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From: jellybean stonerfish 
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Subject: Re: nvidia woes again
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:26:32 +0000, Richard Asbridge wrote:

> Firstly you need to install these packages using synaptic or apt-get (or
> whatever you normally use): 
> 
> nvidia-glx
> nvidia-kernel-common
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17

I was under the impression that the restricted modules should be installed
first, then install nvidia-glx.  nvidia-glx dependencies may load the
wrong restricted modules if the correct ones are not installed first.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia#head-
8ea537454e53c8ecf3af0d8946a8162ac1c008d
or
http://tinyurl.com/2zhvfl

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