Kernel 2.6.11 and nvidia 6111 drivers

reddazz · 03-02-2005, 11:32 AM

Has anyone managed to get the nvidia 6111 drivers working with kernel 2.6.11. If so can let us know how you did it. Thanks.

tormented_one · 03-02-2005, 03:11 PM

Give them time 2.6.11 has only been out like 12 hours. Also try the newest nvidia driver.

reddazz · 03-03-2005, 02:28 AM

I specifially asked for the 6111 driver because the newest drivers freeze systems using riva tnt2 32 MB graphics cards. The time factor doesn't matter because most people who use the kernels release candidates usually have a patch already for the nvidia drivers.

tormented_one · 03-03-2005, 01:50 PM

Yeah there is a patch for the kernel. I compiled the new kernel and with the patch it works fine. Why does it lock? I have three tnt2's also but I have the 16,32, and 64mb versions. I mainly use the 64mb one. They never caused my system to crash. I am just curios to why it locks.

madluther · 03-03-2005, 02:38 PM

http://unixforge.org/~matthias-christian-ott/

Mad.

reddazz · 03-03-2005, 03:20 PM

Thanks, I'll have to try it and give you feedback tommorow.

sensovision · 03-04-2005, 08:39 AM

as for latest nvidia driver 6629 it will not work either. I'm thinking to patch it now.

madluther · 03-04-2005, 10:44 AM

Patch for 6629 drivers in the 2.6.11 kernel can be found here.
the file you want is NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-02.28.2004.diff.txt

Works great on my FX5900, YMMV of course.

HTH

Mad.

reddazz · 03-04-2005, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by madluther
http://unixforge.org/~matthias-christian-ott/

Mad.

I have patched them but they still don't install, the usual problem with the kernel source path not being found.

Snipersnest · 03-04-2005, 12:23 PM

I'm using Ubuntu and can't seem to figure out how use these driver patches. Can somebody give me the terminal command for doing it?

reddazz · 03-04-2005, 01:44 PM

$ chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run
$ ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run -x
apply patch:
$ patch -p0 < nvidia_display_driver-1.0-6111.diff
install driver:
$ cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1
# ./nvidia-installer

The diff file has to be in the same directory as NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.

madluther · 03-04-2005, 02:26 PM

Quote:

the usual problem with the kernel source path not being found

You can overide the kernel source tree path by exporting a path to environment variable SYSSRC. The Makefile in the nvidia kernel source directory checks this environment variable and will use it if set.

eg.

Code:

export SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.11/build

this is the default tree location and normally should not be needed.

or for a non standard path..

Code:

export SYSSRC=/some/other/path/linux-2.6.11

Usually I dont run the nvidia-installer when I'm only updating kernel modules, its simpler to cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1/usr/src/nv, export SYSSRC (if needed) and run 'make install'

HTH

Mad.