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fedora core 2 nvidia drivers
Due to cheapness (extream cheapness) I decided to buy a computer with a intergrated video card. Fedora core 2 sees my video card but it (apperently) dose not support 3d acelleration. So I downloaded the official nvidia drivers for the nforce chipset. There's no rpm for fedora core 2 so i downloaded the source rpm. When i tried to compile the rpm this happens:
[jay@x1-6-00-09-5b-0b-8b-37 downloads]$ su Password: [root@x1-6-00-09-5b-0b-8b-37 downloads]# rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0274.src.rpm Installing NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0274.src.rpm warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.72028 + umask 022 + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + LANG=C + export LANG + unset DISPLAY + echo '---- Copying Sources ----' ---- Copying Sources ---- + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + rm -rf nforce + /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/nvnet.tgz + tar -xvvf - drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:10:49 nforce/ drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:10:49 nforce/nvnet/ -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 23833 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/adapter.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 6867 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/basetype.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 6219 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/drvinfo.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 12003 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/nvenet.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 5129 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/os.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 6945 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/phy.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 102460 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/nvenet.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 38352 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/nvenetlib.o -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 3717 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/nvnet/Makefile + STATUS=0 + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' + cd nforce ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chown -Rhf root . ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chgrp -Rhf root . + /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w . + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/nvaudio.tgz + tar -xvvf - drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/ drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/ -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 3202 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/Makefile -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 64845 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvcrush.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 84378 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvhw.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 41741 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvmain.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 9910 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvrec.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 20056 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvspdif.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 18339 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvwavout.c -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 2651 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/chaninfo.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 10215 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvhw.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 2797 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvioctl.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 1392 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvrec.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 1618 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvspdif.h -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 1499 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvaudio/nvwavout.h + STATUS=0 + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' + cd nforce ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chown -Rhf root . ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chgrp -Rhf root . + /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w . + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/nvmaster.tgz + tar -xvvf - drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/ -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 1259 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/Makefile -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 5404 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/NVLicense.txt -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 18007 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/GNULicense.txt -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 28128 2004-04-16 15:17:45 nforce/ReleaseNotes.html + STATUS=0 + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' + cd nforce ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chown -Rhf root . ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chgrp -Rhf root . + /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w . + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/nvgart.tgz + tar -xvvf - drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/ drwxr-xr-x buildmeister/adm 0 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/ -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 854 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/Makefile -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 2093 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/README -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 21192 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/linux-2.4.20-agpgart.diff -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 1211 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/linux-2.4.21-102-agpgart.diff -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 13557 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/linux-2.4.21-4.EL-agpgart.diff -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 22493 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/linux-2.4.21-agpgart.diff -rw-r--r-- buildmeister/adm 13775 2004-04-16 15:17:46 nforce/nvgart/linux-2.4.22-agpgart.diff + STATUS=0 + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' + cd nforce ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chown -Rhf root . ++ /usr/bin/id -u + '[' 0 = 0 ']' + /bin/chgrp -Rhf root . + /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w . + exit 0 Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.89256 + umask 022 + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + cd nforce + LANG=C + export LANG + unset DISPLAY + echo '---- Building Drivers ----' ---- Building Drivers ---- + make make -C nvnet make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/nforce/nvnet' cc -c -Wall -DLINUX -DMODULE -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -D__KERNEL__ -O2 -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DMODULE -DCONFIG_PM -falign-functions=4 -I/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include nvenet.c In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/irq.h:20, from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/asm/hardirq.h:6, from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/interrupt.h:11, from nvenet.h:30, from nvenet.c:22: /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/asm/irq.h:16:25: irq_vectors.h: No such file or directory In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/asm/hardirq.h:6, from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/interrupt.h:11, from nvenet.h:30, from nvenet.c:22: /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/irq.h:70: error: `NR_IRQS' undeclared