Bug#617286: base: ctrl+alt+F# doesn't work/physical screen freezes, mouse and keyboard irresponsive

[dl]

Thanks a lot for the information! I followed your instructions, and used the
unstable repos. I haven't tested it extensively, but it seems to be working
properly.

Cheers
Daniel

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de>wrote:

> On Tuesday, 8. March 2011 01:07:14 dl wrote:
> > I attached the required files.
> >
> > additionally, i should point out that I did not get the nvidia driver
> from
> > the debian repositoire, so maybe my bug report might not interest you. (I
> > did not know that the bug was related to the graphical card
> > driver). NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.29.run was what i used to first get
> the
> > driver working and the instructions I found in the internet (which were
> > basically, use the right version of the gcc compiler -- I attached them
> as
> > well). I did so because last year I had no success in getting the nvidia
> > card working properly using debian packages.
>
> A new driver release (260.19.44) is available as packages in unstable.
> Please first run 'nvidia-installer --uninstall' to revert all changes done
> by
> the installation you did with NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.29.run.
>
> If the problem persists, you should report this directly to NVIDIA,
> following
> their instructions:
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46678
>
> > I suppose i have to run that script again and recompile things, or could
> > you point out the right way of doing it: what debian packages i should
> use
> > that would not break with upgrades?
>
> nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-dkms should pull everything you need.
>
>
> Andreas
>
>
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