On 2010-05-11 17:06 +0200, Snood wrote: > Did some research on Nouveau drivers. Was about to download, compile, > etc. Saw that xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package is now in the main > repository. Does that mean that going through all the machinations is > no longer necessary?
Yes, that does it mean. > If I tell aptitude (ncurses) to install the package it also indicates > the need to install libdrm-nouveau1, but there's no sign that it's > actually going to switch the system from nv to nouveau. This will happen with the next upload of xserver-xorg-core. Till then, you need a minimal xorg.conf to use nouveau. And a kernel from sid. > I've looked for information, but I must be looking in all the wrong > places. All I can find is information about how to install nouveau the > "old" way. > > Can someone point me in the right direction? Consult the README.Debian in the xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package, it hopefully contains all necessary information. Good luck, Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87sk5yl36u....@turtle.gmx.de