[64studio-devel] Upgrade to Lenny problem

[dave]

Hi mirami,

Are you sure the upgrade is complete?
# apt-get -f install
If it wants to remove packages, say no...
copy what is to be removed and post back.

There is now a lenny-backports which would have made things
a bit more simple with qsynth.

deb http://apt.64studio.com/backports lenny-backports main

*  install the nvidia driver last....
You might have to remove the old driver first.
make sure your upgrade is fine first. "No Rush".
* You need the binary driver from nvidia. (legacy)
Take your time to make sure it's the right one.
You have to install the driver in a terminal
It's not hard.

Logout:
[ctrl] + [alt] + [f1] login as root:
cd /to where your driver downloaded
You must stop Xorg and gnome.
Type:
# init 3
wait a second press [Enter] to get your prompt back.
# /etc/init.d/gdm stop
# sh NVIDIA [TAB] your packagename will complete [Enter]
If it "fails" because of gcc
# apt-get install gcc
If it fails libc6-dev
# apt-get install libc6-dev
This will remove kernel-headers
but it's ok it's not the multimedia-rt headers (check this).
# sh NVIDIA.run (your driver name)
It might ask you if you want to abort the installation, say "no"
This will build the module. note:   edit xorg.conf yourself...
# edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf (change "nv" to "nvidia")
Restart:

Cheers,

dave.


Jaromír Mikeš wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> thanks a lot. Your advice was right like always. Hope you are fine.
> Know I am fighting with xorg.conf.. there are not legacy nvidia drivers in Lenny.
> I would like to get better resolution then "1024x768" I by accident skip choosing "1600x1024" (my win setting) during installation.
> Even if I putting "1600x1024" in my xorg.conf I can't get it.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> mirami
>
> PS:Sorry for double post
>
>
> < ------------ Původní zpráva ------------
> < Od: dave <drbudo at ntlworld.com>
> < Předmět: Re: [64studio-devel] Upgrade to Lenny problem
> < Datum: 07.6.2008 22:05:26
> < ----------------------------------------
> < Hi mirami,
> <
> < Jaromír Mikeš wrote:
> < > Hello,
> < >
> < > after some troubles I was going through upgrade process. There was no broken
> < packages, everything installed. I had to remove qsynth some problems during
> < upgrade. I also noticed that legacy drivers for my GeForce MX 400 not are
> < available in Lenny.
> < >
> < > The problem is that after log in I have no panel, no menu. I was able launch
> < Iceweasel just from terminal because I have short cut for launching it
> < (terminal). I can see just clean default grey/blue background even I had
> < set-uped different color. No documents or shorts even I had few on it.
> < >
> < > This behavior is same with both kernels with new and old two.
> < >
> < > Thanks for any help/advice
> < >
> < > mirami
> < >
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> < mirami
> <
> < go to a terminal and type:
> <
> < # apt-get install gnome-core metacity
> <
> < you need these to get your desktop back.
> < If it wants to remove packages, say no, and post back.
> < " that's some list you've got there".
> <
> < Good luck,
> < dave.
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