Aaron, > It is a kernel problem. The stack size changed in > the 2.6 kernel. You > need a version of the kernel with the old 8k stack > size. You can get > such a kernel from: > www.linuxant.com/driverloader/wlan/full/downloads-fc2-kernel-i686.php > > As you can see these are fedora kernels but might > work on centos. Actually, while troubleshooting this display problem, not only did I swap hardware, I also swapped distributions. Yes, I tried Fedora, and with my hardware running Fedora, I had the same problem with the NVIDIA display card. I then realized it was some Linux problem and not a CentOS problem. Even if using a Fedoral kernel would work for me, I think this would disconnect me from automatic kernel updates via YUM. I got a brand new Voodoo Banshee card off a local auction for less than $10.00. For that kind of money, I would rather not mix and match from different distributions. Rick --- centos-request at caosity.org wrote: > Send CentOS mailing list submissions to > centos at caosity.org > > > Message: 2 > From: akonstam at trinity.edu > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:53:15 -0500 > To: Rick Graves <gravesricharde at yahoo.com> > Cc: centos at caosity.org > Subject: Re: [Centos] Re: NVIDIA on Linux > Reply-To: akonstam at trinity.edu > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 06:17:42AM -0700, Rick > Graves wrote: > > Hello scty library, > > > > I had huge problems with NVIDIA cards on Linux. > The > > screen would go blank as soon as X tried to load. > I > > only tried using the driver that came with CentOS. > > > > > After lots of parts swapping, I found that the > monitor > > (obviously) and (even) the motherboard make a > > difference. > > > > > If so what did you do about it. > > > > Finally, I gave up on NVIDIA cards -- I got a > Voodoo > > Banshee card and things have been easy since. > > > > Rick > > > It is a kernel problem. The stack size changed in > the 2.6 kernel. You > need a version of the kernel with the old 8k stack > size. You can get > such a kernel from: > www.linuxant.com/driverloader/wlan/full/downloads-fc2-kernel-i686.php > > As you can see these are fedora kernels but might > work on centos. > -- ------------------------------------------- > Aaron Konstam > Computer Science > Trinity University > One Trinity Place. > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 > > telephone: (210)-999-7484 > email:akonstam at trinity.edu > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 09:04:18 -0700 > From: Greg Kurtzer <greg at runlevelzero.net> > To: Petr Klima <qaxi at seznam.cz> > Cc: centos Linux <centos at caosity.org> > Subject: Re: [Centos] Comming from WhiteBox Linux > ... > > My thought is that simply changing your yum.conf to > point at the Centos > repositories should be sufficient. The other > packages are not needed, but if > the centos repos ever move, it would be nice to just > be able to update your > yumconf packages and get to the new repository. > > On a similar topic: > > I have seen many people now that actually purchased > RHEL migrate to the Centos > repos because up2date was too slow and painful for > them. And BTW, it works > perfectly! The interesting thing was that the Centos > packages where we had > to fix RH branding/trademark issues had newer > released, thus they were updated > from the default RH packages to Centos, which means > those systems are now free > from the RH marks as well... > > I wonder if they would still have to pay a license > to RH for those systems... > > Rick, are you lurking? > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 11:14:36AM +0200, Petr Klima > told me: > > Hello > > > > several months ago I install WhiteBox Linux on > several severs, I was > > happy, not woriing about upgrading every 1,5 year > as when I use RH 4.0, > > 6.0, 7.3, 9.0 .... > > > > And then WhiteBox went black, WBEL updates > release slowed down and > > maintainer wont help form anybody. Just telling > "If you want quick > > updates, build it yourself.". > > > > I prefer wasting time for customizations and/or > improvements instead > > of things which can be done once and then shared > in comunity. > > > > So, I try to change may servers from WhiteBox to > CentOS. > > > > I get a lot of help form Milan Kerslager which > shifted form WBEL to Tao. > > > > I just wonder if there are any known issues. > > > > On my test server I only install "centos-release" > and removed > > "whitebox-release" and did "yum update" from > CentOS repositories. > > > > It just works. > > > > > === message truncated ===