Ryan Verner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Nvidia Geforce 2 GTS - I'm using the latest nvidia (source) packages from > apt. > > I upgraded xfree86/nvidia stuff before I even touched the newer gnome2 > packages, and I don't remember experiencing any issues.
I also use the NVidia source packages in sid, and haven't had any issues. One thing you need to check, though: make sure the nvidia driver is compiled with the same version of gcc that compiled your kernel. If you follow Debian unstable (which I think you because otherwise you would not be enjoying Gnome 2.2 :-) then you must be aware that gcc 3.2 is now the default compiler, and using kernel modules and kernels compiled with different gcc versions is looking for trouble (I was getting kernel panics when I tried ALSA modules compiled with gcc 3.2 under a kernel compiled with gcc 2.95.) The easiest way to check that everything is in order is this: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ strings /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o | grep gcc gcc version 3.2.2 20030109 (Debian prerelease) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/version Linux version 2.4.20 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030109 (Debian prerelease)) #16 Wed Jan 22 23:17:28 EST 2003 In this case you can see that the kernel and the nvidia module were compiled with the same compiler version. Good luck! Eloy.-
