Bug#616480: nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx: do a script that build package from nvidia driver

[matthieu castet]

Package: nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx
Version: 96.43.18-2
Severity: wishlist


nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx driver is often late, and prevent to update
system (X version or kernel version). But most of time the new driver
that work exist on nvida.com.

May be it could be a good idea to have script that fetch the driver from
nvidia.com, extract drivers and install them on the system.


-- Package-specific info:
uname -a:
Linux mat-pc 2.6.37-1-686 #1 SMP Tue Feb 15 18:21:50 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

/proc/version:
Linux version 2.6.37-1-686 (Debian 2.6.37-1) (ben at decadent.org.uk) (gcc version 4.4.5 (Debian 4.4.5-10) ) #1 SMP Tue Feb 15 18:21:50 UTC 2011

/proc/driver/nvidia/version: 
NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module  96.43.18  Tue Jul 13 13:16:20 PDT 2010
GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Debian 4.4.5-11) 

lspci 'VGA compatible controller [0300]':
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] [10de:0171] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 248 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
	Region 2: Memory at ddb80000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=512K]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at dfde0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia


-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.37-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to fr_FR)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx depends on:
ii  dpkg                         1.15.8.10   Debian package management system
ii  libc6                        2.11.2-11   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgl1-nvidia-legacy-96xx-gl 96.43.18-2  NVIDIA binary OpenGL libraries (96
ii  libglx-nvidia-alternatives   195.36.31-7 simplifies replacing Xorg module l
ii  nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-dk 96.43.18-2  NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS s
ii  xserver-xorg-core [xorg-vide 2:1.7.7-11  Xorg X server - core server

nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx recommends no packages.

Versions of packages nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx suggests:
ii  nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-dk 96.43.18-2  NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS s
ii  nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-so 96.43.18-2  NVIDIA binary kernel module source
ii  nvidia-settings              195.36.24-1 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA gr

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-dkms depends on:
ii  dkms                          2.1.1.2-5  Dynamic Kernel Module Support Fram
ii  nvidia-kernel-common          20100522+2 NVIDIA binary kernel module suppor

nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-dkms recommends no packages.

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source depends on:
ii  debhelper                     8.1.2      helper programs for debian/rules
ii  make                          3.81-8     An utility for Directing compilati
ii  quilt                         0.48-7     Tool to work with series of patche

Versions of packages nvidia-kernel-legacy-96xx-source recommends:
ii  kernel-package               12.036+nmu1 A utility for building Linux kerne
ii  module-assistant             0.11.3      tool to make module package creati
ii  nvidia-kernel-common         20100522+2  NVIDIA binary kernel module suppor

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

Versions of packages nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx is related to:
ii  binutils         2.21.0.20110216-2       The GNU assembler, linker and bina
pn  binutils-gold    <none>                  (no description available)
ii  linux-headers-2. 2.6.34-1~experimental.2 Header files for Linux 2.6.34-1-68
ii  linux-headers-2. 2.6.37-1                Header files for Linux 2.6.37-1-68
ii  nvidia-glx-legac 96.43.18-2              NVIDIA binary Xorg driver (96xx le
ii  nvidia-kernel-co 20100522+2              NVIDIA binary kernel module suppor
ii  nvidia-kernel-le 96.43.18-2              NVIDIA binary kernel module DKMS s
ii  nvidia-kernel-le 96.43.18-2              NVIDIA binary kernel module source
ii  xserver-xorg     1:7.5+8                 the X.Org X server
ii  xserver-xorg-cor 2:1.7.7-11              Xorg X server - core server

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