here (not in a function) In file included from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/irq.h:72, from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/asm/hardirq.h:6, from /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/interrupt.h:11, from nvenet.h:30, from nvenet.c:22: /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/asm/hw_irq.h:28: error: `NR_IRQ_VECTORS' undeclared here (not in a function) /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/asm/hw_irq.h:32: error: `NR_IRQS' undeclared here (not in a function) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_open': nvenet.c:692: warning: passing arg 2 of `request_irq' from incompatible pointer type nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_remove': nvenet.c:1214: error: structure has no member named `driver_data' nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_reboot_handler': nvenet.c:2360: warning: implicit declaration of function `pci_for_each_dev' nvenet.c:2361: error: syntax error before '{' token nvenet.c: At top level: nvenet.c:2367: error: syntax error before '}' token nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_full_info_open': nvenet.c:2605: warning: `MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:501) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_hardware_info_open': nvenet.c:2645: warning: `MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:501) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_command_line_open': nvenet.c:2686: warning: `MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:501) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_configuration_open': nvenet.c:2727: warning: `MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:501) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_rx_stats_open': nvenet.c:2762: warning: `MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:501) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_tx_stats_open': nvenet.c:2804: warning: `MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:501) nvenet.c: In function `nvenet_proc_release': nvenet.c:2821: warning: `MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT' is deprecated (declared at /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include/linux/module.h:513) make[1]: *** [nvnet.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/nforce/nvnet' make: *** [nvnet_make] Error 2 error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.89256 (%build) RPM build errors: user buildmeister does not exist - using root user buildmeister does not exist - using root user buildmeister does not exist - using root user buildmeister does not exist - using root user buildmeister does not exist - using root Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.89256 (%build) [root@x1-6-00-09-5b-0b-8b-37 downloads]# what in god's name dose that mean? Shouldn't that produce a rpm file for my driver? also not it dose not produce a rpm. |
I used the source file (not rpm) to install my nvidia driver. I am not using core 2 though. Maybe you could try it and see if you get the same results.
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ummm
so ur saying don't download the srpms and download the tar.gz files?
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Hi!
The reason why Fedora Core is having problems with rpm type files is that something in the file system has been altered and it will not recognise some rpm's because of it. Use the tar.gz file for your nVidia video instead. It is fairly straight forward. Nvidia now build their own drivers for video cards and mobos and hence do no longer allow their drivers to be included in Linux distros. This is why 3D is disabled until you update. Does up2date not allow you to download and install the correct video drivers? Terri |
Yes, you should not have a problem with the .gz file. If you do post the error from the logfile. THe filename will be given if there is an error building the module.
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well it turns out that there's an easier way, I was downloading the files off of an no official nvidia site. nvidia has a SH file that will compile a video card drive for me. however my problems are not solved. I did exactly what their readme said but when i changed my XF*^config file to the right settings (and I quote the readme):
Change the Driver "nv" or "vesa" line to Driver "nvidia" (in my case it was nv) make sure Load glx is under the module section. remove Load "dri" and Load "GLcore" (for some reason only the dri was there for me). |
What's it doing?
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my screen turns completely black when i start x server. In other words, when I use the driver it dosen't work. The nvidia program showed no errors, but the driver dosen't work. I've even look at their read me to see if my video card is supported in the driver and it is. "gforce 4 mx intergrated GPU". I even tried changing the name of it from Gforce 4 mx (generic) to gforce 4 mx intergrated GPU. However that dosen't work. I am completely and totaly out of ideas. Also note, the driver installation program did compile a kernel module for the driver. It didn't "say" it had any errors so I assume it didn't.
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Try to disable the framebuffer if your using one. In your bootloader.
What screen size and color depth are you setup for? You should probably try some changes to those settings. You might also try this.. nvidia-installer --update |
I found ne info: the nvidia drivers do not work for fedora core 2 because they can not run on a kernel with a 4k stack. the site i found that info from is listed here http://rebus.webz.cz/.
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but, i get some weird error when i try to run any kind of 3d program. something to do with the glx library or somthing like that. I can actualy get the driver working but the kernel I have to install to do it dosen't support a lot of things. not only that I can't download rpms, and on top of that there's some weird problems with my compiler. Hence fedora core 2 sucks. Antway, it's alot of work to get almost any linux distro up and running but, I can't get use to a distro with a sucky compiler (don't ask). Anyway, a least it's not as bad as some other distros. This is a problem that should have been sorted out way before fedora core 2 was relased. Has anyone had any problems with compiling things on fedora core 2?? I get an erro with the make file that says theres no rule to make it stop or it simple fails to compile (by that I mean it won't build object files!!!!), for example while compiling the nvidia nforce driver I got an error message saying that a object file (aperently one it was suppose to compile) could not be found. Fedora core 2 is doing a lot of weird things. Like making files that I extract under root only useable under root. When I mount my windows partition (FYI: IS SET UP RIGHT SO ANY USER SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT) It's permissions are set so that only root can use it. quiet odd actualy. The first time I installed fedora core 2 that didn't even happen. The system is behaving odd and sometimes un stable. There really needs to be some work done to fedora. On the upside it did atomaticaly configure (working) drivers for my intergrated sound card (red hat 8,9, and fedora cre 1 did not) of course there's allways this other weird error where I can't play cds. (the cd player programs I use (grip included) all seem to play the cd but no sound comes out) Which is extreamly ironic because I have no problems playing dvds. Well, almost none, note spontanious restart. However other than that I think Fedora has potential. I also relize that It's not Fedora's fualt because no OS can be expected to support every peice of hardware. This problem could take very long to install. Maybe if I was a linux guru i could solve it. I must say, this gets very annoying. Did I mention I haven't slept well for the last week. So, excuse any massive logic errors or prolong rants. In fact it's about 12:24am right now haven't really slept all day.
