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cuzvinn
03-10-2003, 06:22 PM
Ok,
Just upgraded to RH 8.0 and I cant get my nvidia drivers working.
A few preliminaries:
1. I have the right rpms (used nvchooser)
2. My XF86Conifg-4 is fine fine
3. Ive spent all day searching through other posts on the same problem

When I try to install from RPM binaries I get 'cant locate module nvidia' then 'failed to install nvidia.o'

Heres my modules.conf as pertains to nvidia:
alias char-major-10-175 agpart
alias char-major-195 nvidia

For some reason the module doesnt get loaded.
In my /lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0/kernel/drivers/video
there is the file nvidia.o

I also tried the src.rpm but get all kinds of errors such as:
warning: user buildmeister doesnt exist - using root

With tar.gz on make install:
I get all kinds of errors
any ideas?
Hayl
03-10-2003, 06:27 PM
build 4191 or 3123 ?
cuzvinn
03-10-2003, 06:28 PM
It's 4191
Hayl
03-10-2003, 06:32 PM
what happens if you try:

insmod nvidia
cuzvinn
03-10-2003, 06:36 PM
It says 'no module by that name found'
What to do?
Thanks for your help
Hayl
03-10-2003, 06:41 PM
can you post exactly what happens when you do this? :

rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX.i386.rpm

(replace the filename with the one you are using)
cuzvinn
03-10-2003, 06:45 PM
If I use -ivh is says '..... already installed'
If I use -ivh --force it says:
1:Preparing... ####################[100%]
1.NVIDIA_kernel ##################[100%]
modprobe: cant locate module nvidia
Failed to install nvidia.o
Hayl
03-10-2003, 06:47 PM
<scratches head>

what kind of cpu do you have?
what RPMs are you using?

<edit> PS: i have to go start dinner. i'll be back later - hopefully it is working before then :) hopefully someone who uses Red Hat sees this thread and helps out as i suck with RPMs :)</edit>
cuzvinn
03-10-2003, 06:56 PM
CPU: Pentium 4 1.6
RPMS:
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up_2.4.18_18.8.0.i686.rpm
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm
cuzvinn
03-11-2003, 03:31 AM
No ideas anyone?
Im dieing here:mad:
emunoodle
03-11-2003, 04:08 AM
I had the same problem to day here's how I fixed it...

http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=85380&highlight=choppy+after+nvidia
cuzvinn
03-11-2003, 04:44 AM
I got it working :D
Turns out I was using the wrong kernel driver. While the NVchooser told me to get the driver for the 2.4.18 18.8.0 rh kernel, I really need the driver for the 2.4.18-14 kernel. What a waste of a day. Anyway, thanks for your help everyone.