On Friday 04 January 2013 16:23:24 Slávek Banko wrote: > Dne pá 4. ledna 2013 Lisi Reisz napsal(a): > > On Friday 04 January 2013 14:03:19 Slávek Banko wrote: > > > Please, you have updated to backports version also packages libdrm*? > > > > It would seem so. (see below *.) > > > > > From > > > the log I see that instead of nouveau is used vesa. It is not good. > > > > Yes, I noticed that but thought it was related to teh fact that it was > > using teh default monitor. > > > > I'm running out of ways to say thank you. Thank you itself is becoming > > clichéd. > > Lisi > > > > * > > peter@Nyx:~$ aptitude search libdrm > > p libdrm-dev - Userspace interface to > > kernel DRM services -- devel > > i A libdrm-intel1 - Userspace interface to > > intel-specific kernel DRM se > > p libdrm-intel1-dbg - Userspace interface to > > intel-specific kernel DRM se > > c libdrm-nouveau1 - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > p libdrm-nouveau1-dbg - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > i A libdrm-nouveau1a - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > p libdrm-nouveau1a-dbg - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > i A libdrm-radeon1 - Userspace interface to > > radeon-specific kernel DRM s > > p libdrm-radeon1-dbg - Userspace interface to > > radeon-specific kernel DRM s > > i A libdrm2 - Userspace interface to > > kernel DRM services -- runti > > p libdrm2-dbg - Userspace interface to > > kernel DRM services -- debug > > p libdrmaa-dev - Distributed resource > > management Application API lib > > p libdrmaa-java - Distributed resource > > management Application API lib > > p libdrmaa1.0 - Distributed resource > > management Application API lib > > peter@Nyx:~$ aptitude -t squeeze-backports search libdrm > > p libdrm-dev - Userspace interface to > > kernel DRM services -- devel > > i A libdrm-intel1 - Userspace interface to > > intel-specific kernel DRM se > > p libdrm-intel1-dbg - Userspace interface to > > intel-specific kernel DRM se > > c libdrm-nouveau1 - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > p libdrm-nouveau1-dbg - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > i A libdrm-nouveau1a - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > p libdrm-nouveau1a-dbg - Userspace interface to > > nouveau-specific kernel DRM > > i A libdrm-radeon1 - Userspace interface to > > radeon-specific kernel DRM s > > p libdrm-radeon1-dbg - Userspace interface to > > radeon-specific kernel DRM s > > i A libdrm2 - Userspace interface to > > kernel DRM services -- runti > > p libdrm2-dbg - Userspace interface to > > kernel DRM services -- debug > > p libdrmaa-dev - Distributed resource > > management Application API lib > > p libdrmaa-java - Distributed resource > > management Application API lib > > p libdrmaa1.0 - Distributed resource > > management Application API lib > > peter@Nyx:~$ > > > > root@Nyx:/home/peter# aptitude -t squeeze-backports install > > libdrm-nouveau1 libdrm-nouveau1a > > The following NEW packages will be installed: > > libdrm-nouveau1 > > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 43 not > > upgraded. Need to get 0 B/408 kB of archives. After unpacking 487 kB > > will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > libdrm-nouveau1a: Conflicts: libdrm-nouveau1 but 2.4.21-1~squeeze3 is > > to be installed. > > The following actions will resolve these dependencies: > > > > Remove the following packages: > > 1) libdrm-nouveau1a > > 2) xserver-xorg-video-nouveau > > > > > > > > Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] q > > Abandoning all efforts to resolve these dependencies. > > Abort. > > root@Nyx:/home/peter# aptitude -t squeeze-backports install > > libdrm-nouveau1a No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. > > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 43 not > > upgraded. Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be > > used. > > > > root@Nyx:/home/peter# > > According to this commit, support for nvidia GK106 is not yet available > in nouveau. I guess the only chance is to use the (ugly) binary drivers. > > http://cgit.freedesktop.org/nouveau/linux-2.6/commit/?id=15dd5a6044cfbc259d >03cdd1d3f5f71a41a7d933 Thanks so much, Slávek. I ought to have known how to get that information for myself, but I'm afraid that I didn't. I also ought to have Googled to try and get that information. I did, after all, know that it is a NVIDIA card. But following this list and the Debian users list had left me with the obviously erroneous impression that nouveau is fine so long as you don't need 3d. It is my husband's new computer. He seems happy with it as it is. I could do with its being a little clearer! But I'll see whether just giving nouveau time to catch up, gets it better before he starts to have problems. Lisi