revisit Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-06-07 Thread Dan Cherry
A thread posted in early May recommended using the following pkgs to install the nvidia graphic drivers for amd64/pure64. nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-source I tried searching the thread on this subject but never found where to look for nvidia-kernel-source. (currently

Re: revisit Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-06-07 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:00:10PM -0400, Dan Cherry wrote: A thread posted in early May recommended using the following pkgs to install the nvidia graphic drivers for amd64/pure64. nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-source I tried searching the thread on this subject

Re: revisit Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-06-07 Thread Frederik Schueler
Hello, On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:00:10PM -0400, Dan Cherry wrote: I tried searching the thread on this subject but never found where to look for nvidia-kernel-source. (currently using this mirror: sources = deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian-amd64/debian sid main contrib non-free)

Re: revisit Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-06-07 Thread Dan Cherry
On Tuesday 07 June 2005 04:25 pm, Frederik Schueler wrote: Hello, On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:00:10PM -0400, Dan Cherry wrote: I tried searching the thread on this subject but never found where to look for nvidia-kernel-source. (currently using this mirror: sources = deb

Re: revisit Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-06-07 Thread Angel Claudio Alvarez
El mar, 07-06-2005 a las 16:49 -0400, Dan Cherry escribió: On Tuesday 07 June 2005 04:25 pm, Frederik Schueler wrote: Hello, On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:00:10PM -0400, Dan Cherry wrote: I tried searching the thread on this subject but never found where to look for nvidia-kernel-source.

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-07 Thread Damon Chesser
On Friday 06 May 2005 01:43 pm, Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 08:12:16PM +0200, Oliver wrote: i couldn't find this package. #apt-cache search nvidia results in nvidia-cg-toolkit nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-settings My sources.list consists of the following

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-06 Thread Oliver
What is the better simpler way, as I am about to install (or attempt to) nvidia on my desktop amd64? Make sure non-free and contrib are in your sources.list, then install the nvidia-kernel-source package and read the README files in /usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-source/ Hi, i couldn't

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-06 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 08:12:16PM +0200, Oliver wrote: i couldn't find this package. #apt-cache search nvidia results in nvidia-cg-toolkit nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-settings My sources.list consists of the following entries: deb http://amd64.debian.net/debian/ sid main

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-04 Thread Damon L. Chesser
On Tuesday 03 May 2005 09:04, you wrote: On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 08:36:59AM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote: I always used the instructions here for nvidia and they always worked. I have yet to try to get it running in 64 bit mode, but that is only becuse I have not tried.

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-04 Thread Wolfgang Mader
What is the better simpler way, as I am about to install (or attempt to) nvidia on my desktop amd64? If I am right you want to set up your nvidia grafic card with nvidia drivers. Under debian you only need to do the following: install nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-04 Thread Damon L. Chesser
On Wednesday 04 May 2005 13:07, Wolfgang Mader wrote: What is the better simpler way, as I am about to install (or attempt to) nvidia on my desktop amd64? If I am right you want to set up your nvidia grafic card with nvidia drivers. Under debian you only need to do the following:

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-03 Thread Lars Schimmer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 02:15:43PM +0200, Lars Schimmer wrote: I installed a pure 64bit sid on a athlon64 machine with a nvidia graphics card. Now I took the closed source driver from nvidia and let it built and install

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-03 Thread Damon L. Chesser
On Tuesday 03 May 2005 04:25, Lars Schimmer wrote: Lennart Sorensen wrote: snip So there IS a nvidia package for debian? Til yet there was only a nvidia package on debian with NO 3d support on 32bit, as for I always took the nvidia installer and used 3d support. If there is that debian

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-03 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 07:09:28PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am struggling with nvidia drivers on pure 64Bit system. I cannot find the debian installer that you mention. Where do i get please. (searched with synaptic and nothing found?) Remember you need non-free and contrib in your

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-03 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 08:36:59AM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote: I always used the instructions here for nvidia and they always worked. I have yet to try to get it running in 64 bit mode, but that is only becuse I have not tried.

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-03 Thread deblists
Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 07:09:28PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am struggling with nvidia drivers on pure 64Bit system. I cannot find the debian installer that you mention. Where do i get please. (searched with synaptic and nothing found?) Remember you need

Re: Prob with nvidia and X11 on pure64bit

2005-05-02 Thread Alexander Camek
Hi, Lennart Sorensen schrieb: On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 02:15:43PM +0200, Lars Schimmer wrote: Do NOT use nvidia's installer. Use Debian's installer and things just work. Nvidia's installer assumes a redhat'ish filesystem which isn't how debian does things. I understand. But I found 2 Tutorials