Dear all, here is how it worked for me: > apt-get install debhelper ### (>= 9) > apt-get install dkms > apt-get install quilt > apt-get install nvidia-support
Some packages I got from elsewhere (by googling), e.g.: + http://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports/amd64/glx-alternative-mesa/download + http://pkgs.org/debian-wheezy/debian-backports-contrib-amd64/glx-alternative-nvidia_0.4.0~bpo70+1_amd64.deb.html + http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/amd64/libvdpau1/download + http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/amd64/nvidia-kernel-common/download + http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/amd64/nvidia-xconfig/download ... to be installed by (not sure whether exactly in this order): > dpkg -i glx-diversions_0.4.0~bpo70+1_amd64.deb > dpkg -i glx-alternative-nvidia_0.4.0~bpo70+1_amd64.deb > dpkg -i glx-alternative-mesa_0.4.0~bpo70+1_amd64.deb > dpkg -i libvdpau1_0.4.1-7_amd64.deb > dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-common_20120630+3_amd64.deb > dpkg -i nvidia-xconfig_304.48-1_amd64.deb > cp nvidia-graphics-drivers_${ORIGVERSION}.orig.tar.gz debdir/workdir > cp nvidia-graphics-drivers_${DEBVERSION}.debian.tar.gz debdir/workdir > cd debdir/workdir > tar fvxz nvidia-graphics-drivers_${ORIGVERSION}.orig.tar.gz > tar fvxz nvidia-graphics-drivers_${DEBVERSION}.debian.tar.gz > mv nvidia-graphics-drivers_${ORIGVERSION}.orig.tar.gz .. > mv nvidia-graphics-drivers-${ORIGVERSION}.orig/* . > rmdir nvidia-graphics-drivers-${ORIGVERSION}.orig > rm nvidia-graphics-drivers_${DEBVERSION}.debian.tar.gz > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot Now the created DEBs can be installed by (that order works): > dpkg -i libcuda1 > dpkg -i nvidia-alternative > dpkg -i libgl1-nvidia-glx > dpkg -i libnvcuvid1 > dpkg -i libnvidia-compiler > dpkg -i libnvidia-encode1 > dpkg -i libnvidia-ifr1 > dpkg -i libnvidia-ml1 > dpkg -i nvidia-cuda-mps > dpkg -i nvidia-detect > dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-source > dpkg -i nvidia-libopencl1 > dpkg -i nvidia-opencl-common > dpkg -i nvidia-opencl-icd > dpkg -i nvidia-smi > dpkg -i nvidia-vdpau-driver > dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-nvidia > dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-dkms > dpkg -i nvidia-driver > dpkg -i nvidia-glx In the end: > nvidia-xconfig > shutdown -r now Thanks for the help, again. Cheers, Nick 2013/11/26 Nick Rudnick <nick.rudn...@gmail.com> > Dear all, > > how to build Debian source packages, > e.g. nvidia-graphics-drivers_331.20-1.debian.tar.gz ( > http://packages.debian.org/source/experimental/nvidia-graphics-drivers)?? > It seems different to common DEB as well as tarballs with configure/make. > > Even a search term would help, as trying with Google/Wikipedia/Debian.org > wasn't too lucky yet. > > Thanks in advance and cheers, Nick >