Problem with RHEL4 and NVIDIA 1.0-9629

[mowithlinux]

I just install driver 1.0-9629 on a new computer with all update. (RHEL4 WS U4)
X session start well with the new driver, but openGL seem not working.

glxgears crash.
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I come back with version 1.0-8776 and all work well.

[netllama]

This is a known bug which impacts NV2x GPUs. It will be resolved in a future driver release. The current workaround is to downgrade to 1.0-9626 or 1.0-8776.

Thanks,
Lonni

[Xid]

Originally Posted by netllama

This is a known bug which impacts NV2x GPUs. It will be resolved in a future driver release. The current workaround is to downgrade to 1.0-9626 or 1.0-8776.

Thanks,
Lonni

How can you release a driver when it has such a nasty *known* bug, and not only this one, as I saw on the forum there are a dozen which are "*known* bug".
And how come that the new huge bugfix release introduces more bugs then fixes then the last released version.

A shame, damn shame.

Thank you, Xid (btw you've never fixed this bug also, oh noez how unexpected).

[ioannis]

Originally Posted by netllama

This is a known bug which impacts NV2x GPUs. It will be resolved in a future driver release. The current workaround is to downgrade to 1.0-9626 or 1.0-8776.

Thanks,
Lonni

You need to include a warning/notice message for NV2x GPU owners in the driver release page!

I will have to agree with the previous post though. The driver shouldn't have been released with such a bug. It's the first time I see the beta version of an upcoming product release to work and not the release version itself.

[Lethe]

Originally Posted by ioannis

It's the first time I see the beta version of an upcoming product release to work and not the release version itself.

No? Where have you been? Microsoft do it all the time since 1983

Nick