It is a very old thread, sorry, but i stumbled upon and meanwhile found a solution:
nvidia supplies /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-kernel-common.conf originally containing: alias char-major-195* nvidia options nvidia NVreg_DeviceFileUID=0 NVreg_DeviceFileGID=44 \ NVreg_DeviceFileMode=0660 # To enable FastWrites and Sidebus addressing, uncomment these lines # options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 # options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1 # see #580894 blacklist nouveau which i changed to (my "users" GID is 1000): options nvidia NVreg_DeviceFileUID=0 NVreg_DeviceFileGID=1000 \ NVreg_DeviceFileMode=0660 After rmmod nvidia modprobe nvidia rights for all nvidia devices fit. -- 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/52d67b6e.1010...@gmx.de