On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:16:38 -0400, Mitchell Laks wrote: > I have been using the nvidia binary drivers > NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.25-pkg2.run > NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.30-pkg2.run > NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.31-pkg2.run > > on my desktop running sid.
Those are very old nvidia drivers :-? > Recently with the upgrade to linux kernel linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64 > > I found that I had difficulty compiling nvidia drivers against 3.x > kernels What error you got? > and additionally I found that the current stable and beta nvidia > drivers wont run with the current sid xorg version 1.11 That's something to report to nvidia or xorg guys... > I have tried to go back to the older stable kernel > > linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 Old stable kernel is 2.6.39-x, or at least that's what I have in wheezy. > but when I try to compile I find that the gcc-4.3 that was used to > compile the kernel which is neccessary to compile the nvidia drivers > against the linux-headers linux-headers-2.6.32-5-common > has been removed from sid since it conflicts with libgcc1. Try to find whatever you need from the snaphot archive. > I guess I have to compile my own kernel 2.6.32 kernel from source using > a more recent gcc. > > but what to do about the xorg version and not running against 1.11? I read something about this yesterdy, it was in the changelog: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvidia-graphics-drivers_280.13.really.275.28-1/changelog Maybe you only have to wait? > unfortunately kernel.org is down. where can i get the older kernel > sources. any other ideas? I asked a similar question and I was told to download kernel sources from here: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/downloads Greetings, -- Camaleón -- 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/pan.2011.09.24.09.46...@gmail.com
