On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 12:35 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Friday 03 November 2006 12:40, kees wrote: > > Hello folks, > > Although the problem I am talking about is a general debian problem/bug, > ... > > I tried to install the driver etc. via the *.run file downloaded from > > nvidia, but this > > also did not work (got complaints/errors about not finding the driver > > module, although > > the driver existed and was loaded). > > Etch uses X.Org 7 which stores the modules in a different place than former > X.Org versions. However, there is a special command for the nvidia-installer > which puts the modules in the right place. Please have a look at the Readme > ( /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-x.x). > > I have been using the nvidia-installer (*.run file) with different Debian > versions on 32bit and 64bit systems for some time and I didn't have any > problems.
That's called dumb luck. Whenever you install from the nvidia-installer, it wrecklessly overwrites files scattered over /usr, which dpkg is meant to be managing (i.e. components of X). Whenever these files get updated by the package manager, X breaks. Whenever a change is made to packaging structure, it breaks too. If you uninstall the NVidia driver, guess what - it breaks some more. Packages are provided for a good reason. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