so if u have any ideas plz help me out, as for now I sleep. |
Fedora is inherantly Beta at best maybe Alpha. It's purpose is community driven development. It's best to have another distro as your main system if your even considering Fedora. Fedora is a good thing, although it's not ever going to be a dependable distro for main stream use. It's sole purpose prevents it from being such.
It can be setup to work very well on most systems as any other distro depending on your hardware. Keep in mind that updates are subject to break stuff. If your looking for a replacement for RedHat Linux you might try Mandrake or SuSE. The 2.6 kernel is not really working with enough other stuff to be ready for everyone to use yet. Fedora Core 1 seems pretty well stable for me. |
I was thinking about mandrake. What version do you recomend? I was thinking about 10. Also, does mandrake 10 come with the official nvidia drivers?
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after a little reserch I decided to try mandrake 10. Although I don't like that whole membership thing. It seems like they're holding alot of good apps and support for Their members, which costs too much. I would be like buying more a exspensive OS every year.
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Other RPM distros...
Hi again!
Hope you managed to catch up with some sleep by now! David Philip's suggestion of using Mandrake or SuSE is very good in my opinion. Actually, when I first started out with Linux, I had Mandrake 9.1 installed. It's an easy to use distro. Since then I tried out SuSE, because I wanted to try as many different distros as possible to get acquainted with Linux. I've since settled on SuSE and now have 9.1 installed, which I'm very happy with due to ease of use and because it's a highly polished distro. If you want to pick up the 4 CD version of Mandrake or SuSE 9.1 at a reasonable price, then have a look here: www.linuxcd.org I use this site a lot and can highly recommend it. As for the "official" nVidia drivers, due to policies of nVidia, no distro will be able to offer you the official drivers with the installation media. But with SuSE and probably also with Mandrake, you can download the drivers as an update. Good luck! Terri |
I have SuSE 9.0
The web based install works very well. |
I installed mandrake 10. The #d acelleration works fine. I also compilied a custom kernel that fixes the problem. It turns out that the fix for fedora core 2 only works with the 2.6.6 kerne or the 2.6.2l. I tried the fix with another kernel. My system is working fine now.
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fedora core 2 does not support nvidia drivers
There is a problem in that the fedora kernel uses a different stack size to the driver, so neither the precompiled or the source will work. I found a link to new unofficial kernel rpms at fedoranew.org on the truth aboutt fc2 or something on those lines. I hope that helps.
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It seems that the rpm for mandrake 9.2 works fine with fedora core 2 too, i just installed it at there were no problems at all, you could try that before changing dist and all .... But if you want 3D accelration shouldent you install the gfx drivers instead of chipset drivers ?
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I was talking about the gfx drivers. The chipset driver (after careful study) are unnecessary for 2.6.x kernels (I think) any way sound and my integrated Ethernet card work fine on Fedora core 2. I was just having problem with the official nvida gfx drivers.
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"NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0274.src.rpm" IS the chipset drivers for the nforce chipset, so if you should install a gfx card, even if onboard, you should download the graphics drivers from the nvidia website fx the 1.0-5336 display driver.
