Re: Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, 22.11.2004 at 08:57 +0100, Andrea Vettorello wrote: May I add suggestions to your fine recipe page under Post-install? 1) Directly edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. For some reason, dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 didn't work for me. IIRC, if you modify your XF86Config-4 without dpkg-reconfigure, to preserve your customisations the X config are not updated automatically anymore when you upgrade them or when you use dpkg-reconfigure. There should be a FAQ in xfree86-common or xserver-common that has all the details... The top of XF86Config-4 says: # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 The file /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum is used to see whether the file matches its state the last time it was dpkg-reconfigure-ed ... Dave. - -- Dave Ewart - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBoa3lnhBnac0o2pIRAvxbAKDZesmr0/baCQ1bFZVQy+yj/Dv6AwCeMkx5 bPmgd9EFeNLz0ZaCaaTCFgU= =e8h5 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
Frederik Dannemare wrote: On Saturday 20 November 2004 22:03, Tomy Alarie wrote: Hi ! I just want to know if anyone here has installed yet these drivers with Sarge and how did you do. Newbie with NVIDIA-Linux drivers ! Though it doesn't cover the fancy module-assistant, it's still a pretty easy task (especially if you're using 2.4.x). I have written down the instructions at: http://www.sentinel.dk/cookbook/?nvidia_drivers Nice recipe-book. B/R, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
also sprach Nicolas [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004.11.21.0041 +0100]:
Yep, I installed the nvidia modules. It's a shame that's so badly made!
They are well-made and you can compile drivers with one command:
Make a new directory and drop the following Makefile there:
---snip---
KROOT = /usr/src/kernel-headers
.PHONY: all
all: modules/nvidia-kernel
ifndef KVERS
@echo You must specify the kernel version to use like so: 12
@echo make ... KVERS=2.6.9-1-k7
@/bin/false
endif
@(umask 007 KSRC=$(KROOT)-$(KVERS) fakeroot make -C $ -f debian/rules
binary_modules)
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= $
find $ -type d -exec chmodd g+s {} \;
modules/nvidia-kernel: /usr/src/nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz modules
rm -rf modules/nvidia-kernel
tar xfz $
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= $@
find $@ -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \;
modules:
mkdir -p2770 modules
/usr/src/nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz:
apt-get install -t unstable nvidia-kernel-source
---snip---
Now amend the first line and run
make KVERS=2.6.9-1-k7
or whichever is your version.
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Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
I noticed that my Makefile was suboptimal. Here's a better version,
requiring no modifications.
---snip---
KSRC ?= /usr/src/kernel-headers-$(KVERS)
SUITE ?= unstable
.PHONY: all
all: modules/nvidia-kernel $(KSRC)
ifndef KVERS
@echo You must specify the kernel version to use like so: 12
@echo make ... KVERS=2.6.9-1-k7
@/bin/false
endif
(umask 007 fakeroot make -C $ -f debian/rules binary_modules)
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= $
find $ -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \;
modules/nvidia-kernel: /usr/src/nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz modules
rm -rf modules/nvidia-kernel
tar xfz $
chmod -R ug=rwX,o= $@
find $@ -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \;
modules:
mkdir -p2770 modules
/usr/src/nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz:
apt-get install -t $(SUITE) nvidia-kernel-source
$(KSRC):
apt-get install -t $(SUITE) kernel-headers-$(KVERS)
---snip---
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Re: Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
On 11/20/2004 09:20 PM, Frederik Dannemare wrote: it's still a pretty easy task (especially if you're using 2.4.x). I have written down the instructions at: http://www.sentinel.dk/cookbook/?nvidia_drivers Frederik, Thank you! I've had several failed attempts at installing nvidia-glx and getting it working on sarge 2.4.27. Your recipe made it easy. (Some other time I'll look to tackle 'which AGP driver?') May I add suggestions to your fine recipe page under Post-install? 1) Directly edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. For some reason, dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 didn't work for me. 2) adduser user video # needed for dri to work 3) reboot. # The docs are correct about this! 4) Remind readers to read the docs in /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx. Thanks again. Ralph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:38:58 -0500, Ralph Katz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] May I add suggestions to your fine recipe page under Post-install? 1) Directly edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. For some reason, dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 didn't work for me. IIRC, if you modify your XF86Config-4 without dpkg-reconfigure, to preserve your customisations the X config are not updated automatically anymore when you upgrade them or when you use dpkg-reconfigure. There should be a FAQ in xfree86-common or xserver-common that has all the details... Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
Hi ! I just want to know if anyone here has installed yet these drivers with Sarge and how did you do. Newbie with NVIDIA-Linux drivers ! Thanks, Tomy - Debian enthusiast, since I've tried Mandrake :P When I talk to technical people, I call myself a hacker, but when I talk to medias, I call myself a programmer. - Linux Torvalds -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
Hello Tomy Alarie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi ! I just want to know if anyone here has installed yet these drivers with Sarge and how did you do. Newbie with NVIDIA-Linux drivers ! The easiest way is probably to install nvidia-kernel-source and module-assistant. After the installation, run module-assistant. Make sure that your system is up to date, especially that you use a kernel that is still in Sarge (e.g. not 2.6.6). You will need to install the matching header package, and this will of course fail if the packages have been removed. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps-sarge.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 04:03:48PM -0500, Tomy Alarie wrote: Hi ! I just want to know if anyone here has installed yet these drivers with Sarge and how did you do. Newbie with NVIDIA-Linux drivers ! Thanks, Tomy Yep, I installed the nvidia modules. It's a shame that's so badly made! One has to type stuff like GCC=... and to COMPILE something in order to have it working... Good luck anyway... Nicolas. -- --- OxStOnE -- O - Z750 Linux --- ._ /\_ --- Powered -- (x) (x) ~~~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Nvidia Kernel Drivers ( Sarge )
On Saturday 20 November 2004 22:03, Tomy Alarie wrote: Hi ! I just want to know if anyone here has installed yet these drivers with Sarge and how did you do. Newbie with NVIDIA-Linux drivers ! Though it doesn't cover the fancy module-assistant, it's still a pretty easy task (especially if you're using 2.4.x). I have written down the instructions at: http://www.sentinel.dk/cookbook/?nvidia_drivers B/R, -- Frederik Dannemare | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Frederik+Dannemare http://frederik.dannemare.net | http://www.linuxworlddomination.dk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
