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nvidia on 2.6.8-2-686 stock kernel in testing

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hesoez
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nvidia on 2.6.8-2-686 stock kernel in testing

#1 Post by hesoez »

hi,

i can't seem to get this to work, i'm running testing and the only available packages related to nvidia are:
- nvtv
- nvidia-kernel-common
- nvidia-settings
there is no nvidia-kernel-source or nvidia-glx which is needed in all the tutorials i've found.
i downloaded the driver from nvidia.com but it gives an error when building while all the necessary packages like make, gcc, kernel-source(unpacked),... are installed.

is there an easy way to setup the nvidia driver on testing?

grtz

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#2 Post by Guest »

I guess you have to enable non-free packages (and perhaps contributed is good too) in your system.

Change the lines in /etc/apt/sources.list to be like this:
deb ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib

Then update and install module-assistant and command 'module-assistant auto-install nvidia'.
Definetily the easiest way.

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#3 Post by hesoez »

it gives an error about rivafb

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The rivafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please                 
  reconfigure your kernel and *disable* rivafb support, then                 
  try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.                             
                                                                             
  *** Failed rivafb sanity check. Bailing out! ***                           
                                                                             
  make[2]: *** [rivafb-sanity-check] Error 1                                 
  make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel/nv'             
  make[1]: *** [build-stamp] Error 2                                         
  make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/nvidia-kernel'                
  make: *** [kdist_image] Error 2 
is there a way to disable rivafb in the kernel or bypass the check?

grtz

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#4 Post by Guest »

Try 'rmmod rivafb' and then install the kernel.
You should remove the rivafb-lines from /etc/modules or /etc/modutils/arch/i386 or where ever it is, to prevent it being loaded at boot.

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