topic title: nvidia-detect package (look at me cousinlucky)
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#1
Posting this mainly for cousinlucky after he gets Antix installed
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on my box

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harry@biker:~
$ apt-cache policy nvidia-detect
nvidia-detect:
  Installed: 302.17-3
  Candidate: 302.17-3
  Version table:
 *** 302.17-3 0
        500 http://ftp.gr.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Yours won't be installed yet cousinlucky so as root in terminal

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sux
hit enter

Then type in your password. Then hit enter again

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apt-get update
hit enter. let it finish updating, the

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apt-get install nvidia-detect
after it installs

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root@biker:/home/harry
# nvidia-detect
Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation NV6 [Vanta/Vanta LT] [10de:002c] (rev 15)
Uh oh. Your card is only supported by the 71.86 legacy drivers series, which is not in any current Debian suite.


As you can see from the info posted. Debian does not ship this legacy driver for this old box so it is basically telling me to use the linux driver from nvidia's site. You can use this thread after you finish installing AntiX for troubleshooting your new graphics card.

Post also from terminal in this thread

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inxi -F
also so we can see your hardware.
Posts: 148
cousinlucky
Joined: 24 Aug 2012
#2
Thank You Very Much, Roky!!
Posts: 148
cousinlucky
Joined: 24 Aug 2012

29 Aug 2012, 02:35 #3

sudo apt-get install nvidia-detect - was what worked for me. Below is the inxi -F file

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 cousinlucky@antiX1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-full Edelweißpiraten 22 August 2012
Machine:   System: HP Pavilion 061 product: PC188A-ABA A532X version: 0nB1211RE101KAME210
           Mobo: ASUSTek model: Kamet2 Bios: Phoenix version: 3.08 date: 02/04/2004
CPU:       Single core AMD Athlon XP 2800+ (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (sse) clocked at 2074.951 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV44A [GeForce 6200] 
           X.Org: 1.12.3 drivers: vesa,nouveau (unloaded: fbdev) Resolution: 1280x1024@0.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A
Audio:     Card: VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller driver: snd_via82xx Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.25
Network:   Card: VIA VT6102 [Rhine-II] driver: via-rhine 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:0e:a6:d0:6f:01
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (2.5% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1600AAJB size: 160.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 25G used: 3.7G (16%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 1.55GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
           ID: swap-2 size: 1.55GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap ID: swap-3 size: 0.92GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
           ID: swap-4 size: 1.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 62.5C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 91 Uptime: 54 min Memory: 142.7/501.4MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.14 
cousinlucky@antiX1:~$

Again Thanks Roky!!