Well, ok, if you had to download the kernel source, and that's 20 or 30 meg or so, then I can see it taking a while. :-)
And a 1.2 _was_ blazingly fast. I feel like a turtle compared to the 2.8 P4s that are out now. ;-) Ian > -----Original Message----- > From: Bogi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Nvidia GForce Driver version? > > > :-) > Yea > Maybe i overestimated the 30 min. but it took a very long time to dl the > kernel src. and i had to do it , because i upgraded my kernel, > and no longer > had the src for the kernel i was running. Btw. The 1.2 Duron is a > blastingly > fast cpu :) compared to my oldfashion slotA 333 Celeron :-) > But yes, 30 min should be too much make it less then that .... :-) > > Cheers > Szemir > > On Tuesday 22 October 2002 08:41, you wrote: > > Szemir, > > > > Just curious, what all did you have to compile to get it to > work? I have a > > TNT2 in my system and have recompiled the kernel module and GLX module > > numerous times over the years, and it only takes about 30 > seconds or less > > per rpm (on my current system, a 1.2 GHz Duron. Before that, a 600 MHz > > Duron, but that only took roughly twice as long, not several > hours). Those > > were the only two modules I had to recompile to get it working with > > Mandrake 9 (after, as you pointed out, installing the kernel source, but > > you don't actually have to compile it, just have it there on the hard > > drive). > > > > Also, for Mandrake 9, grab the source RPM, not the tarball, and do > > "rpm --rebuild <filename>". Like I said, it's very quick. > > > > Ian > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bogi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 1:19 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Nvidia GForce Driver version? > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > No, I think you cant use the 8.2 drivers on your 9.0 mdk, but you > > > can grab > > > the source tarballs, your kernel source (you should have that on > > > the install > > > cd) and basically compile the driver (kernel part and lib part) > > > and install. > > > You need the kernel source to compile the module for the kernel, > > > you do not > > > need to recompile the kernel :-) > > > Then make sure you allow the designation of IRQ to the Video > adapter from > > > your BIOS settings. If everything goes well, you should be > > > accelerated within > > > a couple of hours (my box is a PII 333 celeron) so it does take a > > > good 30 or > > > so minutes to compile everything i needed. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Szemir > > > > > > Ps.: My card is nVidia Geforce2 MX 400 / 64M > > > > > > On Tuesday 22 October 2002 00:23, you wrote: > > > > Thanks to all the great folks that attended the Install Fest on > > > > > > Saturday - > > > > > > > and the long meandering abstract discussion over drinks > afterwards (for > > > > those that stayed). > > > > > > > > One of the things that was pointed out to me last week, and again at > > > > the install fest was that my GForce 440MX would likely need new > > > > > > drivers to run > > > > > > > everything right under Mandrake 9.0. (specifically TuxRacer > > > > > > and Xine video > > > > > > > - that I've noted thus far). > > > > > > > > Well, I checked the NVidia site, and only found drivers for > > > > > > Mandrake 8.2. > > > > > > > So the question is "Can I use the 8.2 drivers safely with my 9.0 > > > > installation?" > > > > > > > > Any input is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > (BTW - was watching Drew Carey tonight - they had the > Mandrake screen > > > > on his computer monitor numerous times through the show - the blue > > > > "twist" one...) > > > > > > > > Shawn >
