Hal Ashburner <[email protected]> writes:
> Daniel Pittman wrote:
>> Boyd <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> if you are using Debian Lenny, this howto was invaluable for me to get X and
>>> my nvidia card working:
>>
>> I suggest: http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
[...]
> I'd suggest ignoring both given you've said you are using slackware as
> these are very debian-specific instructions.
Ah. I should, perhaps, have paid more attention earlier in the thread
so I would know the OP used slackware, not just responded to this one
message.
> 1. make sure /usr/src/linux points at your kernel source.
> 2. Make sure you compile the nvidia gear with the same compiler you used for
> the kernel.
> 3. Check the module gets loaded successfully.
> 4. Check your xorg.conf, tweak with nvidia-settings.
>
> Isn't that much simpler?
What, than performing exactly the same set of steps with Debian? No,
not really because, you know, identical.
> (The payoff for the complexity imposed by deb & rpm based distros is
> that upgrading is easier as is ensuring you have the dependencies
> installed before installing but there is a complexity cost to be paid
> as you can see.)
I think you are mistaking detailed instructions for complex
instructions, for what it is worth. The Debian documented process is
really the same steps as your set ... except they cover "how do I"
questions in more detail.
For example, "how do I make sure /usr/src/linux points to my kernel
source"? (Plus, that isn't actually sufficient: you *also* need the
kernel configured appropriately, which you don't mention. ;)
> Now I love debian, I run debian on my server at home. But the whole
> world is not a .deb any more than it is a .rpm. :-)
No, it isn't. Had I noticed that I wouldn't have bothered to comment;
I assumed the previous poster had already done the "are you actually
running Debian" sanity check. Lazy me, I guess.
Regards,
Daniel
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