Steve, > I edited the XFConfig-4 file, not the XFConfig.
If you're running XFree 4, you need to change the file that ends with "-4" If you're running XFree 3, you need to change the one that doesn't. > Which is the appropriate? I think the documentation says the > -4 file, I think. What's appropriate depends on what you're running... > I think it's running the X ver 3.? ... if you're running 3, then yes, you changed the wrong config file. The right one would be XFConfig. Miark > I will have to check . > > Steve > > > > On Wednesday 12 December 2001 10:21, you wrote: > > Steve, > > > > Both should work. But that brings up a good question: > > did you, by chance, edit the wrong XFree86 config file? > > > > Miark > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steven Spears" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:16 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] NVidia > > > > > I dont' know if this is a dumb question or not, but does it make a > > > difference which version of X is running? Like XFree 3.? Vs 4.1.? > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Wednesday 12 December 2001 09:05, you wrote: > > > > Yes, X does work fine. > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 11 December 2001 20:45, you wrote: > > > > > does X even start for you ? > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday 12 December 2001 20:48, you wrote: > > > > > > Did the lsmod and it did show up at the top of the list, but it > > > > > > says that it's unused. Interesting. Does unused mean though the > > > > > > driver is there and loaded it's not actually being used because > > > > > > something has yet to tell it to be used. Just guessing; I have no > > > > > > clue! LOL > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 11 December 2001 20:33, you wrote: > > > > > > > you could also run /sbin/lsmod and you should see NVdriver under > > > > > > > the list, if so it's loaded > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday 12 December 2001 18:39, you wrote: > > > > > > > > Paul: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the tip! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This was done with the stock kernel. My wife would kill me if I > > > > > > > > messed with her Linux! She never has any problems and it never > > > > > > > > has to be shutdown. I was lucky enough to get her to let me do > > > > > > > > this so she could play Unreal Tournament. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will give this a try and see if it works. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 11 December 2001 09:28 pm, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > This happenned to me as well. Did you by any chance update > > > > > > > > > her kernel (the kernel module is compiled for the stock > > > > > > > > > kernel). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What I did was download the source rpm and then (as root): > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel.src.rpm > > > > > > > > > rpm -ivh /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i686/NVIDIA_kernel...rpm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > then install the NVIDIA_GLX.rpm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Paul Rodr�guez > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2001-12-11 at 22:09, Steven Spears wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to install the new NVidia drivers on my wife's > > > > > > > > > > machine and I'm having a bit of a problem. When I install > > > > > > > > > > the rpm for 8.1 it says this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Preparing... > > > > > > > > > > ########################################### [100%] > > > > > > > > > > 1:NVIDIA_kernel ########################################### > > > > > > > > > > [100%] modprobe: Can't locate module NVdriver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NVdriver installed successfully > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using this command: "rpm -ivh NVIDIA* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help or points to the proper location for help would be > > > > > > > > > > greatly appreciated. I've already tried going through the > > > > > > > > > > archives to no avail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------=_1008126640-29021-1628 > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > > > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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