OK, I'm a n00b to linux. I know how to do shell commands, etc and how to follow NVIDIA's readme file for the driver.

My problem: How do I boot into Redhat linux 9.0 without it loading into X? The driver install program won't let me run it unless I'm not in X. The probelm is that I don't know how to shut down X. I even tried to alt F1 into a text screen, but X was still running.

I tried to search for this answer, but I guess it's too easy and obvious for most linux users!

Hrmm.... Redhat. Does it have an option to boot into safe mode? I'm running SuSe and that worked. good luck with your 3d adventures
Dr. Landluver

press ctrl-alt-f1

login as root
then type:

telinit 1

once it's finished going to runlevel one it will ask you to log in again
login as root

then type:

sh /path/to/installer/NVIDIA-linux-x86-1.0-4363.run

after installer finishes edit your XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file (depends on your distro)

then type:

telinit 5

now you should be back in X on redhat with your new drivers working. if 3d work initially but then stops working for your users after while then you have to edit the console.perms file. it's in a subdirectory off of /etc to comment out references to nvidia and nvctrl and the change the nvidia driver permissions back to normal in /dev

Good luck to you

Thanx dude, I'll give it a shot. Here goes nothing!!!!

Okay, it worked! I am typing this on a hardware accelerated X server.
Good instructions!! They should put that in the NVIDIA readme.txt!

glad i could be of help.

I can't get mine working. I have Slackware and I don't know which kernel thing to get.

If you have a x86 pentium or athlon use the one on this page

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-4363.html