On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:37:04 +1200 Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> C. Falconer wrote: > > >0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 > >MX 100 DDR/200 DDR] (rev b2) > > > >socks:~# ps auxw | grep udev > >root 73 0.0 0.0 1508 372 ? S<s Sep01 0:00 udevd > > > >Module Size Used by > >nvidia 4820852 12 > > > >Works fine for me.... > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Steve Holdoway [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Wednesday, 1 September 2004 5:29 p.m. > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: missing drives and partitions -- quick correction > > > >There's always a catch, isn't there. installing udev breaks the nvidia > >display drivers. I didn't build this server, so can't even reinstall > >them. I'll just shoot the pr*t who did build it next time I see them (: > > > > > > > > > > > ...the latest nvidia drivers seem to need relinking every time that > anything changes. However, my kernel source tree is completely screwed, > so I can't do it. As I said, the install of udev broke them, and I can't > reinstall them. I'm certainly not saying that they can't be reinstalled, > just pointing out a gotcha with this installation. > > btw anyone successfully got 2.6.8.1 kernel to work with nvidia 6111 and > fedora 2? Mine lock up completely just after login, so back to 2.6.7. > > Cheers, > > Steve not wanting to beat the same boring drum too loudly, but gentoo have good support for up to date kernels and up to date nvidia drivers, so fourms.gentoo.org may be a good place to search. If there are problems, a gentoo user probably will have found them. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
