ya know, nvidia has to the single most problem for people as of late........
anywho, you don't need an nvidia kernel or an rpm to install the drivers. you can just use a standard 2.6.3-15mdk kernel. you also MUST have the matching sources installed. then get the 6036 drivers from the nvidia site (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run), then go to the link in my sig for instructions on how to install.
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