the last two years >> that I have kept current with testing through that time. Yesterday's >> update/dist-upgrade/reboot results in a blank screen when launching X. > > (...) > > Just a quick note on nvidia (or ati) proprietary drivers: they need the > corresponding kernel version package. > > If you installed the driver from Debian non-free, you'll need the > matching versions of "nvidia-glx-*" and "nvidia-common-*". > > If you compiled the driver downloaded from nvidia site, you'll need the > matching kernel headers package for your current kernel version. > > Greetings, >
Today dkms simplifies a lot the module management, just go with the (nvidia|fglrx)-(kernel|modules)-dkms packages together with the (fglrx|nvidia)-glx that goes with and it does the version magic for you, even with custom kernels. That is, when everything goes according to plan... As you said kernel-headers are required (dkms only "recommends" them). -- 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/4dcf9696.6030...@googlemail.com
