On January 22, 2008 02:56:46 pm Karl Schmidt wrote: > Stephen Cormier wrote: > > It is definitely the problem you won't get it to install unless you > > rebuild the package source > > Which package source? please email me the corrected package - what ever it > is (BTW there are ways to force installation - wouldn't that work?)
The package needing to be downloaded is nvidia-kernel-source with something like this apt-get source nvidia-kernel-source as normal user this after having made a new directory and changed into it as the source package is downloaded into the current directory where the command is run from. I would not force it installing it will probably just break your install until you upgraded to the newer X. > > having modified it so that it will install with the X > > version being 2:1.3 > > I have: > > wajig list xorg > ii xorg 1:7.2-5 > X.Org X Window System > ii xserver-xorg 1:7.2-5 > the X.Org X server > ii xserver-xorg-core > 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 X.Org X server -- core server > > > I think you are referring to the version of xserver-xorg-core ? Yes I am referring to that version we have identical packages installed for these. apt-cache policy xorg xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xorg: Installed: 1:7.2-5 Candidate: 1:7.2-5 Version table: 1:7.3+10 0 600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages *** 1:7.2-5 0 990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status xserver-xorg: Installed: 1:7.2-5 Candidate: 1:7.2-5 Version table: 1:7.3+10 0 600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages *** 1:7.2-5 0 990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status xserver-xorg-core: Installed: 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 Candidate: 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 Version table: 2:1.4.1~git20080118-1 0 600 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages *** 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 0 990 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > as I mentioned in my first mail and yes you need the -glx > > package installed as well. If you do not want to rebuild the packages as > > I mentioned in my previous mail I have them here and can send them to you > > so you can get it installed. > > Please send me the packages you think I need. (Thanks in advance!) > Done you should be getting four emails with a package attached to each. > > You would only need to remove the currently > > installed ones install the source .deb I send you build/install the > > binary module then install the -glx and you are good to go. > > > > Stephen > > Did you send the patch to the package maintainer? > Wouldn't be much of a patch it is only changing a single digit in the nvidia-glx section of the control file, it would probably be just be classified as a wishlist bug and not fixed anyways. PS: No need to CC me I read the list, thanks. Stephen -- GPG Public Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc
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