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 Mar 4 2006, 12:15 AM
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NiGHTFoX - Hiding in the dark  Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 3-April 05 Member No.: 3,584  |
Ok, this is my new post since change of topic!
 Ok, I found out how to kill X server and that is good! Now, I need to figure out how to get the kernel source (?) to compile my NVIDIA drivers so I can start using linux out of 800x600 resoultion which is really bothering! If I could have some assistance please for getting the sources? My Debian version is the latest, 3.1. Thanks!! [N]F |
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Mar 4 2006, 02:50 AM
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Colonel Panic  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,790 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
ok, I don't really know where Debian's kernel sources are since I use SUSE Linux. I guess the kernel-source is:
sudo apt-get install kernel-sources goodluck  xboxrulz |
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Mar 4 2006, 03:04 AM
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NiGHTFoX - Hiding in the dark Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 3-April 05 Member No.: 3,584 |
lol, geeze, thanks
I'm going to need it! I'll do some asking and searching around on debian.org.... they SHOULD know where the kernel sources are.If anyone else knows, please feel free to share! 800x600 is really bugging me and I can't take it anymore! [N]F Edit: Ok, I can't find anything on debian.org. However, through a bunch of clicking, I was directed to the site "http://www.kernel.org/" which is the kernel archives. Would searching for the proper version of the kernel here work? Edit2: btw, I forgot something. My release, 3.1, was released on December 20, 2005. Since then, I've noticed several new kernels. I'm really confused if I should use a newer kernel or get one from around Dec. 20? Edit3: (I promise to stop editing! ) I found this: http://www.debianguide.org/wiki/moin.cgi/NvidiaHowTo and was wondering if this is the correct way. If so, could someone translate that to English for a person new to Linux? Thanks!
This post has been edited by nightfox: Mar 4 2006, 03:41 AM |
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Mar 4 2006, 05:59 PM
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Colonel Panic Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,790 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
I would try to suggest you finding a Debian forum.
xboxrulz |
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Mar 4 2006, 11:20 PM
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Way Out Of Control - You need a life :) Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,042 Joined: 16-August 05 Member No.: 7,896 |
I would expect the sources to be in your Linux distro. I usually work with mandrake or Redhat, and the sources are in the linux distro. Be careful, the kernel source is not only the kernel by itself, but also a lot of libraries linked each one to the other one, in order to be able to add a new component to the existing ones. So, look in your Linux distro, or go back to the site where you obtained your Linux.
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Mar 5 2006, 02:42 AM
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Way Out Of Control - You need a life :) Group: Members Posts: 1,366 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Nottingham England Member No.: 570 |
you need the source code what was used to create your current running kernel.
its not enough to just download the corrct version from kernel.org. either find the kernel-source or linux-source package on your debian install cd's or grab the latest kernel from kernel.org and re-compile. there are many tutorials on how to config and compile kernels over at linuxquestions.org |
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Mar 5 2006, 06:26 PM
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NiGHTFoX - Hiding in the dark Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 3-April 05 Member No.: 3,584 |
ok, well, in a Debian mailing list, I was given instructions to get the kernel source... the way I did it, the NVIDIA installer still didn't see the source but I found another way.
I'm now stuck at the Debian XServer configuration screen "Please enter the video card's bus identifier." ??? um... I have absolutely no idea what the heck that is! What will happen if I leave it blank? [N]F |
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Mar 5 2006, 06:40 PM
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Way Out Of Control - You need a life :) Group: Members Posts: 1,366 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Nottingham England Member No.: 570 |
Its been a long time since i read the install ionstructions, but i dont remember needing to re-run the Xserver config utility.
From what i remember, you just need to edit the currently existing Xorg.conf change "Driver "nv"" for "Driver "nvidia"" and possably increace the screen resolution if you so chose. just follow the step by step instructions provided by nvidia. I assume the nvidia driver has been built and you can successfully load the driver witj "modprobe nvidia" as root ? |
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Mar 7 2006, 12:14 AM
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NiGHTFoX - Hiding in the dark Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 3-April 05 Member No.: 3,584 |
Guess what?! I don't know what I did different, but I got my graphic drivers installed!
 Me = VERY happy right now!! I'm so excited that I ran around my house! lolLinux is simply amazing! It puts up a challenge for sure, but you just have to get over the humps and you're on the way! Thanks for all the support! omg... I love this! haha, Konqueror has built in spell checker (or is it a feature of KDE?) and I love it! NEVER again will I have to open up wor... err... OpenOffice.org to do spell check on things! Weeeee!!!! Wow! I can't believe I stayed on Windows for so long! I love this Linux world! (a very excited) [N]F |
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Mar 7 2006, 01:35 AM
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Colonel Panic Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,790 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
lol, I'm glad that you're please with the Linux community and the software itself.
Good luck, and happy Linuxing! xboxrulz *download Firefox, you should get it *
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