Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.14 Severity: wishlist Upgrade today on unstable broke a few things - fair enough.. purge a few packages and reinstall.. all nicey nicey now..
What didn't happen until I did some googling was the reinstallation of nVidia binary driver. It would appear that the nvidia installer installs the modules to the old place rather than the new place in directory structure. Ie. (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) after nVidia binary driver installer successfully completed. Looking at: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=838113&postcount=6 (based upon a google for ubuntu + error message above, given debian now seems to be taking ubuntu dir struct etc.) ... and then seeing .. http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2005-November/011367.html ... and then searching packages.debian.org for xorg-server.pc, I installed xserver-xorg-dev, and then the nVidia binary installer worked correctly.. I'm thinking this might be beyond a few people, and either nVidia should include this in their README for Debian users or perhaps shove it in one of the debian files. I've put this down as wishlist as I understand it's not STRICTLY a bug per se (but is a comment on something that previously worked and now doesn't without some tweaking) - hopefully the fact it's here in bugs.debian will make it easier for some folks to find "right now" whilst things are settling (I know this is the first place I tend to look when things break besides google). -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15.4+ppscsi Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf 1.4.72 Debian configuration management sy ii x11-common 1:7.0.14 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xbase-clients 1:7.0.0-4 miscellaneous X clients ii xkb-data 0.8-5 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-5 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-al 1:7.0.14 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-2 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.14 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.7.3-3 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3 X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4 X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2 X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-2 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VMware display d ii xserver-xorg-video-vo 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop ii mdetect 0.5.2.1 mouse device autodetection tool ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1 X Resolution Probe -- debconf information: xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd: false xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true * xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24 * xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping: true * xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: Generic Monitor * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true * xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: true xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 28-49 xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error: * xserver-xorg/config/write_dri_section: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc104 * xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: nvidia * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Medium * xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1024x768 @ 60Hz xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) * shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2 shared/no_known_x-server: xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 43-72 * xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false xserver-xorg/config/fontpath/fontserver: * xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, dbe, ddc, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, type1, v4l, vbe xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram: xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: Generic Video Card xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error: shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: * xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:1:0:0 * xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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