The kmod-nvidia-PAE rpm package only dowloads the nvidia kernel module for the correct version of the kernel that you are running on you system. It has nothing to do with switching between Intel and Nvidia.
Cheers. --- Gio 15/10/09, Alexandre Kaspar <alexandre.kas...@epfl.ch> ha scritto: > Da: Alexandre Kaspar <alexandre.kas...@epfl.ch> > Oggetto: Re: [Sony-vaio-z-series] R: Nvidia driver problem with kernel 2.6.30 > A: sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net > Data: Giovedì 15 ottobre 2009, 18:58 > Strange... > > It might be the kmod-nvidia-PAE which make the correction > since I am > on Fedora 11, using the same kernel as you do. > I don't use kmod since I'm switching from intel to nvidia > from time to time. > > Does the switching process work correctly when using kmod > ? > > Alexandre Kaspar > > Lorenzo Ciani <lci...@yahoo.it> > a écrit : > > > I'm using Fedora 11 on a Sony Vaio Z VNG-Z790DLX, > running > > kernel-2.6.30.8-64.fc11.i686.PAE. I installed > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia > > and kmod-nvidia-PAE from the RPMfusion repository > > > > Nvidia is working just fine. > > > > Ciao. > > > > --- Gio 15/10/09, Alexandre Kaspar <alexandre.kas...@epfl.ch> > ha scritto: > > > >> Da: Alexandre Kaspar <alexandre.kas...@epfl.ch> > >> Oggetto: [Sony-vaio-z-series] Nvidia driver > problem with kernel 2.6.30 > >> A: sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net > >> Data: Giovedì 15 ottobre 2009, 17:07 > >> Hi, > >> > >> I just got a big problem with the nvidia graphics > card with > >> the new kernel 2.6.30 on Fedora. > >> The intel one is working well. No problem. > >> > >> The nvidia is... not working with the nvidia > driver (last > >> one 180...). But it works with 'vesa' or 'nv', or > even > >> 'nouveau' (but who cares ... we don't want them > except > >> nouveau...). I actually need the nvidia one for 3d > fast > >> computing (a reason why I bought this > >> Actually, I searched a lot and find out how to > solve the > >> current problem. > >> > >> I don't know if you have the same problem, but I > share my > >> solution to you so that it may help someone : > >> > >> Add a vmalloc=196M parameter to the kernel so that > there is > >> enough memory for the nvidia driver. > >> Actually, I got the solution from this thread : > >> http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=42278 > >> > >> I don't know if 196M is the good value (I may try > some > >> other values... I think the less which is working > is the > >> best for it doesn't take too much memory). > >> > >> Anyway, it solved the problem for me (and I'm now > really > >> happy :D). > >> Hope that can help. > >> > >> Alexandre Kaspar > >> > >> --http://www.wox-xion.ch/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > >> Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > > Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > -- > http://www.wox-xion.ch/ > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
