On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:39:57 +0200 Andrei Popescu <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sb, 31 dec 11, 10:55:04, Richard wrote: > > > > > The upgrade does not leave the installed nvidia 290 intact NAUGHTY ! > > the proprietary Nvidia driver has to be reloaded. > > I'm guessing you are not using the Debian packaged nvidia driver, > otherwise you wouldn't get such issues. > > More generally, whenever you install things outside Debian's package > management you have to be prepared to fix things on the next upgrade. > > This is not to say that Debian's package management is flawless, but > must of the upgrade bugs are caught before the release (usually even > before testing migration). > > Kind regards, > Andrei Hi Andrei I did try within debian package management, But I could not get it to function, hence the fallback to the Nvidia proprietary driver. IF it would help get the debian packages to work, I could un-install the proprietary driver and try again with the debian packages. -- Happy New Year Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Debian Wheezy/Sid amd64 on a Dual core AMD Athlon 5200, 4 GB RAM Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- 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/20111231130124.710dd...@g8jvm.com
