From: Flemming Greve Skovengaard <dsl58893@vip.cybercity.dk>
To: linux-newbie <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Compiled new kernel, Gnome not working
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:34:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3FE6E4DD.4030402@vip.cybercity.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FE419E6.3090203@comcast.net>
No, I don't have frame buffer support and I have a ATI Radeon 8500 graphics
card. The only solution that comes to mind, and don't hade me if it is stupid,
is that I have to re-compile X, Gnome or both with the new kernel.
Beolach wrote:
> What type of video card do you have? If you have a nvidia card & use
> nvidia's drivers, you will need to reinstall the driver module after
> compiling a new kernel version. Also, is it just gnome that won't
> start, or X? In the case I'm describing, X won't start at all.
>
> If you do have a nvidia card, and want to install their drivers, note
> that nvidia has not yet released a 2.6 compatible driver. However, the
> website <http://www.minion.de/nvidia.html> has unofficial patches for
> use with 2.6 kernels. I've been using them since 2.6.0-test9 without
> any problem. Also, now that 2.6.0 has been officially released, nvidia
> should be releasing a compatible driver soon (I would guess).
>
> HTH,
> Conway S. Smith
>
> Flemming Greve Skovengaard wrote:
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I just changed to kernel 2.6.0 from kernel 2.4.22 and now Gnome won't
>> start. All
>> I get is the splash screen and nothing else happens. I had the same
>> problem when
>> I changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Back then I "solved" the problem by
>> re-installing.
>>
>> Is there anyone who knows, or have an idea about, what the problem is?
>>
>
>
>
> .
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-22 12:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-19 14:27 Compiled new kernel, Gnome not working Flemming Greve Skovengaard
2003-12-19 21:39 ` Ricardo Jorge Veludo
2003-12-20 9:44 ` Beolach
2003-12-22 12:34 ` Flemming Greve Skovengaard [this message]
2003-12-22 16:18 ` Axel Siebenwirth
2003-12-23 4:39 ` Beolach
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