RedHat 8.0 Troubles

[sindar]

Please Help, I have read just about everything I can and have done all of the XF86Config stuff.

First of all, I haven't ever been able to STARTX. When I first tried to install RH8 it would freeze at the STARTX point so I reinstalled, text only mode.

I have tried to follow all of the steps to download and install the proper drivers.

I have NVIDIA_kernel and NVIDIA_GLX 4191 RPM's.

When I try to install the NVIDIA_kernel it installs but says that it could not find MODULE NVIDIA and I can't find it either - where is it and how do I get it?

Because it can't find that it never installs nvidia.0, so that doesn't work.

now, when I try to STARTX it says Unable to load NVIDIA, no module found.

I have the NFORCE 420 Chipset w/ integrated GeForce2 MX and 512 Ram. Someone please tell me what to do.

Also, I have an older kernel 2.4.18.14, but I don't know how to upgrade that without a GUI or a setup dialup connection

Thanks,

Sindar

[volt]

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5785

[sindar]

Ok, read that, I am downloading those tar files now. Will that create the NVIDIA module that I am lacking?

I just did the TAR and make/make install and it didn't have any errors, do I need to follow the other instructions for driver install now?

[sindar]

I have done what the link you sent said VOLT, but it is still the same. when I run STARTX it says

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialise the NVdriver kernel module!
(ee) NVIDIA(0): ***Aborting ***
(EE) Screens found, but none hae a usable configuration.

XIO: fatgal IO error 104 on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

[volt]

If you didn't get any errors during compilation that means the modules has been loaded. You just need to configure your XF86Config so it's usable :)

You will find plenty of examples here...

I hope you did not forget to remove the NVIDIA rpm's?

rpm -e <NVIDIA kernel package>
rpm -e <NVIDIA GLX package>

[sindar]

I was wrong, I did get errors. I have just reinstalled RedHat 8.0 and I am going to give it one more try. I'll post my results in a few minutes.

[sindar]

YEAH!!! It worked!! Thank you VOLT!!! I have alot to learn about LINUX and Redhat now, but thanks for the start.

[volt]

When you compile drivers for the first time, you cannot use the untared files for the second time if you have changed something in your system, you will get errors. Best thing is to untar the drivers and compile them again.

My advice: stay away from RPM's even if NVchooser script tells you to use them.