On Wednesday 16 June 2010 22:53:57 AG wrote: > On 17/06/10 07:26, Sven Joachim wrote: > > On 2010-06-17 00:35 +0200, AG wrote: > >> Since the last testing update I have rebooted and found myself being > >> ensnarled in what seems to be a kernel issue, whereby a module > >> "nouveau" by default seizes control of the graphics card which > >> prevents the nVidia driver from loading. > > > > If you had installed the Nvidia driver the Debian way, this would not > > have happened, because the nvidia-kernel-common package blacklists the > > nouveau module which is the recommended way to prevent it from loading. > > See modprobe.conf(5). > > > > Sven > > I have always experienced very mixed success installing the driver the > Debian way - which is why I now resort to using the proprietary driver. > Admittedly, this may be due to my own (quite profound) ignorance, but > even when following step-by-step docs, the Debian way just doesn't seem > to work. Googleearth complains and won't work, screen resolution goes > to hell, and a number of associated issues plague me pursuing that route. > > But that is good to know that nouveau gets blacklisted automatically > using that method. I wonder why it has been included in the vanilla > kernel in the first place - it certainly was a nasty surprise! > > Anyway, FWIW, the method I described is a successful work around for > those not using the Debian way. > > AG
+1 on Debian packages. (thanks) The Debian stuff is the same release as the binary from Nvidia's site, supports the same gpu's, for Debian testing . Peace, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201006162325.30760.gomadtr...@gci.net
