1.0-6629 for Linux x86/x86-64 updates

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This thread collects updates for the NVIDIA 1.0-6629 x86/x86-64 driver releases; most of the patches below have been posted to threads in this forum before, but haven't been collected in a central location on the nV News NVIDIA Linux Forum. Future NVIDIA Linux driver releases will include these updates.

• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1155389.diff.txt
  This patch fixes 2D performance problems with PCI cards on Linux 2.6 systems. It restores performance to Linux 2.4 levels.
  
  
• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1161283.diff.txt
  This patch fixes the 'NVRM: failed to allocate page table' error and related problems (e.g. with Cedega).
  
  
• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1165235.diff.txt
  This patch fixes a system lockup problem with some Linux 2.6.10 pre-release kernels. It is no longer required with Linux 2.6.10 and newer kernels, but still recommended.
  
  
• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1171869.diff.txt
  This patch fixes a bug in the driver's Linux kernel PCI subsystem interface on Linux 2.6.10 and newer kernels, which may lead to a crash when the X server is started.
  
  
• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1175225.diff.txt
  This patch fixes intermittent problems on SWIOTLB enabled Linux/x86-64 em64t systems with more than 4GB of physical RAM.
  
  
• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1189413.diff.txt
  This patch adds support for 4-level page tables. It is needed to build the driver against Linux 2.6.11 pre-release kernels.
  
  
• NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-1201042.diff.txt
  This patch eliminates a dependency on the inter_module_* mechanism in the driver's Linux 2.6 AGPGART interface. It is also needed to build the driver against Linux 2.6.11 pre-release kernels.

Each of these patches should apply individually, but it is recommended that you use the cumulative patch. This currently is NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-02.28.2005.diff.txt (attached to this post). To apply this patch and install the updated driver, please follow the instructions below (note that -pkg0, -pkg1 and -pkg2 are interchangeable in this context).

For Linux/x86:

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg0.run --extract-only
# cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg0
# patch -p0 < /path/to/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-02.28.2005.diff.txt
# modprobe -q agpgart <-- on Linux 2.6, only!
# ./nvidia-installer -n

For Linux/x86-64 (AMD64 and EM64T):

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-6629-pkg2.run --extract-only
# cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-6629-pkg2
# patch -p0 < /path/to/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-6629-02.28.2005.diff.txt
# modprobe -q agpgart <-- on Linux 2.6, only!
# ./nvidia-installer -n

If you wish to repackage the updated driver, please follow the instructions below (once again, -pkg0, -pkg1 and -pkg2 are interchangeable; -pkg1 and -pkg2 include pre-compiled kernel interfaces that need to be deleted, first); these steps will create the installer package NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1-custom.run:

For Linux/x86:

# rm -rf NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/precompiled/
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/bin/makeself.sh \
--target-os Linux --target-arch x86 \
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1 \
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1-custom.run \
"NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86 1.0-6629 (custom)" \
./nvidia-installer

For Linux/x86-64 (AMD64 and EM64T):

# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-6629-pkg2/usr/bin/makeself.sh \
--target-os Linux --target-arch x86_64 \
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-6629-pkg2 \
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-6629-pkg2-custom.run \
"NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 1.0-6629 (custom)" \
./nvidia-installer

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1.0-6629 updates 1/2.

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1.0-6629 updates 2/2.

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Additionally, users have reported that the NVIDIA installer crashes on some Slackware 10.0 installations; if you're seeing this problem, please download the attached replacement installer and follow the instructions below (-pkg0 are -pkg1 interchangeable):

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg0.run --extract-only
# cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg0
# unzip -f /path/to/nvidia-installer.zip
# ./nvidia-installer

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The 1.0-6629 NVIDIA Linux driver will not work as-is on distributions using udev, such as Mandrake Linux 10.1, Fedora Core 3 and RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. This is because the NVIDIA kernel module isn't loaded automatically. To work around this problem, please follow the steps below following the NVIDIA driver installation:

If you're using Mandrake Linux 10.1, please add an entry for the NVIDIA kernel module to /etc/modprobe.preload: `echo "nvidia" >> /etc/modprobe.preload`. If you're using udev on Debian GNU/Linux, adding an entry to /etc/modules should work.

If you're using Fedora Core 3 or RedHat Enterprise Linux 4, you can either download the attached makedevices.sh replacement (see below for additional instructions) or follow the instructions on http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev/ (towards the bottom of the page; you will need to load the kernel module manually with `modprobe nvidia`, first).

# sh /path/to/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg0.run --extract-only
# cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg0
# cp /path/to/makedevices.sh.txt usr/src/nv/makedevices.sh
# ./nvidia-installer