Installing the current nvidia gfx drivers in 2.6 is actually real simple. You can download their self-installer from nvidia.com's driver section and run it with the sh. It Just Worked for me (well, it worked after I found some good workarounds for all the lockups my nForce mobo caused). You may have to tell XF86-Config to use the 'nvidia' module, though. I do not believe there are any specifics in the kernel config to...specify. You'll probably want to turn on VESA 16-bit support, though. -Daniel
> --- hanasaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My nvidia is due in the mail soon. The nvidia > > packages from apt-cache > > search seem to depend on the 2.4 kernels. Could > you > > walk me through the > > steps to get get the nvidia drivers > built/installed > > on kernel 2.6.x? I > > have built the kernel with make-kpkg. Also, Any > > specific options to > > choose/not choose in the kernel .config? > > > > thanks > > > > Were there any package conflicts? > > > > I had an ati card and after using alien to convert > > their .rpm to a .deb > > it installed fine but created mesa depend > conflicts. > > Wondering if the > > same happens on nvidia? > > > > Kevin Mark wrote: > > > On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 12:46:38AM -0400, Emma > > Jane Hogbin wrote: > > > > > >>As a warning ... I was getting ready to upgrade > my > > kernel to 2.6. I > > >>downloaded the new nvidia package. I was > following > > instructions from > > >>/usr/share/doc without really thinking and did a > > "make" on the modules > > >>package. Within seconds I got dumped out of X > and > > have been unable to > > >>start it ever since. The error messages I'm > > getting have to do with the > > >>module versions not matching the kernel > versions. > > >> > > >>I have no idea how to get X back under my old > > kernel, and the new one > > >>isn't ready to be used yet (basically nothing's > > working yet). > > >> > > >>So as a warning....do NOT mess around with the > > latest nvidia packages > > >>until you know for sure that the rest of the 2.6 > > kernel is going to work. :( > > >> > > >>emma > > >> > > >>-- > > >>Emma Jane Hogbin > > > > > > Hi Emma, > > > are you referring to 'make'ing X or the kernel? > > > couldnt you just reinstall what was overriten? > > > or remove the X packages and install them? > > > -Kev > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== BoxBattle.com - Semper Absurda -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
