Re: nForce Board lockups - Was:2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-14 Thread Daniel Asarnow
> --JATF > > -Original Message- > From: Daniel Asarnow > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:39 AM > To: Debian Users > Subject: Re: 2.6 and nvidia > > > Installing the current nvidia gfx drivers in 2.6 is > actually real simple

Re: nForce Board lockups - Was:2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-14 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Freivald, Joseph A, GVSOL wrote: Daniel, I have an nForce board and it seems a bit unstable. It was REALLY bad at first, but I turned in the memory for new and now it only locks up occasionally, but I have not found any tips on making it work with Debian and the 2.6 kernel. Where did you find yo

nForce Board lockups - Was:2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-14 Thread Freivald, Joseph A, GVSOL
working now? --JATF -Original Message- From: Daniel Asarnow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:39 AM To: Debian Users Subject: Re: 2.6 and nvidia Installing the current nvidia gfx drivers in 2.6 is actually real simple. You can download their self-installer from

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-13 Thread Jim McCloskey
* hanasaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |> My nvidia is due in the mail soon. The nvidia packages from |> apt-cache search seem to depend on the 2.4 kernels. Could you walk |> me through the steps to get get the nvidia drivers built/installed |> on kernel 2.6.x? I have built the kernel with make-kpk

Re: 2.6 and NVIDIA kernel ( FINAL )

2004-05-13 Thread welly hartanto
--- welly hartanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: well I realized that I had not installed any games ( except gnome games ) at all... I did find some slow performance to play tuxracer, chromium, etc... So, I should installed NVidia driver then. Last night I installed the driver and thank

Re: 2.6 and NVIDIA kernel

2004-05-13 Thread welly hartanto
well I realized that I had not installed any games ( except gnome games ) at all... I did find some slow performance to play tuxracer, chromium, etc... So, I should installed NVidia driver then. Last night I installed the driver and thank God I'm successfull... Here's what I did : debian box s

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-13 Thread csj
On 13. May 2004 at 4:56AM -0700, welly hartanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running debian sid 2.6.5-1-686 with Nvidia > GeForce4 MX 440. > I'm not using the driver from NVidia web site, since > I'm too lazy to search for it...;-) > What I did is : > - apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common > -

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-13 Thread welly hartanto
I'm running debian sid 2.6.5-1-686 with Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440. I'm not using the driver from NVidia web site, since I'm too lazy to search for it...;-) What I did is : - apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common - apt-get install nvidia-kernel-source and I've got my kernel source installed too. My XF86

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-11 Thread Daniel Asarnow
Installing the current nvidia gfx drivers in 2.6 is actually real simple. You can download their self-installer from nvidia.com's driver section and run it with the sh. It Just Worked for me (well, it worked after I found some good workarounds for all the lockups my nForce mobo caused). You may

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread hanasaki
My nvidia is due in the mail soon. The nvidia packages from apt-cache search seem to depend on the 2.4 kernels. Could you walk me through the steps to get get the nvidia drivers built/installed on kernel 2.6.x? I have built the kernel with make-kpkg. Also, Any specific options to choose/not

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Benedict Verheyen
Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > I've now got the nvidia modules loading under 2.6.5 (hurrah!). This is > what I did (in order), although I'm not sure which are the important > parts: > > apt-get install udev > /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx start > cd /lib/modules/2.6.5.dilbert/nvidia > modprobe nvidia > > I m

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
I've now got the nvidia modules loading under 2.6.5 (hurrah!). This is what I did (in order), although I'm not sure which are the important parts: apt-get install udev /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx start cd /lib/modules/2.6.5.dilbert/nvidia modprobe nvidia I must say...the touch pad is WAY more sensitiv

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Greg Folkert
On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 03:33, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 03:19:18AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > > that works. (What's the new stuff in the kernel that has to do with screen > > resolution? I probably messed up somewhere around there...when I did my > > make oldconfig) He

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Bill Kalebaugh
Kevin Mark wrote: On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 12:46:38AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: As a warning ... I was getting ready to upgrade my kernel to 2.6. I downloaded the new nvidia package. I was following instructions from /usr/share/doc without really thinking and did a "make" on th

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Kent West
Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > [Compiled nVidia drivers and now X ix broken.] not sure how to copy and paste the URL from the console, sorry. Which is one of the reasons I have gpm installed, gpm being the mouse driver for the console. Then just highlight to copy and middle-click to paste. In any

copy and paste from console (was Re: 2.6 and nvidia)

2004-05-10 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 03:19:18AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > ... not sure how to copy and paste the URL from the console, sorry. Install the `screen' package. This provides many useful features for console work, not least of which is a copy-and-paste facility ^A [ - start copy mode

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 04:03:18AM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: > Just a thought, I use a precompiled 2.6.4 kernel and I used the > nvidia-kernel-source package and it worked for me!(tm). Is that what you > used? I'm confused. > -Kev Using the kernel-package means is highly recommended - I think Emma

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 03:33:36AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 03:19:18AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > > that works. (What's the new stuff in the kernel that has to do with screen > > resolution? I probably messed up somewhere around there...when I did my > > make o

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 03:19:18AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 05:07:05PM +1000, Mal Beaton wrote: > > I used the nvidia installer and I use a 2.6.5 kernel > > didnt miss a beat > > You're lucky then! The problem I ran into has actually been documented. Do > a google

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 03:19:18AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: > that works. (What's the new stuff in the kernel that has to do with screen > resolution? I probably messed up somewhere around there...when I did my > make oldconfig) Here's my XFree86 log file...note does not seem to be getting t

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 05:07:05PM +1000, Mal Beaton wrote: > I used the nvidia installer and I use a 2.6.5 kernel > didnt miss a beat You're lucky then! The problem I ran into has actually been documented. Do a google search for, "nvidia debian 2.6" and hit the "I feel lucky button." Then under

Re: 2.6 and nvidia

2004-05-10 Thread Mal Beaton
Kevin Mark wrote: On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 12:46:38AM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: As a warning ... I was getting ready to upgrade my kernel to 2.6. I downloaded the new nvidia package. I was following instructions from /usr/share/doc without really thinking and did a "make" on the modules pac