nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667

[Jim Martin]

Brian Callahan wrote:

>OK just out of curiosity after hacking the nv.c file and getting X
>working I decided to try the new driver they posted today as suggested.
>Installed Perfectly and the module loaded but when I start X I get 
>
>ov  5 21:35:44 Penguin1 kernel: NVRM: client supports wrong rm api
>version!!
>Nov  5 21:35:44 Penguin1 kernel: NVRM:    aborting to avoid catastrophe!
>Nov  5 21:35:45 Penguin1 gdm[11206]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X
>error - Restarting :0
>Nov  5 21:35:49 Penguin1 kernel: NVRM: client supports wrong rm api
>version!!
>Nov  5 21:35:49 Penguin1 kernel: NVRM:    aborting to avoid catastrophe!
>Nov  5 21:35:50 Penguin1 gdm[11293]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X
>error - Restarting :0
>Nov  5 21:35:50 Penguin1 gdm[11116]: deal_with_x_crashes: Running the
>XKeepsCrashing script
>
>
>Same xorg.conf as before - the only thing that changed is the driver
>
>Any ideas ?
>
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>>-------- Original Message --------
>>Subject: Re: nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667
>>From: "Jim Martin" <bavinic at comcast.net>
>>Date: Fri, November 05, 2004 9:08 pm
>>To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases"
>><fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
>>
>>Brian Callahan wrote:
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>>>I just got it running with NO SOURCE installed. I used
>>>/lib/modules/2.6.9-667/build/include as the source code for my running
>>>kernel, editied the nv.c and then the module loads without any errors.
>>>
>>>BC
>>>
>>> 
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>>>>-------- Original Message --------
>>>>Subject: Re: nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667
>>>>From: "Kim Lux" <lux at diesel-research.com>
>>>>Date: Fri, November 05, 2004 8:36 pm
>>>>To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases"
>>>><fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
>>>>
>>>>If you are implying that the Nvidia driver installs without source, you
>>>>are partially wrong in the general and totally wrong in this case.  The
>>>>Nvidia driver DOES install without kernel source code on common kernels,
>>>>ie ones that the Nvidia team has compiled a kernel for and included in
>>>>the install pack.
>>>>
>>>>However, if you read the driver fine print, you will find that if your
>>>>kernel version isn't supported, you need to have kernel source installed
>>>>in order to build the kernel.  That is precisely what the Nvidia
>>>>"install" tool does. 
>>>>
>>>>Thus, I DO need kernel source to get an Nvidia driver running with
>>>>2.6.9-1.667 as I highly doubt Nvidia had included a driver for this
>>>>kernel in their install pack. 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 15:21 -0800, Per Bjornsson wrote:
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>>>>>On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 14:01, Kim Lux wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>BTW: Where did you get kernel source from ?
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>As per the usual answer here, you really shouldn't need it just to build
>>>>>drivers. I think that Nvidia have picked up that clue by now, all even
>>>>>mildly sane distros have something useful under
>>>>>/lib/modules/<kernelversion>/build (be it a symlink or a real directory
>>>>>with the needed files).
>>>>>
>>>>>If you actually want the source for building a custom kernel, that's a
>>>>>legitimate use of course, and then there's instructions for how to get
>>>>>the Fedora-patched source tree from the kernel SRPM in the distribution
>>>>>release notes.
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>I've been running in VESA mode for 3 weeks now.
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>The nv driver, while not providing any 3D acceleration, should be _much_
>>>>>better than using a vesa driver in terms of usable video modes etc...
>>>>>You might want to use that as a backup instead.
>>>>>
>>>>>Best regards,
>>>>>Per
>>>>>
>>>>>-- 
>>>>>Per Bjornsson <perbj at stanford.edu>
>>>>>Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Kim Lux (Mr.)  Diesel Research Inc
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>>I just installed the new 6629 nvidia driver in FC3 and it worked fine, 
>>check www.nvidia.com for th update
>>
>>BaVinic
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Sorry, but I have no idea what that is, I've installed the new driver on 
2 computers with different nv cards, and have not seen that yet.

BaVinic