[ATrpms-users] Can't start x with nvidia-graphics7185 on Fedora 7

[john bray]

this seems to be a relatively common problem, and have a relatively
simple solution.

i just added bugzilla bug:
http://bugzilla.atrpms.net/show_bug.cgi?id=1283

hopefully, it will document the problem.

marshall, i quoted parts of your email, but forgot to attribute it.
apoliogies.

john


On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 15:09 -0500, Marshall Crocker wrote:
> > It seems that this problem may be caused by changes to xorg that affects 
> > nvidia 
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org/msg123133.html
> >   
> Nope, turns out I need a different set of nvidia legacy drivers.  I have 
> a Geforce2 MX which is at the very bottom of the cards supported with 
> the 96XX legacy drivers.  Now I've installed the 9639 drivers and it got 
> the i686 kmdl correctly.  I still had the same problem with X not 
> finding the nvidia module but turns out I had the nvidia-graphics 
> package installed that only works with the 100.X.X drivers.  Removed it 
> and everything is working great.
> 
> Too bad I didn't figure this out earlier instead of wasting a whole day 
> trying to get the 7185 drivers to work :(.  Nvidia is definitely getting 
> confusing with all these different classes of drivers.  At least they 
> continue to support all the older cards.
> 
> Marshall
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