Hello Hendrik, I guess it is just outdated. The debianized nvidia driver (1.0.8178-1) works on my AMD64 with kernel 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8 and Xorg 6.9.0 without any problems so far.
deb64a:~$ Xorg -version X Window System Version 6.9.0 (Debian 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 20060117044708 Frederik Schüler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) Release Date: 21 December 2005 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.9 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8-smp x86_64 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux deb64a 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8 #2 Tue Mar 7 06:53:26 UTC 2006 x86_64 Build Date: 17 January 2006 @deb64a:~$ ls /usr/src/modules/ nvidia-kernel nvidia-kernel-2.6.15-1-amd64-k8_1.0.8178-1_amd64.deb Alexander On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 11:26:57AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The Debian GNU/Linux AMD64 HOW-TO from > http://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html > says in the section "Is nvidia card supported" > > > for sarge, or using a stock kernel up to 2.6.11: go to > > /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8 (or whatever headers you > > installed) after you unpacked the nvidia-kernel-source tarball in > > /usr/src and run > > > > MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-3.4" make-kpkg --append-to-version -11-amd64-k8 > > modules_image > > > > again, replace -11-amd64-k8 with the flavour of your kernel. > > Is the restriction on kernels up to 2.6.11 serious? Or is it just > out-of-date or extra careful. > I'm running etch with > linux-image-2.6.12-1-amd64-generic_2.6.12-10_amd64.deb > The X I'm trying to get up is xorg. > > By the way, the system is doing what I got it for just perfectly. > It's the most reliable system on my net Getting X up on it would be > the icing on the cake. > > -- hendrik > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]