Install Nvidia driver in BookwormPup64 10.0.6 using apt (a how-to) update
This is an update after the driver has changed in the repositories.
If you are already using the Nvidia 525 driver. this will update it to the 535 driver.
This is procedure for BookwormPup64 10.0.6
Version 10.0.7 has it's own topic for this.
Credit for getting a procedure that works, to use apt to download and install a driver, goes to people posting on this topic:
viewtopic.php?t=10975
The big help by dimkr for finding the bug in xwin.
radky's work getting version 10.0.7 working.
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There is a Nvidia hardware driver available from the Debian repository that can be installed and used to operate Nvidia hardware.
If you have very, very new Nvidia hardware it may not support it, but it should support most Nvidia hardware.
Have bookwormPup64 booted using a save file/folder.
Save free space needed is 600MB (?) or more to hold the installed Nvidia package and files.
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First thing needed is a small edit to the xwin file. (driver will not get correctly used without this change to xwin
/usr/bin/xwin.
Open the file in a text editor and make this change.
Save the change.
Reboot and make sure to update the save so this is now the xwin that gets used.
This line (252):
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if ! [ "`find $DRVRSPATH -type f -name "*${CURRENT_DRIVER}*"`" ] ; then
Should have been:
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if ! [ "`find -L $DRVRSPATH -type f -name "*${CURRENT_DRIVER}*"`" ] ; then
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There is a small tr file that needs replaced located in /usr/bin/
Here is a pet package to use to install the replacement tr file.
coreutils_9.1-1_tr_binary.pet- (20.29 KiB) Downloaded 27 times
Download and install this pet to get the tr file replaced.
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This is how to download, install, and use Nvidia driver:
In a terminal use these apt commands:
Update apt repository info:
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apt updateDownload and install driver:
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apt update && apt install libgtk3-perl
apt install nvidia-driverDownload and install the Nvidia driver settings program:
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apt install nvidia-settingsNow reboot making sure to update the save so everything is there to use when it boots again.
It will boot to a point where you will have to run xorgwizard to get the driver used changed to nvidia.
Run xorgwizard making settings to use.
Select driver to use by specifying nvidia (manually type in nvidia)
Select resolution you want to use.
Select color depth you want (24)
Close xorgwizard.
Enter xwin
Should now continue booting to the desktop.
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All Settings used by the driver, NEED To Be Made Using The Nvida X server Settings Program
Only use this program to change driver settings.
Simply make setting changes and close the program.
Changes are made to a setting file as you make them.
This file controls the nvidia driver operation.
Note: WARNING!
When using the Nvidia X server settings program
On the X Server Display Configuration Window is an option:
Save to X Configuration File
DO NOT USE THIS OPTION
It will make an xorg.conf file that does not work and replaces the working xorg.conf
to the "kennels"!