nvidia-kernel-source: Source code required to compile a kernel module.
nvidia-kernel-$VERSION: Non-existant package with the kernel module in
it. When compiling your own module, it Provides: the appropriate
nvidia-kernel-$VERSION package.
nvidia-glx: Binary 2D/3D driver for X11. Will not install unless you
already have nvidia-kernel-$VERSION installed.
nvidia-glx-ia32: Extra binary driver components required to run 32-bit
applications on a 64-bit system without a chroot.
Install nvidia-kernel-common
Install module-assistant
Install nvidia-kernel-source
Run "m-a a-i nvidia"
Install nvidia-glx
That really should be it. The reason your nvidia-kernel-2.6-amd64 won't
install is because you don't have nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-1-amd64 (or
nvidia-kernel-$(uname -r) at any rate) installed.
OK, I added some unstable lines to my sources.list and ran apt-get update:
deb http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
then:
apt-get -f install
which installed:
ii linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64 2.6.18-2 Linux 2.6.18
image on AMD64
apt-get -t unstable install nvidia-kernel-common
apt-get -t unstable install nvidia-kernel-source
apt-get -t unstable install module-assistant
m-a a-i nvidia
apt-get -t unstable install nvidia-glx
And somehow the 2.6.18 kernel headers got installed not sure when or how:
ii linux-kernel-headers 2.6.18-3 Linux Kernel
Headers for development
I checked /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and it looked ok according to Andrew Schulman's
instructions.
I also added my user to group video in case that was needed also according to
Schulman.
I am still gettting a gdm startup error:
Failed to start the X server....
GDM: Xserver not found: /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0....
Error: Command could not be executed!
Please install the Xserver or correct the GDM configuration and restart GDM
hgh.
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