So say we all.

Author: rdonald
Date: Wed Jun 10 22:56:45 2009
New Revision: 557

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-nvidia/?sc=1&rev=557
Log:
prepare 185.18.14 and libvdpau



It has begun!

So Friday evening I tried to upgrade my X in sid at work. Sid doesn't like my 3 head workstation at work. More specifically X. So I've decided to downgrade to lenny (for the second time) and stay there for a while.

Then while downloading 1the 185.18.14 drivers to start packaging them, my hard drive at home starts to fail.

I hate computers.

I just uploaded nvidia-graphics-drivers 180.44 that work with Debian's 2.6.29 thanks to package team member Len Sorensen. If anyone wants to be as amazing as Len you may join the packaging team too.

I also did some BTS cleaning in regards to bugs reported by people not using the debian packages (and even said so) but reassigned to us anyway.

I am also battling a bad cold. I always get sick on holidays.

Oh one more thing. Go Canucks!

Started updating our Debian Machines at Hosting Nation to Lenny. Smooth so far.

I've uploaded the 177.80 drivers to experimental. Note that there is another legacy break with this release. e.g. my secondary FX5500 card is no longer supported so I'm stuck at the 173.xx branch at work. The NVIDIA packaging team will have a legacy version of 173.14.12 available shortly.

The 96xx legacy kernel modules have entered NEW today.

I just uploaded lenny modules for the current branch of NVIDIA drivers. Only 4 more source packages to go, plus patching 71.86.06 for xen and 2.6.25+.

My wife and I have almost settled in our new home now. We start moving the alpacas today. I finally have some time to address the issues with the NVIDIA packages in regards to Lenny. As 2.6.26 is now in unstable I can build kernel modules for the proper kernel target and get a xen patch for 71.86.06. 173.14.12 will go into experimental shortly.

So as I've said before, this week is crazy but I have managed to upload nvidia-graphics-drivers with a RC bug fix and new legacy upstream 96.43.07 that supports 2.6.26. 71.86.06 will be uploaded later today. As far as testing goes I think I'll need some hinting and maybe a freeze exception once the kernel for lenny is decided on so I can create the appropriate kernel modules. Man all those kernel modules is gonna be a a pain. At least I have Internet at my new house now.

This past weekend was tiresome and this week will be more of the same. See, I moved yesterday to our new house. We have much unpacking to do and sleep to catch up on. Add to that that we don't have cable or Internet yet, I have to pick up my car from the shop, go to work, clean the old house and keep feeding the alpacas that aren't moved yet. Oh and Debian will be freezing this week sometime and my NVIDIA team still has a lot of work to do. NMU's are appreciated. Sigh.

Weee! Epiphany with webkit just crashed for me on webkit.org.

The 173.14.09 drivers have been uploaded. I still have an undiagnosed crash on my work machine but it is an unusual set up. Hope you have a good summer.

For those who care you can find NVIDIA 173.14.05 debs here I have a problem with X crashing at startup with a secondary non-nvidia card on my i386 box at work so I'm still trying to figure out that issue but for single card systems they should work fine.

update: It looks like 179.14.09 might fix my issue so hopefully I will make an upload soon. - sigh. no it didn't. I'll upload 173.14.09 this week though.

I starting trying Twitter. Gotta keep up with the kids these days ;) I'm using the twhirl client based on adobe AIR. I tried spaz but it seemed to push the limits of Linux alpha AIR a bit too much. Twhirl seems quite decent. My twitter URL is here for those who care.


In other news I'll try to get the latest release of the current NVIDIA drivers up tonight.