180.44 nvidia debian method works with 2.6.29
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A few days ago I tried to use sgfxi to install the nvidia driver using the debian method and I got a message saying that only the beta driver would work with 2.6.29.
Since nvidia 180.22 it has worked for me with my self-compiled 2.6.29 kernels that are basically slh kernels patched with bootsplash, nothing else done.
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g@lap:~$ debq nvidia
ii  nvidia-glx                                      180.44-2                       NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
ii  nvidia-kernel-2.6.29.1-lat-siduxbs-1            180.44-2+1                     NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.29
ii  nvidia-kernel-2.6.29.1-lat-siduxbs-5            180.44-2+1                     NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.29
ii  nvidia-kernel-common                            20080825+1                     NVIDIA binary kernel module common files
ii  nvidia-kernel-source                            180.44-2                       NVIDIA binary kernel module source
ii  nvidia-settings                                 180.22-1                       Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driv
g@lap:~$ glx
direct rendering: Yes
g@lap:~$ grep nvidia /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder63)  Fri Apr  3 13:02:44 PST 2009
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option         "metamodes" "TV: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

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That was a leftover from the previous beta handling for 2.6.29., plus I hadn't updated 29 to support debian driver install method.

Also added in the new 173xx nvidia-glx-legacy and auto detection of that by sgfxi debian driver installer, and also turned off the warnings about testing since it appears these packages are now back in testing.
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