[LBo] ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA

[Tech]

Anita Lewis wrote:
> Be aware that using a .ko file that has been created for one kernel will
> not likely work on another one.  The module should already be on your
> system and if it is not, you will need to be sure to get it from the
> same kernel you are using. 
>   
The Nvidia driver package has a multitude of distro support. I believe 
that RHE 4.4 and CentOS 4.4 are the same. I chose the .ko from this rpm. 
The Nvidia package is for 2.6.9-42.EL

I decided not to wait till Monday morning and tried installing just now. 
I dutifully typed "linux dd" and got asked for my driver file. It 
absolutely refuses to accept this sata_nv.ko driver.

I checked another system installed from this same disk. As you said I 
would, I found the sata_nv.ko driver buried a few dirs lower in 
/lib/modules/ Both 2.6.9-42.EL and 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL are there -- both fail.

> Here is a sad saga on that motherboard:
> http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=4682
>   
Thanks - hadn't seen that.

......
>  You might consider trying something
> like Ubuntu Edgy which is what I'm using, though admittedly not with
> your mb.  It did come out in October, though, and likely supports your
> hardware. 
When I tried FC6 on this MB, I could not get the onboard lan to work -- 
again a chipset problem. I just installed an old PCI card to solve that 
problem. Ubuntu Edgy -- hmmmm. I wanted to preserve the FC structure and 
not change to much but I did want more stability than FC offers. Do you 
think I can migrate my apps: MySQL, PHPbb2, vm-pop3d, Postfix, 
Openwebmail being the important ones?

I won't trash this board because FC5 does work but ....

Thanks again.