FC2 & Nvidia

[Peter L. Hurd]

Hey Jim,

Jim Radford
>  I have an Nvidia card and am wishing to do a complete wipe and
>  reinstall (from FC1 to FC2). What issues are there with the Nvidia
>  drivers and how do I overcome them? 
I upgraded 3 Nvidia equipped boxes from FC1 to FC2 and had no problem. 
I just followed the usual kernel upgrading procedure.  

But now, I've spent all day to day trying to get the Nvidia drivers to
run (they'll load - at least there are no errors or warnings in
Xorg.0.log - but I get an unresponsive grey screen) on a machine I
upgraded from RH9 to FC2.  I'm about ready to pitch the damn thing out
the window...

I'm hoping that atrpms.net makes some FC2 Nvidia RPMS.  I've never tried
them, but that's what I'll wait for.

In case anyone sees an obvious clue I'm missing here's the Xorg.0.log
file and the XF86Config file...

===============================================================

Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.21-14.ELsmp i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux nematode 2.6.5-1.358 #1 Sat May 8
09:04:50 EDT 2004 i686
Build Date: 07 May 2004
Build Host: tweety.build.redhat.com
  
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.5-1.358 (bhcompile(a)bugs.build.redhat.com)
(gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)) #1 Sat May 8
09:04:50 EDT 2004
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun May 23 16:09:34 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
(==) ServerLayout "single head configuration"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "DELL M770"
(**) |   |-->Device "nVidia Corporation|NV11"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) Module ABI versions:
        X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
        X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
        X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
        X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
        X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
        ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7
 
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1106,0305 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,00,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1106,8305 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00
hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 1106,0686 card 1106,0686 rev 40 class 06,01,00
hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 1106,0571 card 0000,0000 rev 06 class 01,01,8a
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 16 class 0c,03,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 16 class 0c,03,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:4: chip 1106,3057 card 0000,0000 rev 40 class 0c,05,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:5: chip 1106,3058 card 1458,a000 rev 50 class 04,01,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0a:0: chip 10ec,8139 card a0a0,0027 rev 10 class 02,00,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0110 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00009000 - 0x00009fff (0x1000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0xdde00000 - 0xdfefffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0xcdc00000 - 0xddcfffff (0x10100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is
set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] rev 161,
Mem @ 0xde000000/24, 0xd0000000/27, BIOS @ 0xdfef0000/16
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
        [1] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
        [0] -1  0       0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
        [1] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [2] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xe0000000 from 0xe3ffffff to
0xdfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
        [0] -1  0       0xdfffff00 - 0xdfffffff (0x100) MX[B]
        [1] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
        [2] -1  0       0xdfef0000 - 0xdfefffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
        [3] -1  0       0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
        [4] -1  0       0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [5] -1  0       0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0x0000d400 - 0x0000d403 (0x4) IX[B]
        [7] -1  0       0x0000d800 - 0x0000d803 (0x4) IX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
        [9] -1  0       0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
        [10] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
        [0] -1  0       0xdfffff00 - 0xdfffffff (0x100) MX[B]
        [1] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
        [2] -1  0       0xdfef0000 - 0xdfefffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
        [3] -1  0       0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
        [4] -1  0       0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [5] -1  0       0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0x0000d400 - 0x0000d403 (0x4) IX[B]
        [7] -1  0       0x0000d800 - 0x0000d803 (0x4) IX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
        [9] -1  0       0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
        [10] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
        [0] -1  0       0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
        [1] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [2] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
        [0] -1  0       0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
        [1] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [2] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xdfffff00 - 0xdfffffff (0x100) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
        [7] -1  0       0xdfef0000 - 0xdfefffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
        [8] -1  0       0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
        [9] -1  0       0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [10] -1 0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [12] -1 0       0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [13] -1 0       0x0000d400 - 0x0000d403 (0x4) IX[B]
        [14] -1 0       0x0000d800 - 0x0000d803 (0x4) IX[B]
        [15] -1 0       0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
        compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
        Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
        ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Server Extension
        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Server Extension
        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "v4l"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/linux/v4l_drv.o
(II) Module v4l: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 0.0.1
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
        compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.5336
        Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
        ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) v4l driver for Video4Linux
(II) NVIDIA XFree86 Driver  1.0-5336  Wed Jan 14 18:30:46 PST 2004
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
        [0] -1  0       0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
        [1] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [2] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xdfffff00 - 0xdfffffff (0x100) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
        [7] -1  0       0xdfef0000 - 0xdfefffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
        [8] -1  0       0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
        [9] -1  0       0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [10] -1 0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [12] -1 0       0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [13] -1 0       0x0000d400 - 0x0000d403 (0x4) IX[B]
        [14] -1 0       0x0000d800 - 0x0000d803 (0x4) IX[B]
        [15] -1 0       0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
        [0] -1  0       0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
        [1] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [2] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xdfffff00 - 0xdfffffff (0x100) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
        [7] -1  0       0xdfef0000 - 0xdfefffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
        [8] -1  0       0xd0000000 - 0xd7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
        [9] -1  0       0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [10] 0  0       0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
        [11] 0  0       0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
        [12] 0  0       0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
        [13] -1 0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [14] -1 0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [15] -1 0       0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x0000d400 - 0x0000d403 (0x4) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x0000d800 - 0x0000d803 (0x4) IX[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
        [19] -1 0       0x0000d000 - 0x0000d01f (0x20) IX[B]
        [20] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc1f (0x20) IX[B]
        [21] -1 0       0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
        [22] 0  0       0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
        [23] 0  0       0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 0.1.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xDE000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce2 MX/MX 400
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 03.11.00.18.00

