High, On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> I am facing a problem in installing the nvidia binary driver with > the latest kernel 2.6.5. > > With the earlier kernel versions, I could install the driver without any > hassles. I get the following error message when I try to > install it with kernel 2.6.5: > > ERROR: Unable to determine the NVIDIA kernel module filename. > > Any pointers? > > For the record, I am not using the debian package for nvidia drivers. I > install it directly and so far this has not given me any trouble. > yes, nvidia doesn't support 2.6 out of the box. Fortunately there exists a patch. However, you can't use the Debian package, so I suggest to uninstall it first to prevent incorrect apt updates. Documentation is here: http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/1804 Both NVidia and VMWare work correctly on my system (testing) using these patches. Greetz, Sebas -- English written by Dutch people is easily recognized by the improper use of 'In principle ...' The software box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better', so I installed Linux. Als Pacman in de jaren '80 de kinderen zo had be?nvloed zouden nu veel jongeren rondrennen in donkere zalen terwijl ze pillen eten en luisteren naar monotone electronische muziek. (Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, 1989) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
