Sorry, I'm afraid I came checking in too late to catch your earlier post. Could you provide a link? Doug Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 02:03:26PM -0500, cdrobsonjr@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> I was reading this thread because I am impacted similarly. >> However, what is not covered here, and which I would like to know is, >> while these instructions do in fact remedy getting nVidia drivers >> working for the newer kernel, running the nVidia install script >> modifies the old setups of the previous install on the old kernel. >> I want to be able to switch back to my old kernel, or in fact any >> kernel I may choose to keep on my system, and have the nVidia >> drivers at the ready upon booting into any kernel without the >> necessity of going through the steps as outlined in the post >> below. There must be a way to set up a separte set of configuration >> files which each kernel can refer to without having to write over >> one common one that nVidia drivers can reference upon startup. >> This is my quest. Anybody out there care to help or point me >> somewhere which addresses this need? > >That is exactly what rpm packages are for. Non-intrusive and >reversible installations. I answered to this thread in another post on >how to get rpms for various kernels and various nvidia drivers >concurrently installed. Have a look there. > >> Doug >> Clint Harshaw <clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >Jim Radford wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> I've managed to get the afternoon off, so I'm taking the time to upgrade my >> >> kernel (using up2date) to 2.4.22-1.2166 >> >> >> >> However, I know that last time I upgraded, I had to reinstall my Geforce >> >> drivers - so I'm looking to upgrade them to the latest version as well. >> >> >> >> I currently have the following installed: >> >> >> >> [root@mailgate new]# rpm -qa | grep nvidia >> >> nvidia-glx-1.0.4496-0.fdr.10.1 >> >> kernel-module-nvidia-driver-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl-1.0.4496-0.fdr.10.1 >> >> kernel-module-nvidia-driver-2.4.22-1.2129.nptl-1.0.4496-0.fdr.10.1 >> >> >> >> Firstly, I can't recall where I got those rpms from :( >> >> >> >> Secondly, I grabbed a URL from another thread on this list and went to look at >> >> the rpms there: http://atrpms.physik.fu-berlin.de/dist/fc1/nvidia-graphics/ >> >> >> >> There are so many to choose from, that I'm confused as to which to get. >> >> >> >> I have an Althlon XP 1800 and a Geforce 4 Ti (I forget which model) >> >> >> >> Can somebody please tell me what to install and ease my aching brain. >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> > >> > >> >Jim: >> > >> >Here is set of instructions that work for me when I install an updated >> >kernel and need to get my nvidia driver to play with the new kernel. >> > >> >1. Point your browser to this URL: >> >http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html >> > >> >2. You can select the most recent driver there. (as of this writing, >> >it's 1.0.5336) >> > >> >3. Download it, and note the location of where you put it. Write it down >> >on some paper, 'cause you'll need to navigate there soon. >> > >> >4. Reboot your machine in the new kernel. X will fail and ask if you >> >want to view the logs, or try the configuration. Answer "no" to both of >> >them, and you'll go to a text-based login. >> > >> >6. login as root and navigate to where you stored your downloaded driver >> >installation file. >> > >> >7. type this: >> >sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel >> > >> >9. when the previous instruction is complete, type this: >> >sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1-custom.run >> > >> >10. reboot your machine and X will be using the new driver. >> > >> >There is also a more complete set of instructions at this URL: >> >http://fedora.artoo.net/faq/custom_nvidia.html >> > >> >(I didn't have to do the CC="gcc32" for this latest driver, but I did >> >for an earlier driver installation.)) >> > >> >Clint >> > >> > >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> New! Unlimited Netscape Internet Service. >> Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register >> Act now to get a personalized email address! >> >> Netscape. Just the Net You Need. >> >> > >-- >Axel.Thimm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > __________________________________________________________________ New! Unlimited Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Act now to get a personalized email address! Netscape. Just the Net You Need.
