KNOWN ISSUES IN THE NVIDIA LINUX DRIVER 1.0-4349 RELEASE

Last Updated: $Date: 2003/04/09 $

o Installing the driver while running X with the 'nv' driver can cause
  a system hang.

  Solution: be sure to exit X before installing the NVIDIA driver.
  This can be accomplished by running the command `telinit 3`.
  Please refer to your Distribution's documentation for further
  details.


o The README erroneously indicates that FSAA 8x and 16x are supported.


o System hangs occur with smp systems driving digitial flatpanels.

  The only solution, currently, is to revert to either the 1.0-3123
  or 1.0-4191 drivers.


o In certain configurations, installation can overwrite /dev/null
  with a regular file.

  Solution: /dev/null can be recreated with the command:
        mknod -m 666 c 1 3 /dev/null


o Overscan is currently only available on GeForce4 or newer GPUs
  with either NVIDIA or Conexant TV encoders.


o Native resolution on some Dell laptop internal flatpanels causes
  the flatpanel to turn off.

  Solution: modeswitching to a lower resolution causes the flatpanel
  to turn on.  Alternatively, you can revert to the 1.0-3123 drivers.


o The new NVIDIA installer installs NVIDIA's OpenGL header files in
  /usr/include/GL by default; this can cause compatibility issues for
  developers.

  Solution: you can pass the "--no-opengl-headers" commandline
  option to the .run file like this:
        sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4349.run --no-opengl-headers
  to prevent installation of the NVIDIA OpenGL header files.


o Starting X with AGP 8x video cards on systems with KT400 AGP
  chipsets cause system hangs.

  Solution: this problem can be worked around by disabling AGP
  (Option "NvAGP" "0") in your XF86Config file.

  Alternatively, you may be able to enable AGP 8x on your KT400 based
  system by overriding the default NVreg_EnableAGPSBA registry key.
  To do this you can either:

    - set the value on the modprobe command line; for example:
        modprobe nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1

    - add an options line to your module configuration file,
      usually /etc/modules.conf; for example:
        options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1

  and use NVIDIA's AGP (Option "NvAGP" "1" in the Screen section
  of your XF86Config file).