5336-Nvidia Driver

[Ernest L. Williams Jr.]

On Sun, 2004-05-30 at 22:11, HD wrote:
> Tero Hanninen wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 May 2004, HD wrote:
> > 
> >>I am preparing to upgrade to FC2 from FC1 and I am currently using the 
> >> 5336-Nvidia Driver with FC1. During the upgrade will it 
> >>automatically revert to the 2d nvidia driver? Or do I need to do 
> >>something before upgrading? I don't mind just using the 2d driver for 
> >>a while since I only occasionally use 3d. But I don't want anything to 
> >>go badly wrong during or after the upgrade to fc2.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > I'm posting this running FC2 and the 5336 Nvidia driver.
> > 
> > I'll assume you're using the official Nvidia driver on your FC1 and
> > not the livna.org ones (as far as I know there are no Nvidia rpms for
> > FC2 yet).
> > 
> > You'll have to recompile the Nvidia kernel module after upgrade to FC2
> > as your kernel will change from 2.4 series to 2.6. This is what the
> > Nvidia README has to say:
> > --------------
> > Q: I just upgraded my kernel, and now the NVIDIA kernel module will
> > not load.  What is wrong?
> > 
> > A: The kernel interface layer of the NVIDIA kernel module must be
> > compiled specifically for the configuration and version of your
> > kernel. If you upgrade your kernel, then the simplest solution is to
> > reinstall the driver.
> > --------------
> > 
> > I have a quick and dirty Nvidia installation HOWTO in my blog over here:
> > http://www.betabyte.net/node.php?id=133
> > 
> > Your milage may vary, but I'll post it here anyway in hope that  it'll 
> > help someone
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Tero
> > 
> > 
> Thanks you very much! This information will all be very helpful when I 
> get to that point.
> 
> But I guess I didn't ask my initial question clearly enough or perhaps 
> I am simply asking the wrong question. What I am actually wanting to 
> know... Once I have upgraded to FC2 and before I am able to recompile 
> the Nvidia kernel module for the new kernel... will X work? And Will 
> FC2 with it's new kernel be using the nv driver until I get 5336 one 
> complied and installed? If not what will I actually be seeing?
Yes, X will work.  Fedora Core 2 comes with the "nv" driver.

Now, I just tried the new NVIDIA 5336 driver and I get no X.  
I checked for errors in the X log file but did not find any.

I am probably missing something simple after following the above
instructions.  I am trying this on my Dell Precision M60 Laptop.
Any ideas?

I will try on my desktop and let you know what happens.




> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> HD
> 
> Tipping my hat to Fedora.
-- 
Ernest L. Williams Jr. <ernesto at ornl.gov>