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Subject: Re: Dell C840, 2.5.58, NVidia - something is on serious crack...
From: Stephen Williams <mrsteve@midsouth.rr.com>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
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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:
> 
>  *******
> *       *
> * *   * * 
> *       *
> * *   * *
> *  ***  *
> *       *
>  *******

<snip>

> /Valdis


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