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From: Brad Rogers on 16 Mar 2010 16:00 On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:07:37 +0100 Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: Hello Sven, > Why not use nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source from non-free which > _are_ available as regular Debian packages? They do not suffer from > the problems that you describe here. I actually looked into installing them, but the list of packages that would have to be removed/replaced looked as though I might end up with a system where X is totally borked again. So I chickened out. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" I am alone there's nobody there I Look Alone - Buzzcocks
From: Sven Joachim on 16 Mar 2010 16:50 On 2010-03-16 19:39 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:07:37 +0100 > Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: > > Hello Sven, > >> Why not use nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source from non-free which >> _are_ available as regular Debian packages? They do not suffer from >> the problems that you describe here. > > I actually looked into installing them, but the list of packages that > would have to be removed/replaced looked as though I might end up with a > system where X is totally borked again. So I chickened out. If you run squeeze, you need to install the nvidia-* versions from sid. I don't know why the nvidia-graphics-drivers source package had not been removed from testing months ago, as it's utterly broken there (the missing nvidia-kernel-* packages prevent the sid version from migrating). Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87wrxc3t0a.fsf(a)turtle.gmx.de
From: Wayne on 16 Mar 2010 17:10 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:07:37 +0100 > Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: > > Hello Sven, > >> Why not use nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source from non-free which >> _are_ available as regular Debian packages? They do not suffer from >> the problems that you describe here. > > I actually looked into installing them, but the list of packages that > would have to be removed/replaced looked as though I might end up with a > system where X is totally borked again. So I chickened out. > Just tried to install the source package. listbugs reports that it has 2 bugs. 1. It won't compile and 2. bad attempt to nest fakeroot sessions. Testing on a 686. Just one more package, of many, that got to testing too fast. Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4B9FF120.2050209(a)gmail.com
From: Brad Rogers on 16 Mar 2010 17:10 On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:34:45 +0100 Sven Joachim <svenjoac(a)gmx.de> wrote: Hello Sven, > If you run squeeze, you need to install the nvidia-* versions from sid. > I don't know why the nvidia-graphics-drivers source package had not > been removed from testing months ago, as it's utterly broken there (the > missing nvidia-kernel-* packages prevent the sid version from > migrating). Ah, that explains some of the shenanigans that I was "threatened" with when I looked at upgrading to nvidia drivers. Thanks for the advice, Sven. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" The public wants what the public gets Going Underground - The Jam
From: Sven Joachim on 16 Mar 2010 17:20 On 2010-03-16 21:59 +0100, Wayne wrote: > Just tried to install the source package. listbugs reports that it > has 2 bugs. > > 1. It won't compile > and > 2. bad attempt to nest fakeroot sessions. > > Testing on a 686. > > Just one more package, of many, that got to testing too fast. You got it backwards. The version in testing is the same as in stable, and these bugs are actually fixed in the sid version (which, due to other problems, cannot migrate to testing). It has to be conceded that the package is not in the best shape, and the maintainer is looking for help: http://bugs.debian.org/bug=568952. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/878w9s3qzh.fsf(a)turtle.gmx.de
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