RedHat 8.0(2.4.18-24.8.0) X Windows configuration problem.

[Duane Attaway]

On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 joecho at everestkc.net wrote:

> I have checked lsmod,
> I don't see any nvidia or NVdriver, whatsoever.
> I have updated the Redhat to 2.4.18-24.8.0.
> 
> How can I load nvidia module since there is no driver in the system?
> I can see other drivers like riva, sis, matrox, aty under
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-24.8.0/kernel/drivers/video/
> 
> I have downloaded 
> NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
> NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm

Somehow you need to load the nvidia driver into your system.  The driver 
version you mentioned will have the name "nvidia".

First step is getting the module built.  Everything you need for this step
is in your kernel src package.  I believe the --rebuild option with rpm
will do this.  Then you need to install the freshly created rpm from that
with the -ivh option if I remember correctly from my redhat days...  I'm
not sure of the redhat rpm package has a built in script like gentoo to
update your XF86Config file automagically.  RPM's are funny.  Check to be
sure.

This is the test to see if you have the module loaded:

dattaway at satellite dattaway $ cat /proc/modules 
nvidia               1469248  10

If you are that far, your display hardware will be able to talk to the X 
server.  

To be cooking with graphics, you need the nvidia glx package which is the
other rpm file you have.  Check to be sure the glx option is enabled in
your XF86Config file as described by the README.

Then issue the command, "modprobe nvidia"

Then start X.

Now you are cooking.

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