Nvidia RPMs for 2.6.7-1.494.2.2

Kevin J. Cummings cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
Wed Nov 3 22:16:37 UTC 2004


Simon Andrews wrote:
> I'm putting together a system based on FC for a friend, but can't quite 
> get everything to work at the same time.  The problem is that the latest 
> update kernel (2.6.8.x), still has a problem with writing CDs for which 
> there isn't a simple fix, or any imminent sign of an update.  I've 
> therefore had to go with 2.6.7-1.494.2.2.

Actually, there is a 2.6.9 kernel in the development tree which I think 
is supposed to address the problem:

> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/2/i386/kernel-2.6.9-1.1_FC2.i586.rpm

YMMV

> I'd also like to get accelerated graphics to work (gotta be able to let 
> them play tuxracer!), but Livna only keep the RPMs for the NVIDIA kernel 
> module and nvidia-glx for the latest kernel.  I've tried installing from 
> the NVIDIA install script, but there isn't a prebuilt module on their 
> download site for this kernel, and as this is a fairly limited install I 
> don't have GCC available and it brought in a ton of stuff as 
> dependencies when I tried to install it.

The nVidia installer installs the necessary files directly into your 
system's directories (though it might help to know *which* files need to 
be moved).  All you should have to do is copy them from machine to 
machine.  Failing that, why not just copy the 
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run package to the new machine and 
extract/build/install the modules/libraries there....

> Does anyone therefore have a copy of the old nvidia-kernel and 
> nvidia-glx modules for 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 (preferably not SMP, but that's 
> better than nothing!) that they could let me have a copy of please?

There are 2 modules, and a number of shared libraries, and a few more 
things....  Here's my installation directory, after I built/installed.

