installing a video card driver

linux_dragon · 08-17-2001, 04:48 PM

hi ím new to linux and i´ve installed linux, but i can´t acces to x window because it don´t accept my video card and i´ve downloaded the driver and it´s in rpm format but i have it in a 3 1/2 disk and i don´t know how to acces to the disk and install the driver, please help me!!!

isajera · 08-18-2001, 12:58 AM

put the floppy in the drive and type :

mount floppy

this should work. if it doesn't, then we'll need more info about your 3 1/2 drive to get that to work. assuming it does work, then you can just copy files out of the floppy drive. it will be mounted either under /mnt/floppy or just under /floppy - copy the files and install the rpms from there.

ssmith · 08-18-2001, 04:52 AM

mount -t auto /dev/fd0 /floppy
ls /floppy
*** now you see your drivers
If they are rpms
rpm -ivh /floppy/***file name***
if not copy the over
**
cp /floppy/**file name ** /root/
once they are under root
gzip -d /root/**filename **
tar -xvf **file name.tar**
cd **/directory name**
./configure
make
make install
this should do you ...if not IM me

Good luck