NVidia official driver on Fedora 2

[Bob Marcan]

Aaron Hughes wrote:

> Jason Kretzer wrote:
>
>> The source rpm is on the same page -- is that what you
>> are looking for?
>>
>> -Jason
>>
>> --- Aaron Hughes <hughesac at clarkson.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Tarjei Knapstad wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 17:43, Rodolfo J. Paiz
>>>
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> At 03:45 5/25/2004, Thiago Vinhas de Moraes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Some time ago I asked the same question, but
>>>>>
>>>
>>> forgot the answer. What
>>>
>>>>>> changes I have to make to the system, so I can
>>>>>
>>>
>>> properly run the official
>>>
>>>>>> NVidia drivers on Fedora2?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As I recall, someone answered that you should get
>>>>
>>>
>>> a kernel from kernel.org,
>>>
>>>>> set CONFIG_REGPARM and CONFIG_4KSTACKS to "n" then
>>>>
>>>
>>> recompile your kernel
>>>
>>>>> that way. You cannot use the Fedora kernel as it
>>>>
>>>
>>> won't compile with those
>>>
>>>>> options.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just from memory... search the archives for Truth.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alternatively, get this kernel while you wait...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/wlan/full/downloads-fc2-kernel-i686.php 
>>
>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Tarjei
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I just wanted to say that I tried the kernel from
>>> the link above and it works straight up witht the NVIDIA 5336 drivers I
>>> was playing Warcraft III a few minutes ago but I would like to 
>>> recompile
>>> just for some optimizations does anyone know where the source for
>>> that kernel is.
>>>
>>>
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> I think I need the actual source of the kernel, I thought the src.rpm 
> was just for rebuilding the rpm but I'm just going to try a kernel 
> from kernel.org and try turning off the 4k stacks.
> Thanks
>
>
src.rpm includes sources, patches and spec
rpm -qpl xxx.src.rpm

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