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Re: kernel 4.7.0 and nvidia

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Op Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:45:46 +0200 schreef Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de>:

> Can the kernel-module be built? I suggest, to use the *-dkms stuff for
>> > building. If this does not work, you may try the drivers from the  
>> nvidia
>> > site directly. Before installiing this, get rid of all nvidia packages
>> > (i.e. apt- get --purge remove nvidia-*). Check before saying "y",  
>> that no
>> > other unwanted packages are iremoved.
>>
>> How?  I’ll purge all nvidia packages, then install nvidia-kernel-dkms?
>>
>
> No. no. First purge all nvidia packages. Then go to the nvidia site and
> download the installer. It is an executable named  
> NViidia-some-version.run.
>
> Choose the correct one for your architecture. After download make it
> executable and execute it. Note, that there may no olf kernel-module be
> loaded. (If so, unload it: rmmod nvidia)
>
> The other way is to use the nvidia-kernel-dkms packages. I prefer these  
> before
> the already built packages. However, sometimes it fails to build, so I  
> take
> the NVidia****.run as substitute.
>
> Try both solutions. Maybe one will work.
>
> Happy hacking!
>
> Hans
>

or build the latest version (370.28) yourself
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Building_newer_releases_from_SVN

 from the changelog:

Release highlights since 370.23:
Added support for the following GPU:
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
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    Re: kernel 4.7.0 and nvidia Boyan Penkov <boyan.penkov@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 13:40 +0200
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        Re: kernel 4.7.0 and nvidia Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-10-06 21:30 +0200
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