I successfully installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-290.10.run on my Debian Squeeze desktop but I do not see /var/log/nvidia-installer.log clearly stating which file(s) have been added/replaced. Does anybody know which file(s) it installs or modifies ?
You can install Nvidia drivers as follows.
Install nvidia-glx (metapackage) and the kernel driver source (nvidia-kernel-source), It sounds like you will want to get these from unstable or experimental.
Then you can build the binary kernel module using module-assistant. First, install module-assistant. Then
m-a
gives you interactive mode.
- First run UPDATE and PREPARE
- Go into SELECT, and pick
nvidia-kernel. - Then run BUILD and then INSTALL.
Make sure xorg.conf references nvidiain the device section. I.e.
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7300 GS]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:02:00:0"
answered Feb 6 '12 at 16:13
You can find moved files in /var/lib/nvidia/. A log containing touched files can be found at /var/lib/nvidia/log.
For a more detailled list from an installation attempt in VirtualBox, see https://lists.launchpad.net/bumblebee/msg00019.html
answered Jun 5 '12 at 19:45
290.10is available in testing/unstable,295.09in experimental. Use the Debian packagesnvidia-kernel-sourceetc. – Faheem Mitha Feb 6 '12 at 12:15