On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:03:56 +1000 James McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote: > > >On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:45:39 +1000 James McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > > > > > >>Ken Moffat wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Anyone using kernel 2.4.6 with Nvidia drivers? Just wonder if it > >>>works.... > >>>Thanks. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I tried the Nvidia drivers under 2.6test2 and they failed to compile.... > >> > >>Using the default X nv driver works but the OpenGL support is > >>(subjectively) slower than the closed source nvidia drivers. (Running > >>chromium bsu is vslow) > >> > >>Hmm jas I am going to check http://www.nvidia.com > >> > >>Nope no mention of any 2.5 or 2.6 support... so looks like it's the > >>XFree86 drivers or nothing. > >> > >> > >> > > > >No, no! Works just fine on 2.5.x through 2.6.0-test6 (several months now). > >I'm using nvidia-kernel-1.0.4496-r3 and nvidia-glx-1.0.4496, but I've heard > >that the next lower versions will work also. These are masked, so you will > >need ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86". > > > > > > > So you didn't use the nvidia monolithic *.run file package but the > individual kernel / glx packages? Maybe that was why I couldn't get it > to compile as I used the *.run package. > > Can you explain what the ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" line is. Is it an > environment variable or something int he packages you need to set? > Sorry for the confusion - these were gentoo instructions. I believe that gentoo just downloads the *.run package and then installs it as two separate elements. The key to it is to get level 4496 (or perhaps 1 level lower). Anything prior to that won't work on the 2.6 kernels. Since gentoo packages everything automatically, I haven't really kept track of the alternative installation methods. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
