On Monday 23 July 2001 21:18, Terry C wrote:
> Thanks. I already used the nv_check.sh script and it
> said that everything was OK. Based on the information
> I have been seeing I am thinking that I need to try
> installing the 1251 drivers from the tarball instead
> of the rpm. Should I uninstall the drivers I installed
> from the rpm first and then install the tar files?
Its worth a try i would say and i would also say NOT to use force and nodeps
it naturally wakes up some bad feelings in me and i know its not necessary.
Sooner or later something gets messed up if you use the --force option.
especially if its about system stuff like drivers etc.
>
> TC
>
> --- james <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > i used to get segmentation errors when using OpenGL
> > - it was because i hadnt
> > installed the kernel properly - there is a shell
> > script called nv check
> > which checks if everything is installed ok
> > get it at :
>
> http://www.lokigames.com/~heimdall/nvidia/nv_check.sh
>
> > just cd to the dir and type :
> > $ sh nv_check.sh
> >
> > oh year - with rpms you may want to type :
> > $ rpm -i NV_GLX.blahblah.rpm --nodeps --force
> >
> > this will force the install of rpms even if your
> > system says it is already
> > installed
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Terry C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 5:09 PM
> > Subject: [newbie] nVidia drivers (again)
> >
> > > I am wondering if I may be able to resolve the
> > > segmentation fault errors I am getting trying to
> >
> > run
> >
> > > Chromium, or Tuxracer by changing to the nVidia
> >
> > 769
> >
> > > drivers instead of using the 1251 drivers. Has
> >
> > anyone
> >
> > > tried this to resolve the seg. fault problems?
> > > I have already made sure that I am not using KDM,
> >
> > I
> >
> > > have tried booting into run level 3 and using
> >
> > startx,
> >
> > > & I have tried using gdm. The black screen and
> >
> > seg.
> >
> > > fault errors started after I tried to run BZflag
> >
> > and
> >
> > > it locked up. No GL games have worked since.
> > > Also, what exactly is a segmentation fault?
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > TC
> > >
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