On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:38:53 +0100, didier gaumet wrote: > Le Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:23 +0000 (UTC), Ramon Hofer > <ramonho...@bluewin.ch> a écrit : > > [...] >> Now I have installed the nvidia-glx package > > nvidia-glx recommends a nvidia specific kernel and aptitude/apt-get > installs recommended packages by default so you do have multiple kernels > installed?
I installed Squeeze AMD64 netinstall yesterday and nvidia-glx from the squeeze multimedia repos. >> from the repos > > what repos are talking about? stable? backports? The kernel package (linux-image-amd64) from squeeze-backports which installed linux-image-3.1.0-0.bpo.1-amd64. The nvidia-glx was from squeeze multimedia. >> and tried to upgrade to the backport kernel. > > what backported kernel? stock one or nvidia-specific? It was the one from squeeze backport (linux-image-3.1.0-0.bpo.1-amd64). I didn't know that I have to use a special kernel for nvidia. I thought the nvidia driver would be kernel specific. > Anyway you should not need it because to install nvidia-glx (either > stable or backports) will automatically install a nvidia specific kernel > (which you have to chose at boot in the grub menu (after an update-grub) > if you have several kernels and if it is not the default one) So if I get you right, I'm fine when I install linux-image-amd64 and nvidia-glx both from the squeeze backports? >> But xinit didn't work anymore. So >> I suppose I'd need to compile the driver. > > I don't think so. Probably to install properly nvidia-glx and chose the > right kernel at boot should do it. Yes, the problem would then be me :-) I installed Squeeze AMD 64 then nvidia-glx fom squeeze multimedia then linux-image-amd64 from squeeze backports. So I had the wrong nvidia-glx. >> Btw when I booted the new kernel it still was the same text progress >> bar. > > I still would suggest you to run > # update-initramfs -u -k all > in order to update the initrd images of all installed kernels I removed the squeeze backports kernel so it shouldn't be necessary anymore? Now I've just tried to install those two packages. The kernel installed without problems: http://pastebin.com/py1W6xCS But when I want to install nvidia-glx from squeeze backports I get this message: nvidia-glx is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 42 not upgraded. But apt-get dist-upgrade doesn't do anything... Maybe the apt just doesn't take the right repo? Here's the output of apt-get -t squeeze-backports install nvidia-glx: http://pastebin.com/dbiAbndp Best regards Ramon -- 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/jfupjn$7tk$3...@dough.gmane.org
