On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Paul M Foster wrote:
> Eben King wrote:
>>
>> That's great, but I don't see my GPU listed in nv's blurb in
>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log when I use it. Where do I get a more recent version,
>> or the source code thereto? Alternatively, maybe I missed it. Is "Geforce
>> 7600GS" in yours, and what version of xorg do you have?
>
> Oh I see, you want a newer version of the *nv* driver.
>
> Mine includes "GeForce 7600 GS" in my Xorg log file. According to the log,
> I'm running X 7.1.1, released 12 May 2006. I installed stock X and nv driver
> from Debian Sid some months ago.
>
> It looks (from aptitude) like I have installed the following relevant
> packages:
>
> xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.2.0-3
> xserver-xorg 1:7.1.0-7
That's a solution. Since I can't get "nvidia" to install, I'll go for "nv",
which means I need to upgrade "nv".
1. Is a newer version available apart from X?
if not, 2. How does one upgrade X?
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