[SOLVED] Nvidia 6629 + Dell Laptop = LCD Problems

[Steve Fink]

Everyone,

I have two Dell Laptops both had problems with FC3, Nvidia 6629 and the
UXGA LCD.  One has a GeForce 3 and the other a GeForce 4.  When using
the LCD with the 6629 driver X launches but the screen is disrupted and
has an offset image with colored stripes on the right side and bottom.

The solution:

Unpack the Nvidia source
#./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run -x

Change to the Nvidia source directory
#NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/

Edit the file os-registry.c
# vi os-registry.c

Locate line 290 where it says:
static int NVreg_Mobile = ~0;

and change it to:
static int NVreg_Mobile = 0;

Change to the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1 directory
#cd ../../../

and rerun the installer
#./nvidia-installer

Don't forget to copy the Nvidia files from /dev/ to /etc/udev/devices/
#cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices

Hope this works for anyone else who's having trouble.

Best,

Steve