Dave Uhring wrote:
> On Thu, 01 May 2008 08:59:45 +0200, Eilko wrote:
>
> Execute '/etc/init.d/gdm stop'. Now change directory (cd) to where you
> downloaded the nVidia driver and execute
>
> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-169.12-pkg2.run -a
>
> You will need to answer a few Yes or No questions; read the screens and
> use a little common sense.

Thanks, I made a lot of progress. I think I'm almost finished

I found out that I needed to install the kernel sources first.
I found out that they had to be unpacked manually.
I found out that I need to tell the nvidia script where to find the
sources. I know that this works, because previously the kernel.h could
not be found, but now the script doesn't complain about kernel.h
anymore. So most likely it found that headerfile.

But the latest error report of nvidia seems to be more tricky.
It claims that it cannot find
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18/include/linux/version.h which is true
because that file doesn't exist. Similar files do exist on different
places in the source tree, but they have a different meaning..

On nvidia.com it was advised to use the script parameter
--kernel-include-dir but that parameter is not recognized by the script.

Am I making progress in the right direction? Or am I making a stupid
fundamental error? How do I correct the version.h error?

/Eilko.

p.s.
One thing is for sure, Debian is not suitable for a complete novice.
Yesterday I was a complete novice, today I'm just a novice.. But I like
the learning process And thanks for your help!