nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667

[Brian Callahan]

Hmmm - don't know either :-( I installed the old driver, then the new
driver again and now it works. Maybe an old module was still loaded as
I keep testing .  New driver works for me now no problem.

BC

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667
> From: "Jim Martin" <bavinic at comcast.net>
> Date: Fri, November 05, 2004 9:43 pm
> To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases"
> <fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
> 
> 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 ?
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-------- 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:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>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
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>-------- 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:
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 14:01, Kim Lux wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>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
> 
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