Re: nvidia drivers & rivafb

From: Edward (edward_at_tripled.iinet.net.au)
Date: 10/20/04

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    Richie Turner wrote:
    > i installed the nvidia drivers on RHEL3 WS and it says
    > i need to disable rivafb support becuase it interferes
    > with the nvidia driver. I've done some research but
    > have come up with nothing. I've been told that it
    > should be located in /lib/modules/ but when i locate
    > riva and rivafb nothing comes up in there.
    >
    > [root@localhost fire]# locate rivafb
    > /usr/src/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/drivers/video/riva/rivafb.h
    >
    > about the only locations i get when i locate riva
    > would be
    >
    > /usr/X11R6/lib/Server/drivers/nv/riva_hw.c
    > /usr/X11R6/lib/Server/drivers/nv/riva_hw.h
    > /usr/X11R6/lib/Server/drivers/nv/riva_tbl.h
    >
    > also when i try to install tuxracer from source it
    > gives me the following error during ./configure
    >
    > checking whether glx.h defines glXGetProcAddressARB...
    > no
    > configure: error: Your copy of glx.h is out of date.
    > You can get a more recent copy from the latest Mesa
    > distribution (http://mesa3d.sourceforge.net).
    >
    > and homeworld runs all screwy.. (no text, objects
    > during gameplay are invisible)
    >
    > some games work some dont...

    I think you're looking in the wrong place. I think you need to take the
    reference to rivafb out of your X configuration file.

    Regards,
    Ed. 

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