Nvidia driver

[Ed Greshko]

Luke wrote:
> I have an nvidia mx440 64MB AGP video card.
> 
> I am trying to install the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run driver
> package on FC6 to no avail. Can someone help?

The MX 440 is not supported in the 9755-pkg1.  You need to use the Latest
Legacy GPU version (1.0-96xx series) from the NVIDIA website.


> 
> I tried logging in as root in runlevel 3 and running the sh
> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg#.run command and I get an error back with
> the following:
> 
> ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'.  This happens most
>        frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
>        improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that
> differs
>        from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such
> as
>        rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module
> from
>        obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s).
>        
>        Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel
>        messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
> for
>        more information.
> -> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting
> './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
>    -1 No such device
> 


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