On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 13:14, Vincent Danen wrote: > You had the binary driver for nvidia installed. I did build a new one and > it should be on Club (I didn't put it there, but asked someone else to). I > just assumed it would be there. If it isn't, I can email the webmaster > again and get him to put it up. > > I'm on holidays right now, still reading mail, but anything that requires > work will have to wait till I get back. =) > > What you can also try is to use the "nv" driver for X (I believe that's it). > That's the non-binary/commercial version of the driver, and should work > although you likely won't get 3D or acceleration. Since none of that > matters to me, and since I dislike the binary drivers, I use the nv driver > instead of the one nvidia closed.
Maybe this is a stupid question. But how did you manage to get a binary rpm of Nvidia's drivers produced from one of their "run" files? Or do they provide resources for putting their drivers in rpm format? Another question. If you packaged the binary Nvida driver into rpm format, what version is it compared to what's available on Nvidia's site, and how much of a hassle is it to keep the rpm up to date on Nvidia's latest driver release. Reason I'm asking is that I get a funny feeling every time I run that nvidia executable on my system. Stuff goes into the lib directories, and I'm painfully aware that the rpmdatabase knows nothing about it. Therefore *I* don't know what's going on either. I don't really feel comfortable with that. But I run Transgaming WineX for alot of stuff, and I DO need the hardware acceleration and 3D features. Well, especially since I've got a Hercules Prophet III ti500, and I kinda sorta want to take advantage of it's features (that I painfully paid for) before it goes obsolete in a few months. You know what I mean? :/ So if you are repackaging the nvidia stuff, I'm very interested in your work. BTW, just to let you know...I downloaded the entire rpmhelp.net contents and created a CD with the base/hdlist.cz and set it up as another source. It worked wonderfully with a urpmi install of qmail. :) Take care, Hal
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