Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Dell C840, 2.5.58, NVidia - something is on serious crack... | From | Stephen Williams <> | Date | 16 Jan 2003 22:17:40 -0600 |
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Valdis, Numerous people have had problems with the 4191 driver...me included. Instead of here I'd suggest going back to the NVidia site and go to the driver download page. There is a forum regarding the drivers and their effects/sideeffects. That might help shed some light on the issue.
HTH, Steve
On Thu, 2003-01-16 at 00:32, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > OK, so I get brave enough to try the NVidia drivers (no snickers please - > they Just Work under 2.4.18, and do a better job of finding the monitor > attached to my docking station than the 'nv' drivers do). > > I get the 4191 drivers, apply the 2 patches from www.minion.de, get it > insmod'ed, and fire up X. Disks go chugga chugga for a bit, and then > I'm left looking at a black screen. No disk activity. Wedged. Screwed. > So I decide to get something to drink from the refrigerator, and when I > get back, there's a tiny blue icon in the upper left corner: > > ******* > * * > * * * * > * * > * * * * > * *** * > * * > *******
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> /Valdis
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