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Author: Benito IFSI
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To: dynebolic
Subject: Re: [dyne:bolic] my nvidia module
Hi

I've test it and it is working correctly ( NV44A geforce 6200 rev a1, pid
0221)
but i can't figure out why you want to do all the install stuff by hand.

It is pretty easy to make a special dyne nvidia-installer version
Assuming you have kernel-src loaded and dl the nvidia installer in current
path

touch patch
Just an empty file with name patch

sh NVIDIA*.run --no-x-checks --apply-patch patch
patching with empty file cause just purge all precompiled interface so
installer now just have source
inside

sh NVIDIA*.run --no-x-checks --add-this-kernel
Compile the kernel module for dyne and pack it inside the installer

Just launch the installer at boot time if an nvidia card is present and
assume license is already accepted if xorg.conf contain a line with
"nvidia", else launch the installer with prompt for license acceptance and
auto configuration for xorg.conf.

I use this method to prepare the nvidia installer before repacking it in
dyne module in my yesterday script.

I'm very interrested to know if it work correctly and what i must correct,
specially for older nvidia cards that i can't really test on my side. I hope
it could be a dyne user contributed tool for envy replacement in dyne.

I'm pretty sure ther's a lot of errors and bad style scripting so feel free
to let me know how you correct that (or not)

@+
psykoben


>From: David Wood <hybridd_x@???>
>Reply-To: dynebolic mailinglist <dynebolic@???>
>To: dynebolic mailinglist <dynebolic@???>
>Subject: Re: [dyne:bolic] my nvidia module
>Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:27:27 +0100 (BST)
>
> > Works great for me, cant remember what nvidia card
> > I have (Im on my laptop) but its a later one.
> > ldconfig gives a >few link errors
>
>Yup that's to do with me copying the files into
>location, rather than
> just linking them -don't think this is a problem
>though. I could
> rewrite it to just link those files, directly into
>the module's /opt/nvidia/
> path though to stop those messages coming up.
>
> > and when loading the module at boot there are a few
> > can't create dir errors
>
>It's creating dirs that are already there to make sure
>it can put the
> driver components in the right places -I need to add
>something to these
> lines in the rc script so that it checks first to
>make this a little
> more elegant (still a n00b with linux scripting!).
>What it does now
> isn't harmful though.
>
> > but it still seems to work fine for me, have you
>tested it > without
> a nest?
>
>I haven't no -if anyone does I'd be interested to hear
>how it goes. I
> *think* you'd need to run nvidia-settings each time
>you boot, as your
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf is stored in the nest, but I might
>be mistaken as to
> how the nest is working here.
>
> > would you like me to redirect any feedback to you?
>
>Yup that's fine !
>
>As a prediction, I'm not sure that this driver will
>work for really
> older cards -it's the latest driver, so it'll only
>work with the cards on
> nvidia's compatability list on their website. I'm
>guessing people
> running ancient tech may have problems because of
>this.
>
> > Great work, thanks,
> > Ryan
>
>Cheers, I'm rather happy with it =)
>
>Next port of call for me is getting a version of
>Veejay running that
> fullscreens on the TV-Out rather than across both the
>CRT screen and the
> TV-Out . I've been having problems with the
>veejay-1.0 dyne module so
> believe I'll have to compile my own from the current
>SVN where it's
> been fixed. Once that happens I'll be extremely
>pleased, as the combo of
> Dyne and OpenGL should provide a nicely stable and
>speedy OS to work
> with live.
>If anyone's already walking this route and has any
>modules themselves
> then please drop a note back !
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave
>
>
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