> On Thursday 03 April 2008, Alan wrote: >>> On Thursday 03 April 2008, Waleed Harbi wrote: >>>>Try download nvidia driver from Nvidia web site, then download the >>>>kernel-dev rpm via yum after that start the installation in level 3. >>>>Nvidia they have driver for linux, and it is working fine with me. >>>> >>>>On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> The kernels video API was changed withn the first 2.6.25 release >>> candidate, >>> and the driver available in the .12.run package will not build on >>> 2.6.25-x >>> kernels, unless they have released a new driver in the last 24 hours or >>> so. >>> I gave up, there is now an ati based 2400HD in this system. But I >>> can't >>> watch tv with tvtime now, that overlay interface is missing from the >>> radeonhd >>> driver. >> >>Check the nVIDIA forums. There is a patch for this problem available for >>download. > > Yes, and I have it, but it fails to apply. The patch instructs are a bit > obtuse to me. I've watched the errors because they can't code worth a > damn > go by even when it says the build is good, been doing it for a couple of > years. Strange things have happened in that 2 years too, such as getting > LSN0 wiped clean at least once. Screw it, I need something more stable > than > NVIDIA's own drivers have proven to be. I wish I could test it. My laptop is trying to resemble a nuclear reactor at the moment. (Overheats on boot.) I hope to order a new one tomorrow, but it will be a few weeks before I get the new one. Maybe on the home system... I will check what kernel I am using there. >>> As a tv engineer, that sucks, so I'm damned either way. >> >>As a tv engineer, you are damned no matter what. > > Chuckle. Either that, or if you are good at it, you get accused of > walking on > water, which I have been occasionally. Even though I've been given the > rolex > and retired into a transmitter maintenance role for 4 years now, the phone > still rings when the SHTF. In my job if you are good at it you are more likely accused of having a pact with satan before being accused of walking on water.
