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Dieu Phan wrote:

> Hi,
> after update kernel-2.4.20.19/rh9 (from rhn), I can not install nvidia
> driver for my video card (TNT).
> The old kernel-2.4.19.19 has no problem with this.
> /var/log/nvidia_installer.log noted due to my kernel does not precompiled
> module of nvidia. I try to install this module but no result.
> Any help please,
> thanks
> dphan

Perhaps the kernel is too new for the driver.  Trying to install a driver 
for a TNT2 under Knoppix (kernel 2.4.20) it says that it needs to download 
an extra file from the nvidia site, then says that the file is not there.  
It then tries to compile without it and fails.  I can only assume that new 
drivers haven't been written yet, since I have the latest download.

Doug.
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Dieu Phan <dphanNOSPAM@iprimus.com.au> wrote in 
news:pan.2003.09.21.10.44.09.266214@iprimus.com.au:

> /var/log/nvidia_installer.log noted due to my kernel does not precompiled
> module of nvidia. I try to install this module but no result.
> 

Go get the new nvidia driver installer. When run from the command line, it 
will first try to install a precomiled version. If none is found, it will 
attempt to download one, if one cannot be found to match your kernel, it will 
built one for you on the fly and install it. Viola! All done. Kewl, isn't it?


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~Ohmster

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 Ohmster wrote:
>Dieu Phan <dphanNOSPAM@iprimus.com.au> wrote in
>
>> /var/log/nvidia_installer.log noted due to my kernel does not
>> precompiled module of nvidia. I try to install this module but no
>> result.
>
>Go get the new nvidia driver installer. When run from the command line,
>it will first try to install a precomiled version. If none is found, it
>will attempt to download one, if one cannot be found to match your
>kernel, it will built one for you on the fly and install it. Viola! All
>done. Kewl, isn't it?

I agree with the above and I can confirm ppl have gotten the nVidia
drivers to build/install with Kernel-2.4.20-19.

Ofcourse, they were clever enough to install the corresponding
'kernel-source' pkg before they set on to run the 'nVidia-installer'.

;-)

V.