Thanks again Michael It so happens I went to the Nvidia website today, and they have updated their linux drivers...
S' all working just fine ... for now :p AL3XR Michael Schwendt Wrote: > > > I have been trying to install the updated drivers for my nvidia > > graphics card, and it seems there might be a conflict during the > > install... To summarize what I did: > > > > I run RH8 on a pentium III => kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0 i686 > > > > Went to Nvidia website, downloaded an ran NVchooser app, to determine > > what GLX rpm and kernel rpm to download => it told me to install > > > > NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm > > > > Which I atempted to... It seemed to have troubles with multiples RH / > > linux kernel present on my machine, which where not deleted after an > > up2date or that where additional: > > > > Here is what kernels I had in the boot loader when I first attempted > > to install the drivers: > > > > kernel-2.4.18-14 I think => i386 > > kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0 => i686 > > kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0debug => i686 > > > > When I suspected the conflict was due to Xple kernels, I then removed > > the kernel-2.4.18-14/i386. Then I tried to remove the > > kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0debug / i686 with [rpm --erase kernel] which > > returned that there was no kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0debug installed... > > > > I just ran [rpm -q kernel] and got the same result, only > > kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0 => i686 is installed according to RH8... HOWEVER, > > I still have the choice between kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0 and > > kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0debug in the boot loader... > > > > I am at a loss here, because I am not sure who/which is wrong: the > > boot loader or the rpm database... > > The debug kernel package is called "kernel-debug*". "rpm -q kernel" > won't find it. Query your RPM database like this: > > $ rpm -qa 'kernel*' > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
