Oops, i KINDA reinstalled Linux becuase i did some experimenting and i broke the X-Server..sorry! im back now.

Ok, so should i do DavidPhillips instructions first or Aussies?

*EDIT* the command didn't generate any errors but it didnt do nothing. Or at least it didnt show it. BTW, cool trick! i was always wondering how i can paste into the TERMINAL!!! One more thing, this time i installed i installed KDE & GNOME desktops. Don't kill me but i like GNOME alot becuase it is so easy to cut & paste and it feels "cleaner" so to speak. KDE was great dont get me wrong, but i feel more comfortable with GNOME maybe its becuase it closely resembles Windows. I dual boot Windows XP pro & RedHat anyways.

The usual cause for errors when installing the nvidia kernel driver is not having your kernel source rpm's installed.

I know this is kinda off topic but is 256MB enough for Linux? my main machine that am running Linux on has the following specs:

EPoX 8KHA+ KT266A DDR motherboard
AMD Athlon "XP" 1700+ @ 1800+ (1.56Ghz)
Crucial/Micron PC2100 256MB
Nvidia GeForce3 (gainward)
and all the other goodies like cdrom, cd writer, floppy, 2 hard disks, and a Swiftech MCX370-0A heatsink and fan for the processor.

Ok, how would i go about doing that ? thanks alot for your help Aussie your one of the few people who actually put up with NewBez like me :-)

btw, Nice webpage you have goin' there, let me know if i can be of any help....

There should be a couple of rpm packages in RedHat/RPMS/ on the second redhat cd called "kernel-doc-2.4.x-x.i386.rpm" and "kernel-source-2.4.x-x.i386.rpm" make sure that the 2.4.x-x matches the kernel you have installed. The source rpm is the important one but the docs come in handy as well.

ok, im pretty sure 2.4.7-10 is my Kernel version but how do i check ? i think there is a command in the terminal i can do am i right?

"uname -a" will spill the beans so to speak.

One thing that i find annoying in Linux is that i have to boot from the floppy all the time. i dont know what to do when it boots from the hdd.

How do i install it now? when i double click it it gives me a error about not being the right application to open...

Try doing as root "rpm -Ivh kernel-*etc*.rpm" from the mounted cd driectory.

"unkown option" <------- thats what it says.

Try "rpm -i *etc*.rpm" and see what happens.

Alright in KDE i tried double clicking on the Kernel RPM(S) and it brought up the Package Manager, i click install and it installed i think

Cool, when you get the nvidia drivers installed and working you should read "man rpm" to get an idea of what commands you need to install/upgrade and remove packages from the console.

Hey do i edit that XF86 file in X or do i do it in the command console?

You'll need to do it in the console before you startx. Try "mcedit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4"