On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:28:15 -0800 (PST)
Andy Ritger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, ephemeron wrote:
> 
> > With XFree86 4.1. it appears that downloading the nVidia binary drivers
> > is the only way to get Xv working. Which can be a problem for those who
> > aren't using an RPM-based system.
> 
> There are also tarballs available on NVIDIA's website.

I know. No problem. I have it up and running. The problem is, I don't
like the nVidia binaries. And not because they're binaries. It seems
that every time I compile a particular linux version. I have to
recompile the kernel-dependent binary. I don't have to reinstall or
recompile XFree86 proper just because I decided to go from kernel
2.4.17rc1 to 2.4.17rc2.

RPM's make the binary installation less of a chore. But I don't have an
RPM-based system. Wouldn't it be nice if the binaries were simple cp
<path-to-driver> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ affairs?
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