NVIDIA driver compile

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Tom Mitchell wrote:

>May I add #7.
>
>   7. /usr/bin/X11/x11perf -all > /tmp/x11perf-out-nvidia
>
>Things 1-6 work fine for me.  Number 7 dumps core both for the
>nvidia driver and the nv driver.  The nvidia driver crashed the
>Xserver.  An old SiS300 based PCI card did run this test to 
>competion.
>
>When running the nvidia driver the last line in the log file was:
>
> 2800 reps @   1.8933 msec (   528.0/sec): ShmPutImage XY 100x100  square
>
>"lspci" tells me
>  ....nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev a2)
>
>I am using my 'safe' XF86Config from my RH9 box with an older nVidia 
>card that does fine with x11perf:
>  ....nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2)
>I will look to see if I missed anything in the sample XF86Config 
>files.  I noted that /usr/bin/redhat-config-xfree86 had trouble 
>on Fedora.
>
>Anyhow can other nVidia card holders with time please run: 
>	/usr/bin/X11/x11perf -all
>and validate that I am alone or in a crowd on this.
>
>  
>
you need to type export CC=gcc322 before you compile the nvidia source.  
I have a 440 card just like yours and both nvidia and nv drivers work 
fine although I have a small problem with DRI.  /usr/bin/X11/x11perf 
-all does not core dump but also does display some funny lines in the 
right corner.