Just before Andrew's message, I tried: 1) Added "unstable" to sources.list 2) # apt-get update 3) # m-a a-i nvidia which reports that "installation of the nvidia-kernel source failed; maybe you have to add contrib non-free."
Actually contrib non-free were there. I thought that previous installation with "m-a a-i nvidia" should be first removed before rebuilding the module with this command. However, #apt-get --purge remove nvidia-kernel-2.6.17-2-k7 does not remove. #apt-cache policy nvidia-kernel-$(uname -r) nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-common reports the same status below for all three packages, except fo the presence ofr "unstable" candidate1.0.8776-2 for nvidia-glx in addition to 1.0.8756-4 0. Hope you understand what to do. Cheers francesco pietra -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Andrew Sharp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: mer 29/11/2006 5.14 A: [email protected] Oggetto: Re: NVIDIA mismatch On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 09:23:45AM -0800, Alan Ianson wrote: > On Tue November 28 2006 08:42 am, Alan Ianson wrote: > > On Tue November 28 2006 02:58 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Sending from my provider (previous attempt apparently failed) while > > > receiving at my usual address. Writing from knoppix pivot-root install of > > > debian because my X system suddenly broken (mismatch of nvis kernel > > > module (1.0.8756) and X module version (1.0.7174) following apt-get > > > upgrade. I also lost address debian users. I took the opportunity to > > > upgrade from 2.6.15 without success (main contrib non-free present in > > > sources.list debian). > > > > > > 1) nvidia-installer --uninstall > > > > > > 2)apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-k7 > > > installing 2.6.17-2-k7 > > > > > > 3)reboot > > > > > > 4)m-a -i -prepare > > > installing headers and kbuild > > > > > > 5)m-a a-i nvidia > > > > > > apt-cache policy nvidia-kernel-$(uname -r) nvidia-glx > > > nvidia-kernel-common shows > > > n-vidia-kernel-2.6.17-2-k7 (1.0.8762-2+2.6.17-9) > > > nvidia-kernel-common (20051028+1 0) > > > nvidia-glx > > > not installed and no candidate (I was unable to install it) > > > > > > Hope to get help although I regret not to have learned in the past how to > > > do. > > > > When I built that module I had to add unstable to my /etc/apt/sources.list > > and then apt-get update and then rebuild the module with "m-a a-i nvidia" > > I almost forgot, > > Be sure to remove the unstable lines from your sources.list and apt-get > update > before you do anything else with apt, unless you want to run unstable.. :) Or, you could leave that in sources.list and simply add a line similar to this one APT::Default-Release "etch"; to your /etc/apt/apt.conf file. I usually use the name of the release rather than the alias ('testing' for 'etch') as that prevents me from doing an "accidental dist-upgrade" if, say, etch were to be released without me knowing it ~:^) Cheers, a -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
