[NBLUG/talk] Fedora and nForce2

[Daniel Kinon]

Hey Guys,
   Good news!!! I got nforce2 to work completely with Fedora.  The fedora
core 1 install load generic modules/drivers plus the nvidia gart kernel
patch and geforce driverto what looks like the 2.4.22-1 kernel.  Doing
this allows everything on the nforce2 board (and I'm assuming the
original nforce board) to work except the ethernet driver.

   So by just installing fedora core 1, you have a machine that will boot
into x on firstboot with everything (and I'm thinking this includes any
machine with a geforce card) working.  Then you need to some how get
the source kernel driver tarball from nvidia's side... most likely
here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_nforce_1.0-0261

   Once you have the tarball on fedora, untar everything.  The file untars
into 4 files; main.tar, nvgart.tar, nvaudio.tar, nvnet.tar. When you
untar each file they will fall into a folder 'nvidia' with three
subfolders 'nvgart', 'nvaudio' and 'nvnet'.  cd into the nvidia folder
(most likely in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES ) and type 'make all', then
'make install'.  Minus any errors, that will load all necessary drivers
into there proper place.  If you restart all will work.

I hope this helps all of you nForce owners who have had troubles.
For anyone wonders about redhat 9, I'm still working on compiling the
kernel.  Just to let you know I'm not abandoning that project just cause
this works in fedora.

Enjoy,
-Dan


FYI....
> A Somewhat relieved update for all of you on this situation.
>
> FEDORA WORKS!!!!!!!
>
> Atleast for the most part.  Everything now works on the nforce2 except the
> integrated network... even the audio.  One thing that most of you nvidia
> graphics card owners will love is that when you install, it loads with the
> nvidia drivers and when you boot for the first time everything works...
> its nice not to have to write another XF86Config file!!!!
>     I'm still planning on recompiling the kernel for redhat 9 but I would
> really like to figure out the ethernet on fedora too.  I'm including
> files with lspci lsmod and dmesg information to see if anyone can make
> heads or tails of the situation.  It seems to recognize everything but
> doesn't seem to have a module for the network.
>     oh ya, the files have the kernel version at the end of each file.
> what does the 2115.nptl mean?  Does it mean fedora recompiled its own
> version of 2.4.22-1?
> enjoy,
> -Dan
>
>> I ran into a similar problem trying to install SuSE on an HP with an
>> Nforce
>> motherboard. I read probably the same things you did. Unfortunately I
>> was
>> trying to install via FTP and couldn't get it to function correctly, so
>> I
>> added a 3Com network card and completed the install. Then when it was
>> installed I removed the 3Com card, but couldn't get the drivers for the
>> motherboard and onboard ethernet to function correctly. I eventually
>> gave
>> up
>> and sent the machine back. Good luck, I'm curious how difficult it
>> really
>> is
>> to get it to function correctly.
>>
>>
>> - Dave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talk-admin at nblug.org [mailto:talk-admin at nblug.org] On Behalf Of
>> Daniel
>> Kinon
>> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 2:21 PM
>> To: talk at nblug.org
>> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Shuttle XPC N41G2 on Linux
>>
>> Hey Guys,
>>    for christmas I got a Shuttle XPC N41G2.  For those who don't know,
>> it
>> is
>> a really small barebone case designed by shuttle that uses a specially
>> designed shuttle motherboard.  The particular version I have is an AMD
>> based
>> nForce2 board.  Naturally the first thing I did was try to install linux
>> on
>> it.
>>    The install went fine but unforunately alot on the things aren't
>> working... ethernet, sound firewire and usb... I haven't even gotten to
>> the
>> imbedded geforce4mx yet.  I figured ethernet was the most important
>> since
>> I
>> need to update alot.  I tried installing the newest kernel and that
>> didn't
>> fix any problems.  Shuttle itself doesn't really offer any help as far
>> as
>> linux goes, so I went directly to nvidia and found a some downloads,
>> some
>> of
>> which seemed to be kernel patches.  I followed the instructions that
>> came
>> with it but so far nothing has happened.
>> Does anyone out there have experience with nforce or the XPC that knows
>> what
>> I'm talking about.
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> -Dan
>>
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> -Dan
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-Dan