If you would like to use the cool hibernate feature but your pc refuses to boot you might find this helpful.

Problem: hibernate doesn't work with agpgart!

Solution: use nvagp

Step 1: update nvidia drivers

simply type:



This will install the latest nvidia driver for most nvidia gpu's. If you are
using a newer card like the 88xx series please use:



instead.

After the script has finished follow Step 2.

Step 2: prevent agpgart from loading

do a

to determine what agp modules are loaded at startup.



instead of intel_agp it could be sis_agp or amd64_agp etc.

to prevent intel_agp from loading we just rename the modul under /lib/modules/2.6.17-chw-8/kernel/drivers/char/agp:





hint: putting intel_agp in /etc/hotplug/blacklist or appending agp=off to lilo bootloader config didn't work for me. If you know a cleaner and better way to do this please let me know.

Step 3: changing XServer configuration to use Nvidia AGP

Save your current XServer configuration!





edit the XServer configuration.



or



hint: nano is probably easier to use!


append the line:

under Driver :

and save the file.

Now do a reboot and feel the magic of hibernate.

***** UPDATE *****

If you experience problems with tv output, please fall back to the old driver.

e.g. 1.0-8774 which can be found here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_disp ... -8774.html