i have no chance of installing nvidia drivers successfuly...
please help.
i downloaded drivers from nvidia's website... (proper GLX and KERNEL for my
system.. tried RH7.2 and up and the tars, still dont work)
i tried both rpm's and tar's...
i also followed the installation instructions properly...
i re-installed RH8 five times because of those drivers...
please help me..

Wait, if u have RH8.0 why don´t u tryed the drivers compiled for 8.0?

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up_2.4.18_18.8.0.i686.rpm (assuming that u have a Pentium III, if u have another, replace i686 for i586 (PII or celeron), i386 to 386, 486 machines)

NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm

then do this

1) Log as Root

2) 3) Make a Backup of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

4) Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

In the Device Section, replace the line

with

In the Module section, make sure you have:

Load "glx"

You should also remove the following lines:

Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"

5) Save XF86Config-4

6) restart X

Nvidia Sign must show on, that means a Correct Instalation


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If still doesn´t work, try downloading Source Files and Compile then

If using the tar files when you go to make the NVIDIA kernel include this:

make SYSINCLUDE=/lib/modules/your kernel/build/include/linux
make install

Or IT will not make properly

Also before you try to get this to work change your

/etc/inittab file line

id:5:initdefault to id:3:initdefault

So that if the file doesn't install properly you still have access to your Linux box with a console, thus not needing to re-install

Good Luck

wait. i think i knew what the problem is... im using an amd duron...
what kernel should i download? i386? i686? or what?

i have no /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
i only have /etc/X11/XF84Config
is it ok?

my XFree86 version:
XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-72) / X Window System

btw..
what is the difference between

RedHat 7.3 updated to 2.4.18-10 UP i686 Architecture
and
RedHat 7.3 updated to 2.4.18-10 SMP i686 Architecture
and
RedHat 7.3 UP i686 Architecture

im confused.. im using RH8
so i think im gonna download older versions...
what should i download? SMP? UP? what the hell is that? lolz

if i download nvidia kernels for older RH versions..
and im using RH8..
will nvidia kernel for RH 7.2 work in RH8?

Nvidia offers an install detection scrtipt that will probe your computer and tell you which kernel and GLX packages to use. I am partial to using the source.tar.gz files and compiling everything myself. I have never been able to get the rpm files to work from nvidia.

Good Luck