5336-Nvidia Driver

[Ernest L. Williams Jr.]

On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 08:48, HD wrote:
> Ernest L. Williams Jr. wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-05-30 at 22:11, HD wrote:
> > 
> >>Tero Hanninen wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Sun, 30 May 2004, HD wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I am preparing to upgrade to FC2 from FC1 and I am currently using the 
> >>>>5336-Nvidia Driver with FC1. During the upgrade will it 
> >>>>automatically revert to the 2d nvidia driver? Or do I need to do 
> >>>>something before upgrading? I don't mind just using the 2d driver for 
> >>>>a while since I only occasionally use 3d. But I don't want anything to 
> >>>>go badly wrong during or after the upgrade to fc2.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I'm posting this running FC2 and the 5336 Nvidia driver.
> >>>
> >>>I'll assume you're using the official Nvidia driver on your FC1 and
> >>>not the livna.org ones (as far as I know there are no Nvidia rpms for
> >>>FC2 yet).
> >>>
> >>>You'll have to recompile the Nvidia kernel module after upgrade to FC2
> >>>as your kernel will change from 2.4 series to 2.6. This is what the
> >>>Nvidia README has to say:
> >>>--------------
> >>>Q: I just upgraded my kernel, and now the NVIDIA kernel module will
> >>>not load.  What is wrong?
> >>>
> >>>A: The kernel interface layer of the NVIDIA kernel module must be
> >>>compiled specifically for the configuration and version of your
> >>>kernel. If you upgrade your kernel, then the simplest solution is to
> >>>reinstall the driver.
> >>>--------------
> >>>
> >>>I have a quick and dirty Nvidia installation HOWTO in my blog over here:
> >>>http://www.betabyte.net/node.php?id=133
> >>>
> >>>Your milage may vary, but I'll post it here anyway in hope that  it'll 
> >>>help someone
> >>>
> >>>Cheers,
> >>>Tero
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Thanks you very much! This information will all be very helpful when I 
> >>get to that point.
> >>
> >>But I guess I didn't ask my initial question clearly enough or perhaps 
> >>I am simply asking the wrong question. What I am actually wanting to 
> >>know... Once I have upgraded to FC2 and before I am able to recompile 
> >>the Nvidia kernel module for the new kernel... will X work? And Will 
> >>FC2 with it's new kernel be using the nv driver until I get 5336 one 
> >>complied and installed? If not what will I actually be seeing?
> > 
> > Yes, X will work.  Fedora Core 2 comes with the "nv" driver.
> > 
> > Now, I just tried the new NVIDIA 5336 driver and I get no X.  
> > I checked for errors in the X log file but did not find any.
> > 
> > I am probably missing something simple after following the above
> > instructions.  I am trying this on my Dell Precision M60 Laptop.
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > I will try on my desktop and let you know what happens.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>HD
> >>
> >>Tipping my hat to Fedora.
> Thanks!! Hope all goes well on your desktop. 
Yes, all went great for the desktop. I am enjoying 3D now with my nvidia
card.  I never ran into the 4k vs. 8k stack issue. I am using the 2.6
kernel (2.6.6-1.403)



> And good luck sorting out 
> the laptop problem.





> 
> -- 
> HD
> 
> Tipping my hat to Fedora.
-- 
Ernest L. Williams Jr. <ernesto at ornl.gov>