> Message: 14 > Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:26:44 +0100 > From: Brun <brun@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Fedora core 3 and nvidia > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1099992404.31975.1.camel@allan> > Content-Type: text/plain > > I am having some problem with my new fedora core 3 (upgrade from core 2) > and my nvidia driver. Somehow I have to re-install the nvidia driver > using the install script every time I do a reboot or else X will not > start. Please help. > -- > Brun <brun@xxxxxxxxxxx> > I built the 2.6.9 kernel a few weeks back and discovered that there is a problem with the 2.6.9 kernel and the nVidia driver. A quick google brought up a patch that can be be put on the kernel that permits it to load the nVidia driver. I don't know if this will work on the FC3 kernel, but it may be worth a try. --- begin patch --- --- arch/i386/mm/init.c 2004-09-26 03:43:57.944613000 +1000 +++ arch/i386/mm/init.c 2004-09-28 02:37:21.787922000 +1000 @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ #include <asm/sections.h> unsigned int __VMALLOC_RESERVE = 128 << 20; +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__VMALLOC_RESERVE); DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mmu_gather, mmu_gathers); unsigned long highstart_pfn, highend_pfn; --- end patch --- Regards, Ian
