Re: Kernel update / NVIDIA / Catch-22?

[John Nelson <john computation com>]

Yes, your kernel is out of date but the situation isn't as bad as you 
think (if I understand it).  First, turn off X Windows by setting 
/etc/inittab to level 3, not level 5.  Boot into Linux and use the command 
line to use either the Redhat Network to upgrade your kernel or download 
the latest kernel version which is 2.4.9-31.

Reinstall and boot from this kernel.  Still using the command line 
interface (and remember that you get several of these with ALT-F1,2,3,...) 
use Lynx to go to Nvidia's page or FTP to FTP the latest drivers.  You'll 
need the kernel driver and the GLX driver.  Make sure that the driver you 
download matches the kernel level and the distribution level.  For 
example, kernel 2.4.9-31, uniprocessor, Redhat 7.1.

Download these drivers, install the kernel driver first then the GLX 
module.  Use Xconfigurator to set up X Windows with --preferxf4 and then 
edit the XF86Config-4 file to use the "nvidia" driver not "nv".  Comment 
out GLOpen and DRI (better read the instructions, I'm not sure these are 
the ones to comment out) and do "startx".  You should get an Nvidia splash 
panel and you're off and running.

-- John

On Thu, 2 May 2002, Anthony Gardner wrote:

> Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:21:38 +0100 (BST)
> From: Anthony Gardner <anthonyg63 yahoo co uk>
> Reply-To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Kernel update / NVIDIA / Catch-22?
> 
> All,
> 
> I tried to update my 2.4.2 kernel to the latest but
> there is a dependency conflict with my nvidia graphics
> card.
> 
> There is a graphics driver for the updated kernel but
> I'm guessing I need to update the kernel before the
> driver otherwise they'll be a dependency conflict in
> the other direction.
> 
> This seems like a catch-22.
> 
> Has anyone overcome this problem?
> 

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