On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 03:03:51PM +0100, Sheridan Hutchinson wrote: > I noticed today that there was a bit of reshuffling in unstable yet > something isn't still right. > > From what you've said and read I only need 3 things to get it all > working. A kernel, the nvidia kernel driver, and the nvidia xorg > driver. > > This is the current setup: > * linux-image-2.6.29-2-amd64 is installed > * nvidia-kernel-2.6.26-2-amd64 is installed > > There is no point in trying to install nvidia-glx because it relates > to 180.44 and the nvidia kernel module relates to 173.xx. > > I have an 8800 GT so 173.xx that used to work just fine with it and > will also work with 180.44 so I have a choice between the two. As > there are no pre-built modules for 180.44 (I don't know why though) > I'll just use 173.xx
Because no one has built them and submitted them. Historically this has only happened for stable. I have done some work towards having them autogenerated, but that isn't complete yet. When that gets completed, the modules should end up being prebuilt most of the time. > Ok so I figure that now I should just install nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx > yet synaptic spits out: > nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx: > Depends: nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-173.14.18 but it is not installable > > I can't install nvidia-glx as that is looking for 180.44 kernel modules > > This seems bizarre as the package nvidia-kernel-2.6.26-2-amd64 > provides 173.xx modules and not 180.44 modules! > > What is the purpose then of the 173.xx kernel modules if nothing can > seem to use them? Ehm, you install the -source package and use module-assistant to build the module package for your kernel. I have a howto on how to do it here: http://www.tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/debian/debian-nvidia-dri-howto.html -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
