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@xxxxxxxx>
