[Grml] Re: nVidia in a boot anywhere system
Michael Prokop
mika at grml.org
Wed Feb 1 22:28:40 CET 2006
* Mark <or2uvma02 at sneakemail.com> [20060201 21:59]:
> > > List exact steps to get nVidia support.
> > Yes, Sir!
> > Some kind of politeness would increase our motivation significantly, at
> > least mine.
> I was not impolite; you read too much between the lines.
[...]
Adding a "could you please help me" - or at least a "please"
has a positive effect on increasing motivation of developers.
> > Just give it a try. BTW: It's not a kernel replacement, just a kernel
> > module.
> There is a 1.4M file in GRML repository called
> nvidia-kernel-2.6.15-grml_1.0.8178-1+grml.07_i386.deb
> The file does not say "module" anywhere, so the name confused me. It
> looks (to me) like a full kernel replacement. Not saying it's wrong,
> just explaining how I got that impression.
% apt-cache show nvidia-kernel-2.6.15-grml | sed -ne "/^Description/,/^$/p"
Description: NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.15-grml
These XFree86 4.0 binary drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration of
OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X Server and support the
GeForce (>2), nForce and Quadro chipsets. AGP and flat panel
displays are also supported.
.
This package contains the NVIDIA binary kernel module needed by
nvidia-glx.
.
For more information on this source package visit NVIDIA's homepage
at http://www.nvidia.com/ .
regards,
-mika-
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