[PLUG] Redhat 8.0 / Nvidia Drivers
Scott VanHoosen
octopus024 at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 19 03:55:27 UTC 2002
I tried your instructions, but it didn't work, as before. Here is what
I did:
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm
This seemed to work, but complained about no "user buildmeister" or
"group buildmeister" so using root.
This file didn't appear to create an RPM, not one I could find anyhow.
It did create the following empty directory:
/var/tmp/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0/lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0/kernel/drivers/video
It also created this directory:
/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123
In it were no RPMs, just the following files:
makedevices.sh nv_compiler.h nv-misc.h os-interface.h
Makefile nv.h nv_ref.h os-registry.c
Module-nvkernel nv-ids.h nvtypes.h README
nv.c nv-linux.h os-interface.c rmretval.h
I tried running make, which did a bunch of stuff, with lots of
warnings, and ended with the following error:
make: *** [nv.o] Error 1
The README told me it should create NVDriver, but I could not find any
file by that name.
-Scott
>
> Weird. I have it working fine.
>
> Get the source RPM. (I don't remember version numbers and I am not in
>
> front of the computer.)
>
> rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-<whatever>.src.rpm
>
> Find the rpm it built
>
> rpm -ivh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/NVIDIA_kernel<version>.rpm
>
> rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX<version>.i386.rpm (Might have to rebuild this
> too.)
>
> The tricky part is that you may need to force the module load the
> fist
> time. You also need to make sure that the XF86Config* files are
> pointing
> to the correct driver. (That works as documented.)
>
> The only real issue is that there are some issues with it complaining
>
> about gcc 3.2 and lack of GPL issues. insmod --force will take care
> of
> the complaints.
>
> It works pretty well on my system. (I can run Unreal Tournement 2003
> with
> little or no problem.)
>
>
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > --- Dave Clark <daveclark15 at attbi.com> wrote:
> > > hey folks,
> > > Has anyone has any success getting the latest Nvidia drivers
> to
> > > work with Redhat 8.0. Bit frustrating for me as I have followed
> the
> > > directions to the "T" and still have yet to get acceleration
> > > operating correctly (3d acceleration). Thanks for any feedback
> you
> > > folks can give me.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > btw - Running a GeForce 3 Ti 200 card and Redhat 8.0 (2.4.17).
> >
> >
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