> .
> |-- LICENSE
> |-- Makefile
> |-- nvidia-installer
> |-- pkg-history.txt
> `-- usr
>     |-- X11R6
>     |   `-- lib
>     |       |-- libXvMCNVIDIA.a
>     |       |-- libXvMCNVIDIA.so.1.0.6106
>     |       `-- modules
>     |           |-- drivers
>     |           |   `-- nvidia_drv.o
>     |           `-- extensions
>     |               `-- libglx.so.1.0.6106
>     |-- bin
>     |   |-- makeself.sh
>     |   |-- mkprecompiled
>     |   |-- nvidia-bug-report.sh
>     |   |-- nvidia-settings
>     |   |-- tls_test
>     |   `-- tls_test_dso.so
>     |-- include
>     |   `-- GL
>     |       |-- gl.h
>     |       |-- glext.h
>     |       |-- glx.h
>     |       `-- glxtokens.h
>     |-- lib
>     |   |-- libGL.la
>     |   |-- libGL.so.1.0.6106
>     |   |-- libGLcore.so.1.0.6106
>     |   |-- libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.6106
>     |   `-- tls
>     |       `-- libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.6106
>     |-- share
>     |   `-- doc
>     |       |-- NVIDIA_Changelog
>     |       |-- README
>     |       |-- README.DE
>     |       |-- XF86Config.sample
>     |       `-- nvidia-settings-user-guide.txt
>     `-- src
>         `-- nv
>             |-- Makefile -> Makefile.kbuild
>             |-- Makefile.kbuild
>             |-- Makefile.nvidia
>             |-- README
>             |-- conftest.sh
>             |-- gcc-version-check.c
>             |-- makedevices.sh
>             |-- makefile
>             |-- nv-kernel.o
>             |-- nv-linux.h
>             |-- nv-memdbg.h
>             |-- nv-misc.h
>             |-- nv.c
>             |-- nv.h
>             |-- nv.o
>             |-- nv_compiler.h
>             |-- nvidia.ko
>             |-- nvidia.mod.c
>             |-- nvidia.mod.o
>             |-- nvidia.o
>             |-- nvtypes.h
>             |-- os-agp.c
>             |-- os-agp.h
>             |-- os-agp.o
>             |-- os-interface.c
>             |-- os-interface.h
>             |-- os-interface.o
>             |-- os-registry.c
>             |-- os-registry.o
>             |-- pat.h
>             |-- precompiled
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1boot_2.4.22-1.2115.nptl_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1boot_2.4.22-1.2188.nptl_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1smp_2.4.22-1.2115.nptl_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1smp_2.4.22-1.2115.nptl_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1smp_2.4.22-1.2188.nptl_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1smp_2.4.22-1.2188.nptl_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1up_2.4.22-1.2115.nptl_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1up_2.4.22-1.2115.nptl_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1up_2.4.22-1.2115.nptl_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1up_2.4.22-1.2188.nptl_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1up_2.4.22-1.2188.nptl_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora1up_2.4.22-1.2188.nptl_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora2smp_2.6.5-1.358_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora2smp_2.6.5-1.358_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora2up_2.6.5-1.358_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora2up_2.6.5-1.358_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0_2.6.3-13mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0_2.6.3-7mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0_4G_2.6.3-13mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0_4G_2.6.3-7mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0_64G_2.6.3-13mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0enterprise_2.6.3-13mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0enterprise_2.6.3-7mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0secure_2.6.3-13mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0secure_2.6.3-7mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0smp_2.6.3-13mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk10.0smp_2.6.3-7mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk81enterprise_2.4.8-26_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk81smp_2.4.8-26_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk81up_2.4.8-26_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk82enterprise_2.4.18-6_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk82secure_2.4.18-6_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk82smp_2.4.18-6_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk82up_2.4.18-6_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk90enterprise_2.4.19-16_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk90smp_2.4.19-16_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk90up_2.4.19-16_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk91enterprise_2.4.21-0.13_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk91smp_2.4.21-0.13_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk91up_2.4.21-0.13_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk924G_2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk92_2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk92enterprise_2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk92secure_2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.mdk92smp_2.4.22.10mdk-1-1mdk
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh72enterprise_2.4.7-10_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh72smp_2.4.7-10_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh72smp_2.4.7-10_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh72up_2.4.7-10_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh72up_2.4.7-10_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh72up_2.4.7-10_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73bigmem_2.4.18-3_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73bigmem_2.4.20-19.7_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73boot_2.4.20-19.7_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73smp_2.4.18-3_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73smp_2.4.18-3_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73smp_2.4.18-3_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73smp_2.4.20-19.7_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73smp_2.4.20-19.7_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73smp_2.4.20-19.7_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.18-3_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.18-3_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.18-3_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.20-19.7_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.20-19.7_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.20-19.7_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh73up_2.4.20-19.7_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80bigmem_2.4.18-14_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80bigmem_2.4.20-19.8_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80boot_2.4.20-19.8_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80smp_2.4.18-14_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80smp_2.4.18-14_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80smp_2.4.20-19.8_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80smp_2.4.20-19.8_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80smp_2.4.20-19.8_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.18-14_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.18-14_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.18-14_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.20-19.8_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.20-19.8_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.20-19.8_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh80up_2.4.20-19.8_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9bigmem_2.4.20-31_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9bigmem_2.4.20-6_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9bigmem_2.4.20-8_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9boot_2.4.20-31_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9smp_2.4.20-31_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9smp_2.4.20-31_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9smp_2.4.20-6_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9smp_2.4.20-6_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9smp_2.4.20-8_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9smp_2.4.20-8_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-31_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-31_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-31_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-31_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-6_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-6_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-6_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-8_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-8_i586
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rh9up_2.4.20-8_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30_2.4.21-4.EL_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30_2.4.21-4.EL_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30_update2_2.4.21-15.EL_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30_update2_2.4.21-15.EL_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30boot_2.4.21-4.EL_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30boot_update2_2.4.21-15.EL_i386
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30hugemem_2.4.21-4.EL_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30hugemem_update2_2.4.21-15.EL_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30smp_2.4.21-4.EL_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30smp_2.4.21-4.EL_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30smp_update2_2.4.21-15.EL_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.rhel30smp_update2_2.4.21-15.EL_i686
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_athlon-2.4.20-38
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_athlon-2.4.20.SuSE-111
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_deflt-2.4.20-39
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_deflt-2.4.20.SuSE-111
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_psmp-2.4.20-39
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_psmp-2.4.20.SuSE-111
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_smp-2.4.20-40
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-8.2-k_smp-2.4.20.SuSE-111
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-215-k_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-215-k_deflt
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-215-k_smp
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-215-k_smp4G
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-99-k_athlon
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-99-k_deflt
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-99-k_smp
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.0-2.4.21-99-k_smp4G
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.1-2.6.4-52-bigsmp
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.1-2.6.4-52-default
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.1-2.6.4-52-smp
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.1-2.6.4-54.5-bigsmp
>             |   |-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.1-2.6.4-54.5-default
>             |   `-- nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.suse-9.1-2.6.4-54.5-smp
>             `-- rmretval.h
>  
> 16 directories, 195 files

> Any help is much appreciated.

Good luck!

-- 
Kevin J. Cummings
kjchome at rcn.com
cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
cummings at kjc386.framingham.ma.us




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