On 14/06/2015, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14/06/2015, Petter Adsen <pet...@synth.no> wrote:
>> On Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:37:47 +0800
>> Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> IIn running Synaptic, and searching on the string nvidia, to find what
>>> nvidia drivers are installed (as I do not know how else to find that
>>> information, in Debian 6), I found the following two packages
>>> installed;
>>>
>>> "
>>> xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
>>> X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver (experimental)
>>>
>>> Version: 1:0.0.15+git20100329+7858345-5
>>> "
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> "
>>> xserver-xorg-video-nv
>>> X.Org X server -- NV display driver
>>>
>>> Version: 1:2.1.17-3
>>> "
>>>
>>> So, I will try to install them, on the system with the GEForce GT750M,
>>> and find what happens.
>>
>> Check that they support your GPU at all first, sometimes it takes a
>> little time for the open source drivers to implement support for the
>> latest models. nVidia is really bad at releasing documentation that is
>> needed by the nouveau developers.
>>
>> Other than that, I was under the impression that you had already tried
>> them and had to use the proprietary drivers. You may have much better
>> luck with nouveau.
>>
>> Petter
>>
>> --
>> "I'm ionized"
>> "Are you sure?"
>> "I'm positive."
>>
>
> "Houston, we have a problem"
>
> "
> E: libgl1-nvidia-alternatives: subprocess installed post-installation
> script returned error exit status 2
> E: libgl1-nvidia-glx: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> E: nvidia-glx: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> "
>
> ?
>
> Unfortunately, the dialogue box that included that notification, does
> not provide further details.
>
> And, the Synaptic "Changes applied" dialogue box, which does provide
> (some) details, does not allow the information to be copied (which
> would otherwise allow the information to be pasted into a message
> seeking help).
>
> However, in remembering that one of the packages involved, was
> nvidia-glx , from the command line, I get
>
> "
> :~# apt-get install nvidia-glx
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> nvidia-glx is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 3 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Setting up libgl1-nvidia-alternatives (195.36.31-6squeeze2) ...
> Leaving 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so to
> /usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so by libgl1-nvidia-alternatives'
> Leaving 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to
> /usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1 by libgl1-nvidia-alternatives'
> Leaving 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to
> /usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by libgl1-nvidia-alternatives'
> Processing triggers for libgl1-nvidia-alternatives ...
> update-alternatives: error: alternative path
> /usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1 doesn't exist.
> dpkg: error processing libgl1-nvidia-alternatives (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> configured to not write apport reports
> dpkg: dependency problems
> prevent configuration of libgl1-nvidia-glx:
> libgl1-nvidia-glx depends on libgl1-nvidia-alternatives; however:
> Package libgl1-nvidia-alternatives is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing libgl1-nvidia-glx (--configure):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> configured to not write apport reports
> dpkg: dependency problems
> prevent configuration of nvidia-glx:
> nvidia-glx depends on libgl1-nvidia-glx (= 195.36.31-6squeeze2); however:
> Package libgl1-nvidia-glx is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing nvidia-glx (--configure):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> configured to not write apport reports
> Errors were encountered while
> processing:
> libgl1-nvidia-alternatives
> libgl1-nvidia-glx
> nvidia-glx
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> "
>
Similarly with
"
:~# apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-dbg is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up libgl1-nvidia-alternatives (195.36.31-6squeeze2) ...
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so to
/usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so by libgl1-nvidia-alternatives'
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to
/usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1 by libgl1-nvidia-alternatives'
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 to
/usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1.2 by libgl1-nvidia-alternatives'
Processing triggers for libgl1-nvidia-alternatives ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative path
/usr/lib/nvidia/diversions/libGL.so.1 doesn't exist.
dpkg: error processing libgl1-nvidia-alternatives (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
dpkg: dependency problems
prevent configuration of libgl1-nvidia-glx:
libgl1-nvidia-glx depends on libgl1-nvidia-alternatives; however:
Package libgl1-nvidia-alternatives is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libgl1-nvidia-glx (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
dpkg: dependency problems
prevent configuration of nvidia-glx:
nvidia-glx depends on libgl1-nvidia-glx (= 195.36.31-6squeeze2); however:
Package libgl1-nvidia-glx is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nvidia-glx (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
libgl1-nvidia-alternatives
libgl1-nvidia-glx
nvidia-glx
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
"
--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............
"So once you do know what the question actually is,
you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
A Trilogy In Four Parts",
written by Douglas Adams,
published by Pan Books, 1992
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