Thx for the repy, This is funny, I also put the same line in my sources.list. Runnign command 'bash-2.05b$ dpkg -l |grep nvidia' only resulting 'nvidia-kernel-common' only, the one that I installed already. But why I only had nvidia-kernel-common only?
Thankz --- Shane Machon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Phillipus, > > I have a laptop running debian unstable with a > Gforce GX chipset in it. > Here are the packages ive got installed (note im > running unstable, > pretty sure there isnt much difference between that > and testing) > > bash-2.05b$ dpkg -l |grep nvidia > ii nvidia-glx 1.0.4496-8 NVIDIA binary > XFree86 4.x driver > ii nvidia-kernel- 1.0.4496-5 NVIDIA binary > kernel module for Linux > 2.4.22 > ii nvidia-kernel- 1.0.4496-3 NVIDIA binary > kernel module common > files > ii nvidia-kernel- 1.0.4496-8 NVIDIA binary > kernel module source > > I also get deb-src's, so perhaps the other modules > are in there, add > 'deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main > non-free contrib' > to your sources.list and see if you get the > additional packages under > dselect/apt. > > I used the instructions from > http://channel.debian.de/faq/ch-confighw.html#s-nvidia > to get it up and > running, it's in german, but shell commands dont > care about that ;) > > You have to build the package yourself and then > install it as a module > for your specific kernel version. > > Good Luck! > > Cheers, > > Shane. > > On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 21:12, Phillipus Gunawan > wrote: > > G'day, > > > > I had a GeForce MX 2 64 mb and trying to make it > work > > under my debian box. I looked at the docos and the > > easiest way to get these files: > > > > Package nvidia-glx > > Package nvidia-glx-dev > > Package nvidia-kernel-common > > Package nvidia-kernel-source > > > > is to use apt-get (hey, thats way I am using > debian) > > Here is my sources.list: > > > > deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main > > non-free contrib > > > > but when I run dselect and query package of > NVIDIA, > > only 'nvidia-kernel-common' showing, nothing else. > > Anybody know the painless way to get this AGP card > > works? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Phillip. > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" > Sweepstakes > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - > http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
