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ages ago i installed my nvidia card, and it was working fine,
i went to the nvidia site, downloaded the binary .run file
changed to runlevel 3, ran it. updated XF86config
EASY
NOW, months later ive found a load of open GL games.
but when i try to install them, i get a failed dependance, OpenGL is not installed. AGH !
aparently i also have to install NVIDIA_GLX,
which has the dependency NVIDIA_kernel.
there are NO links to these files on nvidia's site, nor any mention of them, but i finaly find them using the search feature, (direct links to the files, no other explanation)
but, the damn NVIDIA_kernel will not compile.
it gives programming errors..
integer to pointer without casting
and warning depreciated header files ect ect ect.
i have redhat 9.
how the h3ll do i get openGL on my system ?????????
Well if UT2003 and Tuxracer work then it's obviously installed and working fine.
Maybe those apps are looking in the wrong place or for an out-dated thing. Which apps are they and how are you installing them?
I get an error saying that Kernel headers wern't installed
I'm a newbie, and I don't remember doing such a thing
how do I install these "kernel headers"??
I use Slackware 9.0 and a Geforce FX 5600
Thanks!
Kernel headers are found in the source code of your kernel. You can find the version of your kernel by typing this in the console:
uname -r
This will tell you the kernel version, after that you can simply download and install kernel-source package from the internet. For example, if my kernel is 2.4.8-20, I'll look for kernel-source-2.4.8-20-i386.tar.gz on the net.
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