[mythtv-users] nVidia drivers 185.18.14 now out, ubuntu mythtv packages update ...

William william_munson at comcast.net
Fri May 29 10:24:30 UTC 2009


On 05/29/2009 06:01 AM, Tortise wrote:
> I have tried to follow the instructions at
> http://www.avenard.org/media/Ubuntu_Repository/Entries/2009/5/28_How_to_upgrade_to_nVidia_drivers_185.18.14.html
>
> What is not clear to me is
>
> 1) Which repository am I to use?  I am running 9.04.  I installed:
>
> Testing packages are built with debugging information allowing to track bugs more easily.  echo "deb
> http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos intrepid testing" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/avenard.list
>
> OR Should I be using
>
> Packaged in bleeding repository. Contains packages that will replace system files.  echo "deb
> http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos intrepid bleeding" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/avenard.list
>
> 2) How do we check that "Warning: you must always have "release" enabled, for testing packages to install properly"
>
> 3) Possibly the above answers will also clarify:
>
> How to upgrade:
> Start synaptic
> Click on "Reload"
> Click on "Mark All Upgrades"
> This will prompt you that nvidia-glx-180 and nvidia-libvdpau-180 will be uninstalled. That's okay.
> Do not click Apply yet.  {OK TO HERE}
> Mark to install nvidia-glx-185  {Filter on NVIDIA} =>Not in the LIST so how do we select it?
>
>    
Try searching for nvidia-glx rather than NVIDIA, that at least lets me 
find the deb. Be sure to check to see what its trying to uninstall 
before applying the update. For me it wants to completely remove xorg 
but does not install a upgraded version.


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