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   From: Richard Asbridge    
   Subject: Re: nvidia woes again   
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   > My question - what bloody module? And how do I update it?   
   >    
   > I'm running kernel 2.6.17.11 generic.   
   >    
   > Tearing my hair out on this one....   
      
   The nvidia driver comes in two parts; an open source "wrapper" and a closed   
   source "driver" the wrapper is compiled for a particular kernel version   
   and needs to be kept in step with any kernel updates you perform.   
      
   My advice with nvidia drivers is to use one packaged by your distro if you   
   can, unless you are happy to reinstall the nvidia driver every time you do   
   a kernel update. Personally I like having things as easy as possible so I   
   tend to take my own advice here unless something is very wrong.   
      
   Firstly you need to install these packages using synaptic or apt-get (or   
   whatever you normally use):    
      
   nvidia-glx   
   nvidia-kernel-common   
   linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17   
      
   once installed you should run...   
      
   sudo nvidia-glx-config enable   
      
   ....in a terminal to enable your nvidia driver. Once this is done, restart   
   your system and you should be working without problems. If you can't find   
   the packages, make sure you have universe repositories enabled.   
      
   If you have further problems post specific errors you see and details of   
   your exact graphics card model. Things to look out for are frame buffer   
   errors (I've had these in the past with Geforce FX 5800/5900 cards) they   
   can be easilly resolved however by simply disabling frame buffer support   
   during boot. Also don't get hung up on driver version numbers, latest does   
   not mean best especially if you have an older card, trust your   
   distribution packagers to package a driver that is stable with your OS and   
   only go for the latest one if you have to.   
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