Struggling with an Nvidia driver and Fedora Core 3

[alan]

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Marvin Dickens wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> I've been struggling to get a nvidia tnt2 card working with the nvidia
> proprietary driver. I've been using this card for several years with the
> nvidia proprietary drivers without issue. Installation and upgrades
> (Kernel...) have never been a problem... Up until now. The nvidia module
> loads and the screen
> freezes with a HUGE (Or at least bigger than I've ever seen it...)
> nvidia startup logo. When I move the mouse, the pointer moves extremely
> slowly and leaves trails.

Move back to the 6111 driver.  That one does not work for me either.
(I have a nVIDIA Go 4 440 on an AMD 64 system.)  6111 works fine for me.

> 
> Here are the installation details:
> 
> Driver version is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run
> 
> Generic Fedora Core 3 installation on an ECS K7S5A
> with an Athlon XP2400 
> 
> Kernel is a stock 2.6.9-1.678_FC3 and I have not as of yet recompiled
> the kernel for the Athlon processor
> 
> The system is completely up to date as provided by fedora.us
> repository. 
> 
> What I have tried:
> 
> A.) Normal installation where you su and lower
>     the system init to level 3 and modify 
>     /etc/X11/xorg.conf as per described in nvidia
>     docs. Compiled the nvidia driver, Removed 
>     xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL in case of conflicts, 
>     modified GRUB and removed the rhgb screen,
>     and ran modprobe.
> B.) looked for offending dri entries file located
>     in /etc/security (And elsewhere) as suggested
>     by IA64 users.
> 
> The king sized nvidia screen makes me think there is a conflict between
> the driver and something configurable in the system. It's not a crash
> and the driver loads without warnings (Except for the "your tainting the
> kernel" propaganda). But, as soon as the nvidia driver arrives in kernel
> space, X locks up (Or perhaps, enters some endless loop). Now, I know
> that the most
> recent nvidia driver has a reputations as buggy, but
> this "feels" like a system configuration issue as opposed misbehaving
> bits in the nvidia module code.
> 
> I'm out of ideas. Anybody have a solution or any ideas
> that makes sense?
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Marvin Dickens 
> 
> 
> 

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