nVidia

[Ian Porter]

Hi

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> Yes, it did, the VT8377 just above, I would assume a later model than the
> 8371 mentioned in the nvidia 'readme'.
>
> For now though lets make sure of a few things. First , make sure you DID
> change  the "nv" to "nvidia" in your XF86Config-4 file, that's the first
> thing. :)
>
> Next, I'm not sure if your NVIDIA drivers are installed or not as you said
> you built RPMS , installed them, and maybe uninstalled, but maybe I'm just
> dense in that respect. :)
> Do 'rpm -qa | grep NVIDIA' to see what it gives you. This will tell you if
> they were installed as RPMS.
>
> Do 'ls -l /dev/*nvidia*' should get 2 files
> You can also read your /var/log/nvidia-install.log  to see what it says
> about the success or failure of your install.
> You can do as root 'lsmod' to see if the 'nvidia' driver is installed, I
> notice mine also shows the agpgart driver installed also but not sure I'm
> using it.
> Also, it is a good idea (recommended) to do your installing from the
> command line before you  login to X.  Sounded like you installed from
> within X and then tried to logout and log back in. Not saying this won't
> work, just not recommended.
> So If it doesn't appear you have the drivers installed after doing the
> above checks I recommend you reinstall them, which won't do any harm even
> if they are already installed. I have had good luck with the '4943-run'
> file on a number of occasions, it's quick and slick and tells you about
> success or failure. It's much easier and quicker than using the source or
> RPMS ,however they may not work for every system.
> Right after you install do some of those command querries above to see what
> you have.
> If none of that helps then I think you may need to delve deeper into the
> NVIDIA help files and maybe do a google search for something like 'AMD
> NVIDIA' or some such combination. Also I think there might be a discusson
> forum on the NVIDIA site , not sure.
>

Cheers, I shall go thought this and see what happens, also if this does not 
work (as you say above) on the NVIDIA site there is a discussion part so I 
shall ask them.

Thanks again for the help :)
Ian
> Let us know how you come out.
> Larry
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