On Sun, 2004-05-30 at 14:03, 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. Can you recommend any 3-D games and other programs to test and enjoy this new 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 -- Ernest L. Williams Jr. <ernesto@xxxxxxxx>
