[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#596471: Bug#596471: [nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx] Incompatible with current X.Org server

[Filipus Klutiero]

  On 2010-09-17 20:15, Marvin Renich wrote:
> * Filipus Klutiero<chealer at gmail.com>  [100917 01:45]:
>> Heh. It must have been a long time ago if I ever had enough trust in
>> NVIDIA to ask them for anything, in particular to update their Linux
>> driver for 10 year old cards. Actually, I have no card that only
>> works with 71xx, I'm just reporting this package is broken so it
>> can't get back in testing.
>>
>> Pretty much the only thing you can do is to request the removal of
>> these packages; see http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-nvidia-devel/2009-September/001925.html
>>
>> The situation has partly changed since then, partly thanks to your
>> work. The first paragraph should now read:
>>
>> The following packages are broken in unstable and testing:
>>
>> nvidia-graphics-legacy-96xx-modules-amd64, nvidia-graphics-legacy-96xx-modules-i386
> My kids' computer is a Dell Dimension 4500 (Pentium 4) with an nVidia
> GeForce FX 5500, supported by nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx, and they enjoy
> playing games that require accelerated graphics.  I had held off
> upgrading xorg-* because of the lack of support for this card.  I
> recently upgraded because I thought the new nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx would
> support it, not knowing that it didn't support the new xorg packages.
> If nVidia doesn't provide an updated legacy-71xx, I will have to either
> downgrade xorg (not desired) or purchase a new video card.
No, 1.0.76** didn't drop support for FX 5500. Actually, GeForce FX 5500 
is supported as far as 173.14.xx.