I have a Geforce 4 MX 420 Video Card, I need to update the drivers for it. I can get them from nvidia,

my question is, whats the steps required to install it properly?

The documentation on the nvidia driver site has the correct steps to take.

nVidia Driver Installation NHF
nVidia driver page

haha, nothing like recompiling your kernel

www.nvnews.net Its a forum.

I have done this on Slack 8.1 and Suse 8.1 also. I have not had any problems by following these steps. Really nothing to it once you have done it a couple of times.

Straight from NVidia Instructions

INSTALLING/UPGRADING BY TAR FILE

Instructions for the Impatient:

$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_kernel.tar.gz
$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_GLX.tar.gz
$ cd NVIDIA_kernel
$ make install
$ cd ../NVIDIA_GLX
$ make install

Instructions:

To install from tar file, unpack each file:

$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_kernel.tar.gz
$ tar xvzf NVIDIA_GLX.tar.gz

cd into the NVIDIA_kernel directory. Type 'make install'. This will
compile the kernel interface to the NVIDIA kernel module, link it,
copy it into place, and attempt to load it into the running kernel:

$ cd NVIDIA_kernel
$ make install

Next, move into the NVIDIA_GLX directory. Type 'make install' -- this
will copy the needed OpenGL and XFree86 files into place:

$ cd ../NVIDIA_GLX
$ make install

Note that the "make install" for each package will remove any previously
installed NVIDIA drivers.









If you already have an XF86Config file working with a different driver
(such as the 'nv' or 'vesa' driver), then all you need to do is find
the relevant Device section and replace the line:

Driver "nv"
(or Driver "vesa")

with

Driver "nvidia"

In the Module section, make sure you have:

Load "glx"

You should also remove the following lines:

Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"

if they exist. There are also numerous options that can be added to
the XF86Config file to fine-tune the NVIDIA XFree86 driver. Please see
Appendix D for a complete list of these options.

Once you have configured your XF86Config file, you are ready to restart
X and begin using the accelerated OpenGL libraries. After you restart X,
you should be able to run any OpenGL application and it will automatically
use the new NVIDIA libraries. If you encounter any problems, please
see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS section below.


Dave

I just upgraded to Mandrake 9.0,


solved that problem.

Thanks guys, now I know how to do it.