Im quite a noob into linux, I just know a few handy's in the terminal, and basic navigation.
Using Fedora Core 4.
When I go to the console and want to install the NVIDIA drivers, I get a error message, saying I need to close the X server. But how do I do that at Fedora Core 4?

Also my Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2, doesn't work. Linux is able to find it, but it simply won't play music. Anybody got some ideas or maybe some drivers they know?

You don't have to answer both, just if you know any of the answers please post it

Best Regards:

Christian S.

I think Fedora uses Gnome? If it uses GDM as a login(do you have a graphical login? I'm assuming so), do
This will stop the Xserver.

As for the Sound card, I believe it uses the emu10k1 driver(or some variation of that, google for it). Hope this helps

The way I would install nvidia is press Alt-Ctrl-F1. Login as root and goto where your nvidia install is. Before starting the install type the command ' init 3 '. Install nvidia then ' init 5 '.

What it amounts to is Alt-Ctrl-F1-F6 are defined as your ttys. Then F7-F12 are the X side of the coressponding ttys. So F1 is a terminal and F7 is the gui. Try it Press Alt-Ctrl-F1 then back to the gui Alt-Ctrl-F7. If running multiple guis at one time each can be define F8 and so on. So one could have KDE on F7, Gnome on F8, VMware Guest on F9, Another VMware Guest on F10.

Now the init command changes the runlevel linux is running at 3 is netowrking no gui, 5 is networking with gui, 2 is no networking and no gui. Differnet distros veri the way as what runlevel is what.

Brian