[mythtv-users] OT nvidia driver mess please help

Gregg 3gemail at gmail.com
Thu Dec 28 16:23:45 UTC 2006


> When you install the new graphics drivers, you need to update the
> nvidia kernel modules too. That's probably the problem.

I am pretty sure they are installed this is what rpm -qa nvidia* reports:

nvidia-graphics8776-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5-1.0_8776-78.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9629-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp-1.0_9629-81.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8762-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5-1.0_8762-74.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics-devices-1.0-5.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9746-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp-1.0_9746-83.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9629-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5smp-1.0_9629-81.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8762-libs-1.0_8762-74.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics-helpers-0.0.15-16.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8776-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp-1.0_8776-78.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9746-libs-1.0_9746-83.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics-1.0.9746-17.at
nvidia-graphics8776-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5-1.0_8776-77.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8776-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2200.fc5smp-1.0_8776-77.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9629-1.0_9629-81.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8776-1.0_8776-78.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9746-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5-1.0_9746-83.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9746-1.0_9746-83.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9629-libs-1.0_9629-81.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8776-libs-1.0_8776-78.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics8762-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5smp-1.0_8762-74.fc5.at
nvidia-graphics9629-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5-1.0_9629-81.fc5.at

A note I tried to install the drivers using the nvidia script, and it
complains that x is still running, or that my kernel does not support
unloading of modules.  I did not compile the kernel myself I used the
stock available from yum.

-Gregg


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