On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 07:45:11 -0400, zap wrote in message
<733bb945-c664-c361-2690-17402dbdb...@posteo.de>:
>
> > Was X working before you tried the nvidia driver?
> > Does /etc/xorg.conf exist now? If so, rename it so you can revert
> > to a working X.
> >
> > Maybe try 'apt-get -f install'
On 08/13/2017 07:45 AM, zap wrote:
>
> Not to be rude, but I wouldn't trust nvidia drivers even if they were
> completely sandboxed.
>
> They A: hate free software, B: they require proprietary firmware and C:
> Are a huge security risk,
>
> then again, most processors are too... but that's
Ed,
I forgot this. Anything here helpful?
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Version_375.66_.28via_jessie-backports.29
Here are some old instructions for installing the nvidia binaries, in case
you need to go this way. Adjust versions and possibly replace "sh
NVIDIA..." with "bash
> Was X working before you tried the nvidia driver? Does /etc/xorg.conf
> exist now? If so, rename it so you can revert to a working X.
>
> Maybe try 'apt-get -f install' (without any packages named) to install any
> missing dependencies. I don't think that will do it, but it's worth a try.
>
>
On 08/12/2017 10:53 AM, Ed Fletcher wrote:
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> Thanks fsmithred. Got it with:
>
> # apt-get -t jessie-backports install libvdpau1
> # apt-get -t jessie-backports install nvidia-driver
> # reboot
>
> Hmm, bash screen, no windows.
>
> # nvidia-settings
>
> Says to run nvidia-xconfig. I find
On August 12, 2017 9:39:27 AM ADT, fsmithred wrote:
>On 08/11/2017 09:16 PM, Ed Fletcher wrote:
>
>> Where I'm stuck is here:
>>
>> nvidia-vdpau-driver : Depends: libvdpau1 (>= 0.9) but 0.8-3+deb8u2 is
>to
>> be installed
>>
>> Which is odd since jessie-backports main has
On 08/11/2017 09:16 PM, Ed Fletcher wrote:
> Where I'm stuck is here:
>
> nvidia-vdpau-driver : Depends: libvdpau1 (>= 0.9) but 0.8-3+deb8u2 is to
> be installed
>
> Which is odd since jessie-backports main has this:
>
> Package: libvdpau1
> Source: libvdpau
> Version: 1.1.1-1~bpo8+1
>
>
Since this is a help request, please use the appropriate place which
is the forum.
dev1galaxy.org
After editing your /etc/apt/sources.list file you should run:
# apt-get update
After that try to see whether version 1.1.1 is available. You can use:
apt-cache search libvdpau1
Then, install the
Hi All:
I'm trying to install nvidia-drivers in order to use version 375.82. I
can see it in jessie-backports non-free. It has various dependencies so
I've added main and contrib.
Where I'm stuck is here:
nvidia-vdpau-driver : Depends: libvdpau1 (>= 0.9) but 0.8-3+deb8u2 is to
be