the install prog says that I don't have a Kernal Interface installed, it tries to search for one form nvidia.com and can't find one to d/l

what is this and how do I install it?

thanks

Did you read the INSTALL or README file ?

I installed Nvidia drivers on my other box -- it did not make a difference but there was no kernel interface option -- just a make and make install.

Michael.

Maybe you could look for this file on the internet "NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run" Or there could be a new on out. No make or make install. you have to log out of X befor you start. Execute the file and you sould be right. 7.8meg file

the install prog rns fine, it just can't complete the install

There is a fairly comprehensive tutorial for the nvidia drivers in the software forum. It's a stick post so it's always towards the top. You'll need your kernel headers.

YES! thats what I'm missing, How do I install them?

i get that too on my suse 8.2 install. i went back to the ftp site i installed it from and got the file kernel-source-2.4.20.SuSE-62.src.rpm. the kernel i have running and the one that shows up when i run "cat /proc/version" is Linux version 2.4.20-4GB-athlon (root@Athlon.suse.de) (gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)). is this the same? can i install this kernel source without messing up the kernel that is installed?

Plbowler, I'm assuming you have a stock kernel (ie you haven't compiled your own) so you can get the headers from your distributor. They may even be on your CD set. To find out your kernel version, you type uname -r and then you get the EXACT SAME headers. For example, if the output of uname -r was "2.4.20-<your distro>" then the header package you'd be looking for would be something like "kernel-headers-2.4.20-<your distro>". So have a look for that. You may need to make a symlink or tell the installer where to find your headers with a command line option. From there you should be able to manage. If you can't check the tutorial in the software forum. There's no point retelling a story that's already well documented.

Jsmarshall85, I've sort of answered your question above. The short answer is "no" that is NOT the right package. In fact, you don't actually need the kernel source. All you need are the kernel HEADERS which will be a smaller file. They are just files with the extension ".h". The package you want is something like "kernel-headers-2.4.20-4GB-athlon.rpm". I don't use rpms so I'm not entirely sure if that's what it's called but it will be something similar. It should also be on your CD. If not www.rpm.org and www.google.com are your friends.

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