[MythDora] ATrpms - Yum question

[gchris]

Dennis Hand wrote:
>> UPDATE: Well the RPM applied, but on reboot X server wouldn't start and
>> finally defaulted back to nv.  I took a quick look at what had been set
>> up in modprobe.conf and xorg.conf for the 8776 driver but didn't spot
>> anything amiss, so I went to MD tools and reinstalled the 9755 driver.
>> That worked okay so I tried nvidia-graphics-switch 8776.  That got the
>> 8776 driver running, but when I rebooted, again X wouldn't start.  This
>> time I just used n-g-switch command to go back to 9755 and after a
>> reboot all is well with 9755 running.  Clearly 8776 got installed and
>> the modprobe.conf reflected that after I switched to it, but I cannot
>> boot to it.
>> BTW, I've always had solid sound on this particular build before
>> screwing around with these drivers.  Now the sound comes and goes and
>> I'll have to install the FAQ audio fix.
>> Ain't computers grand?  ;-)
>> Chris
> Hmmm, I wouldn't think that you would be having any issues related to
> using the nvidia-switch command. Personally I don't ever use it. I
> edit things manually or use only one driver at a time. If your having
> issues with 8776, which you shouldn't, what does your xorg error log
> say? cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE? I bet it has something to do
> with GLX.
It says:
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
How's that for brevity? ;-)
> As for the sound, not sure about that one. I'm using ATI and it comes
> and goes sometimes but very rarely. Maybe coincidence?
>
Anything's possible as you well know... :-)
I'm a little under the weather and this testing has put some hurt on my 
main Mythtv box, but tomorrow or the next day I think I'll do a fresh 
install on a test hd leaving the Nvidia driver out.  Then try installing 
the 8776 rpm from the dvd.  If that works, I can compare the xorg.conf 
and /usr/lib/xorg/modules between the 8776 and 9755 installations.

Chris