Thankyou Dan, after installing "module assistant", nvidia-installer worked fine...
On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 18:03 -0700, dann frazier wrote: > [Off-topic for debian-kernel, moving to debian-user] > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:26:56AM +1100, Frank Charles Gallacher wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I am trying to install the driver for NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics > > video adapter on my PC, running Debian GNU/Linux 40rl i386: > > > > kernel version: > > Linux version 2.6.18-6-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1) > > > > gcc version: > > gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21) > > > > When I run the nvidia-installer ("sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.09-pkg1.run") > > It tries to find kernel source from "ftp://download.nvidia.com" and > > fails, then bombs out when it cannot find it installed locally... > > > > To build a kernel, I need "kernel-source" and "kernel-devel" packages > > installed; (something called "linux-kernel-headers" is already > > installed). > > > > When I try to install them, I get: > > > > Ni:/home/franx/Desktop# apt-get install kernel-source > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree... Done > > Package kernel-source is not available, but is referred to by another > > package. > > This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > > is only available from another source > > E: Package kernel-source has no installation candidate > > I've no experience w/ nvidia-installer myself, but you probably just > need the header files. An easy way to install the headers for your > running kernel is: > # apt-get install module-assistant > # m-a prepare > > There are also prebuilt nvidia drivers for this kernel in > etch/non-free, but perhaps you need something newer. You might have > luck finding someone w/ nvidia-installer experience on this list. > > > my "/etc/apt/sources.list" looks like: > > > > # > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 NETINST > > Binary-1 20070820-20:21]/ etch contrib main > > > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 NETINST > > Binary-1 20070820-20:21]/ etch contrib main > > > > deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main > > deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ etch main > > > > deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > > > > Can somebody please help me with: > > > > 1. Is there a mirror somewhere that has these packages? > > 2. Have I missed something vitally important?? > > > > Thanking you. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]