[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#510961: nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source: Confirmed, built personal packages for the impatient

[Samuel Colin]

Package: nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source
Version: 96.43.07-2
Severity: normal


Hi,
I had the same problem with a machine with a 2.6.28 kernel I
custom-compiled. Still wanting to get some graphic acceleration with this
kernel, I went ahead, took a look at the source of the package and built a
personal version. It is here:
http://hivernal.org/resources/debian/
Usual instructions for adding a third-party repository:
http://hivernal.org/static/debian/
(in french, but you should know what you are doing anyway).

In a nutshell, I just had to change the version number in upstream_info,
change the xen patch in patches and it compiled ok. I installed the package,
compiled against my kernel, a few warnings were displayed (nvidia is most
likely the culprit, for these), rebooted and it seems to work (glxgears was
fast, blender did not complain).
I propose them only for the impatient, I shall remove them as soon as a new
version enters testing.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.28
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     7.2.7      helper programs for debian/rules
ii  dpatch                        2.0.31     patch maintenance system for Debia
ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
ii  sed                           4.1.5-8    The GNU sed stream editor

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source recommends:
ii  devscripts                    2.10.47    scripts to make the life of a Debi
ii  kernel-package                11.017     A utility for building Linux kerne
ii  nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx        96.43.07-2 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver (96xx le

nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information