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andrewd18

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From: Wisconsin, USA

Registered: 2007-08-02

Posts: 34

Re: Linux 3.15.7-1 Breaks nvidia, r8168 Edit: nvidia solution inside.

I used the nvidia package in the testing repository. Works great. Here's how to do it:

1. Upgrade to 3.15.7.

2. Edit /etc/pacman.conf and enable the testing repository.

3. sudo pacman -S nvidia

4. Edit /etc/pacman.conf and disable the testing repository.

5. Reboot.

MoonSwan

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From: Great White North

Registered: 2008-01-23

Posts: 881

Re: Linux 3.15.7-1 Breaks nvidia, r8168 Edit: nvidia solution inside.

@onoakino, you're very welcome.  I tried to make my suggestion as simple as possible without sounding like I was an elitist shill just giving instructions.   

@andewd18, I hope you realise what you've done is not advisable under these circumstances.  Installing one package from the "testing" repos can be a nice recipe for disaster because your future updates will not be in line with your shiny toy from the "testing" repos.  You've been warned ... as nicely as possible. 

Last edited by MoonSwan (2014-07-30 17:15:03)

andrewd18

Member

From: Wisconsin, USA

Registered: 2007-08-02

Posts: 34

Re: Linux 3.15.7-1 Breaks nvidia, r8168 Edit: nvidia solution inside.

Installing one package from the "testing" repos can be a nice recipe for disaster because your future updates will not be in line with your shiny toy from the "testing" repos.

Yes, I'm aware [testing] is not necessarily compatible with [stable]. Maybe we can stay focused on the real issue here, which is that nvidia [stable] is not compatible with linux [stable], and how to resolve that.

Edit: Looks like nvidia 340.24-3 (which was recompiled for kernel 3.15.7) has hit [stable] so that should be that.

Last edited by andrewd18 (2014-07-30 19:37:01)

headkase

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Registered: 2011-12-06

Posts: 1,983

Re: Linux 3.15.7-1 Breaks nvidia, r8168 Edit: nvidia solution inside.

Requesting closure.

jasonwryan

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From: .nz

Registered: 2009-05-09

Posts: 30,424

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Re: Linux 3.15.7-1 Breaks nvidia, r8168 Edit: nvidia solution inside.

Done.

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