nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667

[Patrick Ryan Vinson]

hm...not sure...only thing I can possibly think of is that possibly the
old nvidia module was still loaded.  However, would upgrading an already
loaded module cause something like this?  These errors are beyond me.

On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 19:39 -0700, 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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