On Wednesday 18 August 2004 07:32, SnapafunFrank wrote: > Hoyt Bailey wrote: > >On Wednesday 18 August 2004 06:56, Stephen Kühn wrote: > >>On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 21:40, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > >>>Well I am back with kernel-2.6.3.15mdk active and so far the only > >>>thing I noticed are some flash bars running through the desktop > >>> the flash bars are about 3/4" long and appear to be random. Just > >>> enough to be annoying especially on a black background. > >> > >>Re-install your video drivers. > > > >What are video drivers. If nvidia that is complied into the kernel. > >/usr/src/linux-2.6.3-15mdk/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.c > >/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o > >/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko.gz > >/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/char/nvidia.ko.gz > >If the above two modules should be switched to something else would > >update take care of it? > > Er..... No > I have just gone through updating my nVidia driver because I wanted > to look at 'FlightGear" and that showed me that the only way to deal > with nVidia drivers is by getting what you need from their site and > go from there. > Good luck, 'cause this newbie took two nights and three finger nails > to get through it and though things appear to be working OK, I don't > see any improvement on my system though yours might mean a general > repair is the result. I dont know if there is any improvement because I cant get glxgears to run with the new kernel. I also don't understand why, if nvidia is built into the kernel, why I should have to install the run file from nvidia, did the packager screw up or somethinng? -- Regards; Hoyt Registered Linux User #363264 http://counter.li.org
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