Hi

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.

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 and additionally
I found that the current stable and beta nvidia drivers wont run with
the current sid xorg version 1.11

I have tried to go back to the older stable kernel

linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64

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.

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?

unfortunately kernel.org is down. where can i get the older kernel sources.
any other ideas?

Mitchell


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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,

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Camaleón


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