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rdking

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From: Halifax NS

Registered: 2005-04-14

Posts: 114

help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

ok folks,

I need to revert to the 6629 driver for my nvidia mx 420 pci graphics card (64 MB).  I have downloaded the installer, and am trying on a brand new install as of today.  It says I need the kernel source....but shouldn't that be present?  or is the supplied kernel not compiled using gcc 3.4.3?  Do I need to simply recomplie the kernel or do I need additional packages?  If someone could help me out that would be great.

Since my move from debian stable with the 6629 drivers I find that none of the newer versions are stable with my nforce 2 board...constant crashing, and have heard others find this to work.  A quick walkthrough would be appriciated, as I am getting used to this new packaging system.

sud_crow

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From: Argentina

Registered: 2003-06-30

Posts: 546

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Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

Where did you get the package?
If its a pkg.tar.gz and you downloaded from an Arch server, then you should do

pacman -U /full/path/to/pkg/fullname.pkg.tar.gz

Otherwise, you should run

./nvidia-blabla.sh

(notice the (dot) (slash) before the binary name.
You should do this from console (that is, outside X)

Arch already ships the kernel with the headers... this shouldnt be a problem.

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www.archlinux-es.org || Comunidad Hispana de Arch Linux

rdking

Member

From: Halifax NS

Registered: 2005-04-14

Posts: 114

Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

THe installer doesn't prompt me with errors until after the build, where it says it was unable to build the module.  I have attached my log.  Any help would be great.

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Jun 23 09:53:45 2005

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  no precompiled interface: false
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest driver ver : false
  OpenGL header files     : false
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  force compat32 tls      : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : /usr/X11R6
  OpenGL install prefix   : /usr
  compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
  installer install prefix: /usr
  utility install prefix  : /usr
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 1.0-
   7664).  As part of installing this driver (version: 1.0-6629), the existing 
   driver will be uninstalled.  Are you sure you want to continue? ('no' will a
   bort installation) (Answer: Yes)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.11.10-ARCH/build'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing rivafb module check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
   agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
   rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
   rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
   rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.11.10-ARCH/
   build SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.11.10-ARCH/build'...
   
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc  KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.11.10-ARCH/build SUBDIRS=/t
   mp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_vers
   ions
   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629
   -pkg1/usr/src/nv
   echo #define NV_COMPILER "`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`" > /tmp/selfgz2831/NVI
   DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.o
   .d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/include -D__KERNE
   L__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing
   -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2     -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -
   mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -Iinclude/asm-i3
   86/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement  -I/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linu
   x-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wfor
   mat -Wchar-subscript
   s -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -Werror -O -fno-common -MD 
    -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNT
   RM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VER
   SION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629  -DNV_UNIX   -DNV_LINUX   -
   DNV_INT64_OK   -DNVCPU_X86      -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RAN
   GE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DN
   V_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_
   BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1
   .0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-
   pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:19,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:864,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:75,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvidia_init_module':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:930: warning:
   `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:106)
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nvidia_exit_module':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1051: warning
   : `pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:111)
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `_get_phys_address':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2509: warning
   : passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function 
   `nv_agp_init':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2992: warning
   : `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:578)
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv-v
   m.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/include -D__KE
   RNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-alias
   ing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2     -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-flo
   at -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -Iinclude/as
   m-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement  -I/tmp/selfgz2831
   /NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -W
   switch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multic
   har  -Werror -O -fno-common -MD   -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_
   NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__
   KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL
   =6629  -DNV_UNIX   -DNV_LINUX   -DNV_INT64_OK   -DNVCPU_X86      -UDEBUG -U_
   DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -D
   NV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_
   CLASS_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv_vm -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -
   o /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv-vm.o /tm
   p/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:19,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-vm.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:864,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:75,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-vm.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c: At top le
   vel:
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.c:59: warnin
   g: 'cache_flush' defined but not used
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-a
   gp.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/include -D__K
   ERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-alia
   sing -fno-common -ffreestanding -O2     -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-fl
   oat -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i686 -Iinclude/a
   sm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement  -I/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA
   -Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch 
   -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -W
   error -O -fno-common -MD   -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -
   D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL_
   _ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=6629  
   -DNV_UNIX   -DNV_LINUX   -DNV_INT64_OK   -DNVCPU_X86      -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -
   DNDEBUG -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_
   DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_CLASS_SIMPLE_CREATE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_P
   RESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BA
   SENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86
   -1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0
   -6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:19,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:52,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:864,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:75,
                    from /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: At top l
   evel:
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:48: error
   : parse error before '*' token
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:48: warni
   ng: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `drm_agp_p'
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:48: warni
   ng: data definition has no type or storage class
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernInitAGP':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:76: warni
   ng: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:85: error
   : request for member `acquire' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:88: warni
   ng: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:578
   )
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:113: erro
   r: request for member `copy_info' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:173: erro
   r: request for member `enable' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:185: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:186: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernTeardownAGP':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:216: erro
   r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:218: warn
   ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:57
   8)
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernAllocAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:265: erro
   r: request for member `allocate_memory' in something not a structure or unio
   n
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:273: erro
   r: request for member `bind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:290: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:305: erro
   r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernMapAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:345: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
   ion `KernFreeAGPPages':
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:444: erro
   r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
   /tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:445: erro
   r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
   make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-a
   gp.o] Error 1
   make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz2831/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv] Error 2
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
   nvidia.ko failed to build!
   make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
   make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

sud_crow

Member

From: Argentina

Registered: 2003-06-30

Posts: 546

Website

Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

No clue on whats going on... sorry i cant help.

I dont know if you arent, so just in case: Did you run a pacman -Syu? and updated all the base system files?

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tyme

Member

From: PA

Registered: 2003-06-12

Posts: 139

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Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

did you ever get this working rdking?  i'm trying to revert to these drivers also, with the same error.

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iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

Posts: 2,228

Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

IIRC, the 6629 drivers require a patch to work with newer kernel releases. this has been discussed before on the forum and you should search for that thread.

jerem

Member

From: France

Registered: 2005-01-15

Posts: 310

Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

Your card seems old and old cards are no more supported in recent nvidia drivers.

Use the nvidia-legacy package which is available in Arch.

tyme

Member

From: PA

Registered: 2003-06-12

Posts: 139

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Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

IIRC, the 6629 drivers require a patch to work with newer kernel releases. this has been discussed before on the forum and you should search for that thread.

not to hijack the thread, but i'm having the same issue, and i tied applying the patches here and it still gives the same errors.

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iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

Posts: 2,228

Re: help reverting to nvidia 6629 drivers

the problem with using old drivers with new kernels is that the kernel interface is so unstable between releases. you could always try using a kernel which was current during the 6629 era.