On 4/14/06, Wong Kwok-hon <kwokhon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/14/06, alan <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 22:32 +0800, Wong Kwok-hon wrote: > > > > > >> My card is TNT2 M64 and only 7174 (legacy) can work and no module > > >> found in rpm.livna.org . It also failed to build.... > > >> > > >> Would someone tell me how to do or where to get the module ?? > > >> > > >> Thanks! > > >> > > >> > > >> Wong Kwok Hon > > >> > > > > > > Best thing to do is to make sure that kernel-devel is installed and then > > > download your driver from here: > > > > > > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8756/NVIDIA-Linux- > > > x86-1.0-8756-pkg1.run > > > > > > You should read the directions on the page before you install: > > > > > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-8756.html > > > > > > I followed the TNT2 links and those urls are what I got. The installer > > > now features an editor which will automatically edit your xorg.conf file > > > if you want. > > > > > > If these new drivers still dont' work for you, then you will be stuck > > > searching the internet for a 7174 version of the Nvidia packaged > > > drivers. > > > > The older versions of the nVIDIA driver do not work with the kernel that > > comes with FC5. > > > > There is a new version of the nVIDIA driver that builds correctly without > > patches on FC5. It was released just a few days ago, so you may need to > > grab the new one. It is also supposed to fix some issues with suspend as > > well, as well as a few other bugs. > > > > Also make sure you are not running X when you try to build the nVIDIA > > driver. It does not like that for some reason. > > Yes, my TNT2 M64 is in Nvidia Legacy and not supported in 8756. > And also I tried to install the 7174 in init 3 which without X but still failed. > So do any procedure I missed ? > > Thanks! > > Wong Kwok Hon > Forgot to tell u that I got the information from Nvidia readme file as follows: Below are the legacy GPUs that are no longer supported in the unified driver. These GPUs will continue to be maintained through the special legacy NVIDIA GPU driver releases. NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID RIVA TNT 0x0020 RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro 0x0028 RIVA TNT2 Ultra 0x0029 Vanta/Vanta LT 0x002C RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro 0x002D Aladdin TNT2 0x00A0 GeForce 256 0x0100 GeForce DDR 0x0101 Quadro 0x0103 GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro 0x0150 GeForce2 Ti 0x0151 GeForce2 Ultra 0x0152 Quadro2 Pro 0x0153 So.... No legacy driver for above cards ? Wong Kwok Hon
