[ATrpms-users] nvidia-graphics8762 + 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 x86_64 = broken?

[Axel Thimm]

On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 05:43:36PM +0100, Ben Lancaster wrote:
> 
> On 15 Jun 2006, at 14:11, Axel Thimm wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 11:49:34PM +0100, Ben Lancaster wrote:
> >>
> >> On 3 Jun 2006, at 01:53, Axel Thimm wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sat, Jun 03, 2006 at 01:26:14AM +0100, Ben Lancaster wrote:
> >>>> Hey,
> >>>>
> >>>> I seem to be having a few problems with the latest nvidia graphics
> >>>> packages for x86_84:
> >>>> --snip--
> >>>> # init 3
> >>>> # nvidia-graphics-switch 8762
> >>>> -- no error
> >>>> # tail /var/log/messages
> >>>> Jun  3 01:20:14 benlancaster init: Switching to runlevel: 3
> >>>> Jun  3 01:20:44 benlancaster kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt  
> >>>> 0000:01:00.0
> >>>> [A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
> >>>> Jun  3 01:20:44 benlancaster kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux
> >>>> x86_64 Kernel Module  1.0-8762  Mon May 15 13:58:14 PDT 2006
> >>>>
> >>>> # init 5
> >>>> # tail /var/log/messages
> >>>> Jun  3 01:21:42 benlancaster kernel: NVRM: not using NVAGP, kernel
> >>>> was compiled with GART_IOMMU support!!
> >>>
> >>> You asked in xorg.conf to use nvidia's AGPGART, but that isn't
> >>> uspported by this kernel. You may be luckier with the kernel- 
> >>> suspend2
> >>> kernel.
> >>
> >> OK, so I was *never* able to get the nvidia drivers to work with any
> >> FC5 x86_64 kernel, so I downgraded (clean install) to FC4, installed
> >> 2.6.16-1.2115_FC4smp and nvidia-graphics8762 and nvidia-graphics8762-
> >> kmdl-2.6.16-1.2115_FC4smp and I'm still not getting a working XvMC,
> >> with the same error I was getting on FC5.
> >>
> >> What's going on? I'm so confused!
> >
> > Of course you can use nvidia drivers with FC5's default kernel only
> > not nvidia's AGPGART.
> >
> > Just setup your system to use the "nv" driver which FC5 will do
> > automatically.
> 
> I was under the impression that XvMC will only work when using  
> "nvidia" as opposed to "nv"?

Yes.

> It's the XvMC stuff I'm after! Am I right in thinking that the nv
> driver is the open source one, and nvidia is closed source?

Yes.

> Does hardware mpeg2 accel work without NVAGP?

Yes.

> I really don't know enough about graphics drivers under linux!

Just don't do too much. On a new system having ATrpms enabled and
using smart the following (+ a subsequent reboot) is enough

smart install nvidia-graphics

-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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