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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: nvidia-driver disappeared from testing
From:       John Bleichert <syborg () earthlink ! net>
Date:       2014-07-17 14:40:58
Message-ID: 53C7E07A.2060203 () earthlink ! net
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On 07/17/2014 10:12 AM, John Bleichert wrote:
>
>> The Nvidia drivers have been removed from testing since they are not
>> compatible with xorg-server 1.16[1,2,3].  Stick to your current 1.15 X
>> server or switch to nouveau.

Were you talking about the release clients with the [1,2,3] - sorry, 
didn't see that. Just trying to clear up my own confusion.

>
> X.Org X Server 1.15.99.904 (1.16.0 RC 4)
>
> Where are you all seeing xorg 1.16.n?
>
> To the OP: I install and maintain the proprietary nvidia driver myself
> w/o getting it from the repos. I'm at driver level 340.24 and everything
> works like a charm. x.org and mesa updates sometimes clobber the library
> links for the nvidia driver but a simple driver re-install fixes it.
>
> JB
>
>

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