On 2014-01-27 17:23, Karsten Malcher wrote: > Am 25.01.2014 16:57, schrieb Andreas Beckmann: >> On 2014-01-20 10:30, Karsten Malcher wrote: >>> When i run nvidia-detect i get this output: >>> >>> Detected NVIDIA GPUs: >>> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 >>> [GeForce GT 430] [10de:0de1] (rev a1) >>> Your card is supported by the default drivers and version 304. >>> It is recommended to install the >>> nvidia-driver >>> >>> package. >>> That's wrong! >>> Correct should be 319.76 and this is installed: >> Why do you think this is wrong? What would you expect instead? >> >> Andreas > > Please read exact - current driver is 319.76 or not?
The purpose of nvidia-detect is not to tell you something about upstream version numbers, ... > nvidia-detect cries for 304. > So how to install something that does not exist? ;-) ... but about Debian package names. And 'nvidia-driver' does exist. That's what 'default drivers' is about. But you are right, we could mark the '304' more prominently as 'legacy'. Andreas PS: Note to self: check that nvidia-detect in wheezy-backports outputs something sane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

