Dan Hunt wrote: > I went "apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src" and > "apt-get install nvidia-glx-src" > and I found the instructions a bit confusing, > /usr/doc/nvidia-kernel-src/README.Debian > > cd linux ( or your kernel source directory ) > > O.K. I have a stock kernel installed > 2.4.18-bf2.4 and I installed the kernel-headers package, but > I think I needed to get something else instead. > > Anyone offer a tip?
First off, I have never personally been successful getting the proprietary nvidia driver working with a kernel that I did not compile myself. But it always worked flawlessly with kernels that I did compile myself. I have been guessing that it is something related to needing to compile the kernel and the modules with the same compiler. When I use bf24 kernel the nvidia module won't load. I have been using the stock woody compiler. Seeing that you are running the bootstrapping bf24 kernel I might guess that this is going to be a problem for you. But perhaps not as it might just be a local issue on my end. YMMV. Heads up. Otherwise, if you can stand my terse shorthand notation, here are the exact steps that I have used in the past to install the nvidia driver. Note that I am using version 2880 because as of the last time I checked the newer driver still had some bugs and screen artifacts but the 2880 version seemed to work fine. My problems were severe and strange screen artifacts, menus still there even when not, pixels patterns on the root screen, that type of thing and was almost certainly related to the particular vidio card I am using. I have forgotten the exact version numbers that did not work for me. Sorry for the FUD because of that. In the meantime I will just note that a version sensitivity issue might exist. Note that I normally do all work in /usr/src as myself as much as possible. I am in group 'src' and have write access to /usr/src as myself. I only use root for the steps that absolutely require it. For those steps I use 'sudo'. I use 'fakeroot' when possible for building packages. Get the bits onto your machine: cd /usr/src wget http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2880.tar.gz wget http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2880.tar.gz sudo apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src nvidia-glx-src Build the kernel modules: cd /usr/src tar xzf nvidia-kernel-src.tar.gz cd kernel-source-2.4.18 make-kpkg modules_image cd /usr/src dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-*.deb Build the graphics drivers: cd /usr/src/nvidia-glx-1.0.2880 fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc cd /usr/src dpkg -i nvidia-glx*.deb Configure X for this driver: ... edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ... Driver "nvidia" Option "UseFBDev" "true" Option "NoLogo" "true" Hope this helps, Bob
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