[System Update] Nvidia plus Debian testing.

06-21-2008, 04:11 PM

Hi,

Beware, with the latest Xorg from Debian testing, you will have to update your nvidia driver to version 173.14.05. So before rebooting after doing an apt-get upgrade, don't forget to download the latest nivida drivers !!!!

Btw, had some performance improvements about FPS

(+10%). And it's stable not like 169.x series that sucked.

06-27-2008, 03:19 PM

Hi,

A recent update of Xorg breaks the glx system, you will have to reinstall the nvidia drivers, here is the version of xorg involved :

Code:

ii  xserver-xorg-core             2:1.4.1~git20080517-2         Xorg X server - core server

Until the reinstall is done you will get the "no graphic card found" thingy

Froste · 06-27-2008, 04:08 PM

It's also a good idea to reinstall the nvidia drivers after you update the package libgl1-mesa-glx, this package contains another libGL.so and overwrites the symlink that points to nvidia's libGL to that version. You can also manually symlink it. If you run the nvidia driver with the link to libgl1-mesa-glx's libGL.so it will still run relatively good but with noticable choppiness due to agp not being accelerated.

_dracus_ · 07-04-2008, 01:34 PM

/me uses module assistant and doesn't know what version of drivers he is running

06-21-2008, 04:11 PM	#1
sathilda Guest Posts: n/a	[System Update] Nvidia plus Debian testing. Hi, Beware, with the latest Xorg from Debian testing, you will have to update your nvidia driver to version 173.14.05. So before rebooting after doing an apt-get upgrade, don't forget to download the latest nivida drivers !!!! Btw, had some performance improvements about FPS (+10%). And it's stable not like 169.x series that sucked.

06-27-2008, 03:19 PM	#2
sathilda Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, A recent update of Xorg breaks the glx system, you will have to reinstall the nvidia drivers, here is the version of xorg involved : Code: ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080517-2 Xorg X server - core server Until the reinstall is done you will get the "no graphic card found" thingy

06-27-2008, 04:08 PM	#3
Froste Baron Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Svea Rike Posts: 814	It's also a good idea to reinstall the nvidia drivers after you update the package libgl1-mesa-glx, this package contains another libGL.so and overwrites the symlink that points to nvidia's libGL to that version. You can also manually symlink it. If you run the nvidia driver with the link to libgl1-mesa-glx's libGL.so it will still run relatively good but with noticable choppiness due to agp not being accelerated. __________________ *Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines...*

07-04-2008, 01:34 PM	#4
_dracus_ Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toulouse Posts: 1,335	/me uses module assistant and doesn't know what version of drivers he is running __________________ « Thanks all, you are right I'm great with the barbarian ... for killing mobs. » -- Athena Stillwater