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Old 01-26-2008, 11:27 PM   #1
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video driver issues


Hi everyone

I just installed a dualboot system on win xp/linux. the system was working fine both on win xp a pclinux.After a few hours i was poking aroung trying to get the 3d desktop feature to work with no sucess.Then a proceded to upgrade the video driver from the main linux site.After installing the driver and rebooting the system i'm ask to log in .with i do as root user...than somethingpops up [root@localhost~]# since i asume theres a video issue a type video..and my graphic card info pops up....s3 savage blablabla....then the system give me several driver options and i choose mine but then i get his message..module abi minor version (2)is newer than servers version (0)failed to load module"savage "(module requirement mismatch< now i'm guesing the new drivers screw things up ... how can i rollback undo changes to get my system up again.......thank you....
 
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Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...issues-616556/

In this case I'm closing the older (original) sibling because the
dupe has an answer.
 
  


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