The easiest way is to get both SRC RPMS from nvidia web site then rebuild them (as per indicated in doc) then install them (kernel rpm first then GLX rpm). Then edit /etc/X11/XF86config-4 and replace (in the device section) "nv" by "nvidia" and double check you have load "glx" in the module section (it was already there for me).
This from a fresh install of LM9.1 yesterday. It just worked without a hitch. Note: Most likely "Fast Write" and "SBA Side Band Addressing" will are disabled. check cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status If someone knows how to activate those by default please let me know. /Fred On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 08:49, Francisco Alcaraz wrote: > Patrick, > > I used the Nvidia rpms for 9.1 of textar (www.pclinuxonline.com) and dri is > runing fine without any further XF86Config-4 change. > > El Sábado, 29 de Marzo de 2003 01:18, Patrick Mayer escribió: > > Hi all, > > > > I've just completed the installation of Mandrake 9.1. I've met a few > > roadblocks in the process but still managed to get it done properly. > > > > 1st roadblock: Sound did not seem to work in KDE. > > Solution: ALSA does not work on my machine for some reason. This is odd > > since everything was OK in RC2. Anyway, switching back to OSS solved my > > problem. > > > > Most importantly: > > > > 2nd roadblock: NVIDIA driver installation. > > > > The RPMS provided through MDK club work but installation is not completed > > properly: > > > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 must still be edited manually to replace Driver "nv" > > by Driver "nvidia"... Is this such a big issue to fix? XFdrake would simply > > not be able to change it to the new drivers... > > > > Anyway, once that was taken care of, a second problem arose: glxgears would > > simply restart X. It turns out that XFree 4.3 is setup to load libglx.a > > when asked to do so in the config file. > > > > The NVIDIA GLX RPM provides libglx.so instead. The solution to my > > problem was therefore to rename libglx.a to libglx.a.org and create a new > > link between libglx.a and ligblx.so. > > > > This is done in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/ > > > > I know that some people have faced the same problem in the past but it > > never hurts to repeat a solution! I hope that they'll fix this when I get > > my shrink-wrapped pack... > > > > Patrick -- Frederic Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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