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xserver-xorg-video-nv package

Why is the nv driver missing in oneiric?

Asked by Cory Davis

The xserver-xorg-video-nv package doesn't seem to be available in Oneiric. I have a very old Vanta card that seems to depend on it as it is not supported by the proprietary drivers or nouveau. I can get by with the vesa driver but suspect nv gave better performance. So where has nv gone? is this part of the plan?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

It does appear to have been removed. Weird.

Could possibly report a bug. You may need to create an xorg.conf file to set better parameters for the driver

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#2

The nv driver, as i understand has been replaced by the more advanced nouveau driver.

http://packages.qa.debian.org/x/xserver-xorg-video-nv/news/20110209T124657Z.html

Nouveau has been the default for a while:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/TechnicalOverview#New_default_open_source_driver_for_nVidia_hardware

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Cory Davis (corzneffect) said : 		#3

Thanks mycae. Your first link suggests nv has been removed because it is not maintained. That leaves me a bit stuck because nouveau doesn't support my card (Vanta LT). A good excuse for an upgrade I guess.

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#4

You can try recompiling the old package, however it may not work as it is unmaintained (depends on the exact problem, which I am not aware of).

Download the orig.tar.gz, diff.gz and .dsc files at the bottom of this page:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/en/source/natty/xserver-xorg-video-nv

then follow roughly these instructions:
http://www.moosechips.com/2008/09/ubuntu-rebuild-a-source-package/

Note that you need to install the build-dependencies (apt-get build-dep) by hand using synaptic, the software centre or the command line (apt-get install), using the dependencies listed on the package page above.

and instead of
apt-get source package

you have to run
dpkg-source -x *.dsc

in the folder with the files you downloaded above.

Again, its a shot in the dark.

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