Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote:
> Richard Shaw wrote:
>> I just updated my FC6 server to F8 (replaced not upgraded) and
>> installed the nvidia-x11-drv-96xx driver from Freshrpms which has
>> always worked before and is working right now on my desktop. Both
>> systems are running the 64bit version of Fedora.
>
> Same problem with nvidia-x11-drv-96xx-1.0.9639-1.i386.rpm on my 32bit
> system (antique GeForce2 MX/MX 400 card). I fetched the latest legacy
> driver from
nvidia.org (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run.bin) which
> built and runs without any glitches.
> Klaus
>
I was going to do just that as a last resort. I really like the
package from freshrpms because it uses dkms so it auto rebuilds the
driver with kernel updates instead of hoping another repo has the
driver ready the same time the kernel releases.
Thanks,
Richard
After I found the bash file on the Nvidia web page I have zero
problems with Nvidia. On F8 I just ran it once and it is fine.
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