-- Boyan Penkov www.boyanpenkov.com > On Oct 6, 2016, at 4:02 AM, Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de> wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2016, 21:18:16 CEST schrieb Boyan Penkov: >> Hello, >> > Helloo Boyan, >> I recently updated to kernel 4.7.0 in stretch, and am running the nvidia >> binary blob (nvidia-driver). >> > me, too. But I have an older chipset (GF8600M), but it is running finme with > kernel 4.7. > >> Upon restart, x fails to load. The system works great with the 4.6 kernel. >> > Can the kernel-module be built? I suggest, to use the *-dkms stuff for > building. If this does not work, you may try the drivers from the nvidia site > directly. Before installiing this, get rid of all nvidia packages (i.e. apt- > get --purge remove nvidia-*). Check before saying "y", that no other unwanted > packages are iremoved.
How? I’ll purge all nvidia packages, then install nvidia-kernel-dkms? > >> Anybody see the issues described here: http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1750 >> <http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1750> ? > Hope this helps. If NOT, then you might try to run the nouveau driver. It is > running fine, however, I prefer the proprietrary one, as I need it for my > flightsim (X-Plane). A similar situation here, to respond to gianluca. > >> >> Cheers! >> -- >> Boyan Penkov >> www.boyanpenkov.com > > Good luck! > > Hans >