This driver ,how ever, will not work in core 2, because of some kernel stacksize. you can get a precompiled kernel at: http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader...ernel-i686.php choose kernel-2.6.6-1.427.8kstacks.i686.rpm.zip , unzip it and install it as with any other rpm packet. Thereafter install the displaydriver. also you can compile the kernel your self with the 8k stacksize. you can read more about it here : http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...t=26745&page=2 |
I know that and I did already Fedora is working fine. I compiled a kernel and without 4k stacks and the drivers work fine now. It's actualy a pretty easy fix. Here's the run down for anybod who wants to fix the problem:
Although rpms for kernel 2.6.6 (which you should use if you plan to compile it yourself I read that only 2.6.6 and 2.6.4 work, of course I could be wrong but 2.6.6 works fine) are available I'd recomend that you download the latest 2.6.6 kernel from www.kernel.org , or you could get the 2.6.7. Compile and then install the kernel it's not that hard. There's also a gui you can use to configure it. I'll leave finding that up to you. Do a google search. There's several forms out there that talk about this problem. I found this on the red hat fourms: What follows is a short course on building your own kernel, using the released sources from kernel.org. Keep in mind, that with the freedom of DIY builds comes responsibility. If you don't build all of the SCSI controller modules, for instance, you won't be able to drop in a new SCSI card and have it "just work". Also, you can't complain to the good folks who make the ernel rpms when your new kernel breaks. OK. With all of that in mind, you've installed FC2, and you want to roll your own. Here's what you do. o Check the functioning of your rescue disk. Boot with "linux rescue" From the Fedora Core 2 Install disk 1 or DVD and make sure that you can get a your hard disk. Nothing that I write here should make your system unbootable, unless, of course, you don't have a rescue disk. :-) o Go to ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/2.6 and download the latest kernel source. This may or may not be the same thing as found in the kernel-source-2.6.x rpm (when it becomes available), depending on whether or not it was build with patches. o Unpack the kernel source file into /usr/src/linux. o When your FC2 kernel was installed, a kernel config file was installed in /boot. Something like /boot/config-2.6.5-1.358 Copy this file to /usr/src/linux/.config o Check that you have all of config options. Cd to /usr/src/linux. # make oldconfig This will present any configuration options that are not in your .config file. It's safe to accept the default (hit return) for all of them. o nVidia users: check the configuration. If you say, # make help you'll see that there are a number of helpful make targets. The one you want here is gconfig (if you run Gnome/gtk) or xconfig (if you prefer Qt). # make gconfig This opens a new window that permits you to fiddle the kernelr configuration. Open the "kernel hacking" section and check that the "Use 4Kb for kernel stack instead of 8Kb 4KSTACKS" options is unchecked. If not, uncheck it by doubleclicking on the box. (This for gconfig. xconfig may be different). Now go to "Processor type and features", and within that to "Firmware Drivers". Make sure that "Use register arguments (EXPERIMENTAL) REGPARM" is unchecked. o Name the kernel. Edit the Makefile. At the top, you'll see: VERSION = 2 PATCHLEVEL = 6 SUBLEVEL = 6 EXTRAVERSION = ... or something similar. If you wish to tag you kernel, set EXTRAVERSION, otherwise, clear it. I use "EXTRAVERSION=ex" o Compile the kernel. # make all You should not see any fatal errors. o Install the kernel. I've appennded a script that I use that makes this easy to do. Copy the script to /usr/src/linux, and change VERSION as appropriate. You want to use the same values as set in the kernel Makefile here. DO NOT USE THE SAME NAME AS YOUR EXISTING KERNEL. # ./install o Make a backup copy of /boot/grub/grub.conf. If you should somehow trash the file in the next step, you will need this (and your rescue disk) to restore the system. o Add a stanza to /boot/grub/grub.conf. If you have a standard Fecora grub.conf, it should say default=0, which means that the default kernel is the first title entry. Copy the first entry somewhere below (so your new kernel is NOT the default) and modify the title, kernel and initrd entries to match your new version. You'll see the new title on the kernel-selection screen when you boot next. You should also replace "rhgb quiet" with vga=all. This will allow you to select console properties maximize the amount of infromation you can see. I use vga=780 which gets me 60 linex x 132 characters. o Reboot and select your new kernel. If you're an nVidia user, nothings that you have done at this point affects your graphics. One thing at a time. ==== The install script #! /bin/sh VERSION=2.6.6ex make modules_install cp -vf bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-${VERSION} cp -vf System.map /boot/System.map-${VERSION} mkinitrd -f -/boot/initrd-${VERSION}.img ${VERSION} I'd advise you to READ IT CAREFULY AND A FEW OTHER FORMS YOU CAN FIND SO THAT YOU DON'T END UP KILL YOUR COMPUTER. the red hat fourms can be found here (link to the 2.6.6 section) browes through the threads a little and there is another one that talks about how to fix the nvidia driver issue in more detail) http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor.../msg06923.html I think this about say it all-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:study: |
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