On Thursday 02 Elul 5771 18:07:55 Diederik de Haas wrote: > On Thursday 01 September 2011 16:48:08 David Baron wrote: > > Package: nvidia-kernel-source > > Version: 280.13-3 > > Severity: grave > > > > --- Please enter the report below this line. --- > > Previously installed version (including related software and alternatives > > packages) failed on kdm start. Error cited was ABI incompatabiliy. The > > suggested option -ignoreABI--I have no idea where to apply it. > > > > I removed the packages and attempted a reinstall > > Both dkms and m-a builds fail to install the module (even though there is > > no dkms notification of such). > > > > nvidia-glx is not (re-)installable at present > > Hi David, > > See also http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639737 > Below you'll find my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf: > > #This section is a workaround for the ABI mismatch between 280.13-2 and > Xorg #This workaround was mentioned in bug 639737 > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "IgnoreABI" "true" > EndSection
If I had this, i.e. the Xorg.0.log had shown something like this, I would have left well enough alone and tried it. Worst that would happen was that the nvidia driver may not have worked OK, so I still go back to nouveau but the installed packages remain consistent > Section "Device" > Identifier "Configured Video Device" > Driver "nvidia" > EndSection > > As far as I know there are a couple of workarounds: > 1. Downgrade X to version 1.10 (as described by Andreas in the > aforementioned bug) 2. Downgrade nvidia drivers to the testing versions Easier said than done, I am afraid > 3. Upgrade to the (beta) version in experimental (285.03) and add the > IgnoreABI flag. Might be easier, still need to manually get all the packages because synaptic or apt-get will not do it. Reports on 639737 imply it does not work well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
