Re: 5336-Nvidia Driver

From: Ernest L. Williams Jr. (ernesto_at_ornl.gov)
Date: 05/30/04

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    To: tero@betabyte.net, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 17:40:30 -0400

    On Sun, 2004-05-30 at 14:03, Tero Hanninen wrote:
    > On Sun, 30 May 2004, HD wrote:
    > > I am preparing to upgrade to FC2 from FC1 and I am currently using the
    > > 5336-Nvidia Driver with FC1. During the upgrade will it
    > > automatically revert to the 2d nvidia driver? Or do I need to do
    > > something before upgrading? I don't mind just using the 2d driver for
    > > a while since I only occasionally use 3d. But I don't want anything to
    > > go badly wrong during or after the upgrade to fc2.
    > >
    >
    > I'm posting this running FC2 and the 5336 Nvidia driver.
    Can you recommend any 3-D games and other programs to test and enjoy
    this new driver?

    >
    > I'll assume you're using the official Nvidia driver on your FC1 and
    > not the livna.org ones (as far as I know there are no Nvidia rpms for
    > FC2 yet).
    >
    > You'll have to recompile the Nvidia kernel module after upgrade to FC2
    > as your kernel will change from 2.4 series to 2.6. This is what the
    > Nvidia README has to say:
    > --------------
    > Q: I just upgraded my kernel, and now the NVIDIA kernel module will
    > not load. What is wrong?
    >
    > A: The kernel interface layer of the NVIDIA kernel module must be
    > compiled specifically for the configuration and version of your
    > kernel. If you upgrade your kernel, then the simplest solution is to
    > reinstall the driver.
    > --------------
    >
    > I have a quick and dirty Nvidia installation HOWTO in my blog over here:
    > http://www.betabyte.net/node.php?id=133
    >
    > Your milage may vary, but I'll post it here anyway in hope that it'll
    > help someone
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Tero 

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