Driver files??? HELP!!
 

Hello guys!
[Question 1:]

OK..In Windows when we want to install a driver , lets say videocard... then we can start in Safe mode, and do the installation... And the driver files and located in <drivers> folder and handled by .INF files in <INF> folder.
In linux , lets say there is no default driver for our video card.If we have the driver disks , where to copy those files and how to install them?? (is it done by xf86config) ???

[Question 2]:]
I downloaded a desktop theme for Linux and when I extract it , it created a folder called 'THEME' and copy the files into it!
How to install the themes??


Thanks

driver installations are the same as any other bit of software. if it's from source, it's ./configure, make, make install, if it's an rpm .. rpm -Uvh file.rpm

where they go to doesn't matter, a kernel module will end up somewhere in /lib/modules/linux-2.6.8/kernel/drivers probably, but all you need to know is that it's there, and running "modprobe modulename" works.

the chances of there being no default driver for a video card are somewhat marginal though....

theme... not a clue, you've not said what window manager you are using.