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(a)ornl.gov>