===========================================================
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display
                                                                                
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
                                                                                
Section "Files"
        FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection
                                                                                
Section "Module"
                                                                                
        # Load  "record"        # X event recorder
        # You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs.
        # Load  "freetype"       # TrueType font handler
        # Load  "type1"         # Adobe Type 1 font handler
#       Load  "glx"             # OpenGL X protocol interface
        Load  "GLcore"          # OpenGL support
        Load  "dri"             # Direct rendering infrastructure
        Load  "dbe"             # Double-buffering
        Load  "extmod"          # Misc. required extensions
        Load  "v4l"             # Video4Linux
EndSection
 
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "keyboard"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
 
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        Driver      "mouse"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
 
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "DELL M770"
        VendorName   "Unknown"
        ModelName    "Dell M770"
        HorizSync    30.0 - 69.0
        VertRefresh  48.0 - 160.0
        Option      "dpms"
EndSection
 
Section "Device"
        Identifier  "nVidia Corporation|NV11"
        Driver      "nv"
        BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX (generic)"
EndSection
 
Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "nVidia Corporation|NV11"
        Monitor    "DELL M770"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes    "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     16
                Modes    "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864"
"1024x768"
"800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection
 
Section "DRI"
        Mode         0666
EndSection
 

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-- 
Peter L. Hurd                                  Department of Psychology
Assistant Professor                               University of Alberta
Ph 780.492-3578, Fax [phone]                     Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.psych.ualberta.ca/~phurd                      T6G 2E9 Canada

[Geoffrey Leach]

On 05.23 16:03, Peter L. Hurd wrote:
>  Hey Jim,
>  
>  Jim Radford
>  > I have an Nvidia card and am wishing to do a complete wipe and
>  > reinstall (from FC1 to FC2). What issues are there with the Nvidia
>  > drivers and how do I overcome them?
>  
>  I upgraded 3 Nvidia equipped boxes from FC1 to FC2 and had no problem. 
>  I just followed the usual kernel upgrading procedure.  
>  
>  But now, I've spent all day to day trying to get the Nvidia drivers to
>  run (they'll load - at least there are no errors or warnings in
>  Xorg.0.log - but I get an unresponsive grey screen) on a machine I
>  upgraded from RH9 to FC2.  I'm about ready to pitch the damn thing out
>  the window...
>  
>  I'm hoping that atrpms.net makes some FC2 Nvidia RPMS.  I've never tried
>  them, but that's what I'll wait for.
>  
>  In case anyone sees an obvious clue I'm missing here's the Xorg.0.log
>  file and the XF86Config file... 
[snip]

I see two problems here.  First, the configuration file has not been updated
as described in the nVidia README.  You need to change the driver from "nv" to
"nvidia" and (if I recall correctly) remove "dri" from the Module
section. 
Assuming that you've run the nVidia installer, you've got the new X modules with 
the old driver.  Second, you're running a 2.6.5 kernel, which does not support 
CONFIG_4KSTACKS, which means that you're running 8K stacks, which are 
incompatible with the nVidia drivers.

I'd suggest re-installing X to get the old drivers back.

Good luck.

[Greg Morgan]

Peter L. Hurd wrote:
>  Hey Jim,
>  
>  Jim Radford
>  
> >I have an Nvidia card and am wishing to do a complete wipe and
> >reinstall (from FC1 to FC2). What issues are there with the Nvidia
> >drivers and how do I overcome them?
>  
>  
>  I upgraded 3 Nvidia equipped boxes from FC1 to FC2 and had no problem. 
>  I just followed the usual kernel upgrading procedure.  
>  
>  But now, I've spent all day to day trying to get the Nvidia drivers to
>  run (they'll load - at least there are no errors or warnings in
>  Xorg.0.log - but I get an unresponsive grey screen) on a machine I
>  upgraded from RH9 to FC2.  I'm about ready to pitch the damn thing out
>  the window... 
I upgraded Nvidia from FC1 to FC2 with no problems.  However, when I 
switch RH8 or RH9 to FC1, I performed a clean installed.  Yeah my idea 
stinks but I feel RH9 to FC2 is a major jump.  It is hard to catch all 
the upgrade issues.  FC1 to FC2 appears to be a smaller jump.  Try the 
clean install first before the pitching action.

Greg Morgan

[Tom Mitchell]

On Sun, May 23, 2004 at 05:03:08PM -0600, Peter L. Hurd wrote:
>  Jim Radford
>  > I have an Nvidia card and am wishing to do a complete wipe and
>  > reinstall (from FC1 to FC2). What issues are there with the Nvidia
>  > drivers and how do I overcome them?
>  
>  I upgraded 3 Nvidia equipped boxes from FC1 to FC2 and had no problem. 
>  I just followed the usual kernel upgrading procedure.  
>  
>  But now, I've spent all day to day trying to get the Nvidia drivers to
>  run  
The nVidia optimized drivers with the 4K stack have not yet been released 
by nVidia yet.

Stick with the default driver until nVidia releases an update.

>  (they'll load - at least there are no errors or warnings in
>  Xorg.0.log - but I get an unresponsive grey screen) on a machine I
>  upgraded from RH9 to FC2.  I'm about ready to pitch the damn thing out
>  the window... 
They load because there was support for the 2.6 kernel included then
the stack change was made in the kernel.  Thus the wrapper builds
but the nut inside the wrapper is not exactly matched yet.

The glass IS half full.  The default driver is improved and does
fundimental X stuff quite well.  glxgears also runs.... ;-)


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