On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 08:48, HD wrote: > Ernest L. Williams Jr. wrote: > > 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. > Thanks!! Hope all goes well on your desktop. Yes, all went great for the desktop. I am enjoying 3D now with my nvidia card. I never ran into the 4k vs. 8k stack issue. I am using the 2.6 kernel (2.6.6-1.403) > And good luck sorting out > the laptop problem. > > -- > HD > > Tipping my hat to Fedora. -- Ernest L. Williams Jr. <ernesto@xxxxxxxx>
