On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 13:31 +0800, Wong Kwok-hon wrote: > 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 ? > I think you are misreading that. The legacy driver IS for these cards. The new unified driver does not support these cards. > Wong Kwok Hon >
