[TriLUG] help with PNY Verto GeForce FX 5200 128MB Video Card

Matthew Lavigne mattchew.latreen at gmail.com
Wed Sep 8 16:05:11 EDT 2004


are you using the stock kernel? There was an issue with the Nvidia
driver and the first 2.6 kernels.  Install and let it run as a vesa
driver, update the system (including the kernel) boot to the newer
kernel, ensure that the kernel source is installed and then trying the
install.

Matthew 


On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:59:09 -0400, Dan Monjar <dan at daijin.dissimulo.com> wrote:
> --On Tuesday, September 07, 2004 01:16:36 PM -0400 Dan Monjar
> <dan at daijin.dissimulo.com> wrote:
> 
> > --On Tuesday, September 07, 2004 01:12:07 PM -0400 Kipp Spanbauer
> > <kippspan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> To compile and install for use with Fedora Core:
> >>
> >> $ sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run --add-this-kernel
> >>
> >> This will build a custom module named
> >> "NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2-custom.run" to install.
> >>
> >> $ sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2-custom.run
> >>
> >> I hope this helps,
> >> Kipp
> >
> > me, too <grin>... I'll try it when I get home tonight.  Thanks!
> >
> 
> 
> Well, no joy.  I'm wondering if I would have better luck using the 2.4
> kernel instead of the 2.6?  This is not a fast machine so what would be
> better 2.4 with a 128MB video card or 2.6 with a 4MB card?
> 
> 
> 
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> Dan Monjar
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