I'm running debian sid 2.6.5-1-686 with Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440. I'm not using the driver from NVidia web site, since I'm too lazy to search for it...;-) What I did is : - apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common - apt-get install nvidia-kernel-source and I've got my kernel source installed too. My XF86Config using nv as driver. And that's enough for me to have a nice smooth display on my gnome....
--welly--- --- Daniel Asarnow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Installing the current nvidia gfx drivers in 2.6 is > actually real simple. You can download their > self-installer from nvidia.com's driver section and > run it with the sh. It Just Worked for me (well, it > worked after I found some good workarounds for all > the lockups my nForce mobo caused). You may have to > tell XF86-Config to use the 'nvidia' module, though. > I do not believe there are any specifics in the > kernel config to...specify. You'll probably want to > turn on VESA 16-bit support, though. > > -Daniel > > > > --- hanasaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My nvidia is due in the mail soon. The nvidia > > > packages from apt-cache > > > search seem to depend on the 2.4 kernels. Could > > you > > > walk me through the > > > steps to get get the nvidia drivers > > built/installed > > > on kernel 2.6.x? I > > > have built the kernel with make-kpkg. Also, Any > > > specific options to > > > choose/not choose in the kernel .config? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > Were there any package conflicts? > > > > > > I had an ati card and after using alien to > convert > > > their .rpm to a .deb > > > it installed fine but created mesa depend > > conflicts. > > > Wondering if the > > > same happens on nvidia? > > > > > > Kevin Mark wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 12:46:38AM -0400, Emma > > > Jane Hogbin wrote: > > > > > > > >>As a warning ... I was getting ready to > upgrade > > my > > > kernel to 2.6. I > > > >>downloaded the new nvidia package. I was > > following > > > instructions from > > > >>/usr/share/doc without really thinking and did > a > > > "make" on the modules > > > >>package. Within seconds I got dumped out of X > > and > > > have been unable to > > > >>start it ever since. The error messages I'm > > > getting have to do with the > > > >>module versions not matching the kernel > > versions. > > > >> > > > >>I have no idea how to get X back under my old > > > kernel, and the new one > > > >>isn't ready to be used yet (basically > nothing's > > > working yet). > > > >> > > > >>So as a warning....do NOT mess around with the > > > latest nvidia packages > > > >>until you know for sure that the rest of the > 2.6 > > > kernel is going to work. :( > > > >> > > > >>emma > > > >> > > > >>-- > > > >>Emma Jane Hogbin > > > > > > > > Hi Emma, > > > > are you referring to 'make'ing X or the > kernel? > > > > couldnt you just reinstall what was overriten? > > > > or remove the X packages and install them? > > > > -Kev > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? > Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ===== > BoxBattle.com - Semper Absurda > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2' http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/movie?mid=1808405861 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]