updateing fedora 2 kernel 8stacks

sonesay · 06-18-2004, 11:53 PM

Hi i'm a newbe. I've been trying to get my geforce 4 ti4200 to work in fedora 2 core using the new drivers from nvidia. But i read somwhere that the curent nvidia drivers wont work for fc2 . I've been to this site http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader...ernel-i686.php

they have kernels so you can use the nvidia drivers on fc2.
My problem is that I have already updated my kernel.

my boot options are:

2.6.6-1.435
2.6.6-1.427
2.6.6-1.358
other

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the custom kernel i dowloaded from that site is 2.6.6-1.427. When i try and install it

Code:

[root@Fedora kernel]# ls
kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks.i686.rpm  kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks.i686.rpm.zip
[root@Fedora kernel]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks.i686.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 5dfbf7dc
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        package kernel-2.6.6-1.435 (which is newer than kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks) is already installed

i get that.. I tried booting into the oldest kernel but still get it? how can i install it? without being told i have a newer one already.

thanks alot for your help.

Linner · 06-19-2004, 01:20 AM

lupin the 3rd posted this step by step instructions. maybe this could help you.

1) download the kernel sources from here:

http://www.kernel.org/

Choose "F" for full sources... the current is 2.6.6

2) open up a terminal and su to root

(#denotes commnad line input)
3) #bunzip2 linux-2.6.6.tar.bzip2
4)#mv linux-2.6.6.tar /usr/src
5)#tar -xf linux-2.6.6.tar
6)#cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.6
7)#cp /boot/config-2.6.5-1.358 .config
8)make menuconfig
9)check "Kernel hacking ---> CONFIG_4KSTACKS" and make sure it is disabled
10)exit
11)make && make modules_install && make install
12) or instead of "make install" you can "make rpm" and install that way
13) reboot into the new kernel
14) install nvidia drivers

jrittvo · 06-19-2004, 01:27 AM

Try rpm -ivh --force kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks.i686.rpm

sonesay · 06-19-2004, 04:33 AM

thanks for your replies.. the link you gave me, I am trying to find 2.6.6 but see only 2.6.7 at the top of the list.

Is that one ok to dl and use for my purpose? the 2.6.7 kernel "F".

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updated..
I found on this forum how to remove it rpm -e kernel..... so i'll try that first.

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updated..
it works after kernel was installed i just followed instructions from nvidia and it works

Thanks for your help guys much appreciated.