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FC 3 and NVIDIA drivers?
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| Rincewind 2005-02-05, 5:45 pm |
| [rinso@eden ~]$ uname -a
Linux eden.djmsoft.no-ip.com 2.6.10-1.760_FC3 #1 Wed Feb 2 00:14:23 EST
2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
I down loaded the latest NVIDIA installer from www.nvidia.com, switched to
runlevel 3 and ran it. There was no precompiled module available, so the
installer compiled one with no problems and installed it. There was a
warning when installing that my kernel had frame buffer support compiled
in, which could cause problems.
I modified /etc/X11/xorg.conf anyway, and tried switching back to runlevel
5. I was pleasantly surprised when X started up just fine with the new
driver. I worked away for quite a long time and then shut down.
At the next boot, the driver complained that it could not find any usable
screens. I don't have time to play about at the moment, so to get back to
a usable system, I backed out the changes to xorg.conf and went back to
the original driver.
Can anyone point me at a guide to getting the openGL driver working?
Rinso
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| Lenard 2005-02-05, 5:45 pm |
| Rincewind wrote:
> [rinso@eden ~]$ uname -a
> Linux eden.djmsoft.no-ip.com 2.6.10-1.760_FC3 #1 Wed Feb 2 00:14:23
> EST 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
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> I down loaded the latest NVIDIA installer from www.nvidia.com,
> switched to runlevel 3 and ran it. There was no precompiled module
> available, so the installer compiled one with no problems and
> installed it. There was a warning when installing that my kernel had
> frame buffer support compiled in, which could cause problems.
Here is your clue!
> I modified /etc/X11/xorg.conf anyway, and tried switching back to
> runlevel 5. I was pleasantly surprised when X started up just fine
> with the new driver. I worked away for quite a long time and then shut
> down.
Hopefully you kept a copy of the changes you made, or at least notes as
you will need to make the chances again after you finish the task at
hand.
> At the next boot, the driver complained that it could not find any
> usable screens. I don't have time to play about at the moment, so to
> get back to a usable system, I backed out the changes to xorg.conf and
> went back to the original driver.
OK....
> Can anyone point me at a guide to getting the openGL driver working?
Sure, remember your clue, you need to build a kernel without framebuffer
support built-in. First step, read the RELEASE-NOTES.en.[HTML] file on
the installation media, the first CD or on the DVD. Then read (both);
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/
Customization Guide
VI. Appendixes
A. Building a Custom Kernel
http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/...uild-HOWTO.html
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| Rincewind 2005-02-05, 5:45 pm |
| On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 16:38:46 +0000, Lenard mumbled something like this:
> Sure, remember your clue, you need to build a kernel without framebuffer
> support built-in. First step, read the RELEASE-NOTES.en.[HTML] file on the
> installation media, the first CD or on the DVD. Then read (both);
Yes, I know all about building kernels. I was merely curious as to why
X was able to start when switching from runlevel 3 to runlevel 5
immediately after installing the nvidia driver, but was not when rebooted.
The kernel has frame buffer support built-in in both cases...
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