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Re: Can only get Nvidia driver to work with 2.6.26



Patrick Wiseman wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Anyway, it's
>>> working now with the 190.53 driver (installed using the nvidia
>>> installer) and the 2.6.26 kernel, so I'm happy for now!
>> Since an xorg update a few days ago, it's not working with anything.
>> Compiling against the current stock 2.6.32 kernel, with the header
>> package installed, works, but the X server crashes after showing the
>> Nvidia splash screen briefly.  This is way too frustrating!  I'm able
>> to start the X server with no xorg.conf, and the Xorg.0.log indicates
>> that I'm using the nv driver (with no glx, because the Nvidia glx
>> driver, which is still installed, doesn't work with the nv driver; is
>> there one which does?).  I tried the latest nvidia packages from sid,
>> but no joy there either (same symptoms).  I'm next going to try sgfxi,
>> as Paul Cartwright suggested (thanks).  I need my GoogleEarth (and it
>> needs functioning glx)!
> 
> Tried sgfxi - the script congratulated me on a successful install of
> the latest driver, and then the X server failed again, showing me the
> Nvidia splash screen for a moment, a couple of times.  The X server
> works - I'm using it now, with the nv driver.  Shooooooot!
> 
> Patrick
> 

I had a similar issue but with a 2 card, 3 monitor setup.

Applying the patch as per this thread:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1306609&postcount=19
against the 190.53 driver has fixed it for me.

sgfxi drops the driver file in /usr/src/

Geoff


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