On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 07:45:11 -0400, zap wrote in message <733bb945-c664-c361-2690-17402dbdb...@posteo.de>:
> > > Was X working before you tried the nvidia driver? > > Does /etc/xorg.conf exist now? If so, rename it so you can revert > > to a working X. > > > > Maybe try 'apt-get -f install' (without any packages named) to > > install any missing dependencies. I don't think that will do it, > > but it's worth a try. > > > > Someone else is having similar problems, and it seems there's a > > mismatch in versions of the different parts of nvidia. > > https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=1540 > > > > I've used the nvidia driver in the past, and I tended to have > > better luck using the binaries downloaded from nvidia. There are > > some tricks with that, too. (you have to use the version of gcc > > that was used to compile the kernel, and in debian stable, that's > > always an older version than the default.) If you decide to go that > > route, make sure you remove all nvidia packages from your system > > first. > Not to be rude, but I wouldn't trust nvidia drivers even if they were > completely sandboxed. > > They A: hate free software, B: they require proprietary firmware and > C: Are a huge security risk, > > then again, most processors are too... but that's besides the point. ..I use nouveau on a G96GLM [Quadro FX 770M] @ 1920x1200x32@60fps on a Dell Precision M4400, it's the default driver and works well, even on a KDE/Plasma setup. The only use I'd have for the nvidia driver, would be for benchmarking Flightgear and for 1080p-and-up video. ..but how does nouveau and nvidia compare these days? -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
