nvidia driver install ?

spooge · 03-12-2002, 12:12 AM

Just a simple Newbie Question........

i'm assuming i should d/l the 686 drivers/kernel for my setup?
(see below)

Thanks
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I'm gettin there.......Slowly

Aussie · 03-12-2002, 02:13 AM

Only download the rpm's that exactly match the kernel version you are using, you can check with "uname -a" The opter option is to download the .tar.gz files and rebuild the module against your kernel. Whatever you do make sure you read the instructions first.

spooge · 03-12-2002, 09:40 AM

Thanks Aussie !

Will give it try after work today

Ooops

Aussie · 03-12-2002, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by spooge
Thanks Aussie !

Will give it try after work today

[edit]speelng

acid_kewpie · 03-12-2002, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aussie
The other option is to download the .tar.gz files...

[edit]cvmm,khg3478gjkl;

spooge · 03-12-2002, 06:32 PM

Well "uname -a" just some'd that up.
I have 2.4.7-10 and i686

gonna do some research on this box, and then i'm goin in.

Sorry about the speeling mistake Ausie

Thanks

Aussie · 03-12-2002, 07:08 PM

Good luck

(it's not as hard as it seems).

spooge · 03-12-2002, 07:55 PM

before i try anything...

first i searched for xf86Config, and i found 3 files.
2- xf86Config files one has a " ~ " at the end of it's name.
Is this a backup file or something. opening both files.... they look identical.
And xf86Config-4
So from what i've read(nvidea readme) and understand xf86Config-4 is the correct file to make my edits ?

i just noticed the unknown comment. Is this bad ?

uname -a results:
2.4.7-10 #1 Thu Sep 6 16:46:36 EDT 2001 i686 unknown

Aussie · 03-12-2002, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spooge
before i try anything...
So from what i've read(nvidea readme) and understand xf86Config-4 is the correct file to make my edits ?

Yes.

Quote:

i just noticed the unknown comment. Is this bad ?
uname -a results:
2.4.7-10 #1 Thu Sep 6 16:46:36 EDT 2001 i686 unknown

No.

spooge · 03-12-2002, 11:24 PM

can i do this in KDE, using shell ?
and after i :
$ rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel.X.rpm
$rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX.Xrpm
can i edit xf86config, with text editor ?

or does really HAVE to be done in non-X

i haven't used vi in 10 yrs...
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also i noticed at Nvidia an athon Kernel D/L
"NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2802.rh72up.athlon.rpm"
is this for my setup ?

Gosh darnit i feel ignorant !

Aussie · 03-13-2002, 12:11 AM

You have to install the drivers without X running. Use the .tar.gz files, they generally work better than the rpm's. First you should download and print the readme file, then you can read it while you do the work in a console. To edit your XF86Config-4 just do (as root) "mcedit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4".

spooge · 03-15-2002, 04:58 PM

so how do i shutdown x ?
i've search'd and search'd

therion12 · 03-15-2002, 05:05 PM

try typing "init 3" in the console to drop the console mode in most distros. You can get back to regular mode (once you finished) with init 5.

spooge · 03-15-2002, 05:08 PM

thanks Therion12,
will give it a try...

well i gave it a try...

now system won't boot.

it hangs saying "wine failed to start"

thought i had this one

spooge · 03-15-2002, 05:44 PM