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supergrass_1 09-27-2000 10:37 AM

yes you guessed it.. newbie.

but what i wanna know is how do i install the drivers i downloaded from nvidias web page for the tnt2?
i use SuSE linux 6.3, but when i try to select mach 64 under one of the lists in SAX, it says that i need to install it.

also, my actual card is an asus V3800, and when i select that, it says that i should contact them but they were unfortunately no help.

i downloaded the 2 files in RPM format but do not know what to do next.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

jeremy 09-27-2000 02:56 PM

To install an RPM file type (as root)
Code:

rpm -ivh filename

supergrass_1 09-27-2000 03:02 PM

thx, i dont wanna be a drag but once i do this, what do i do to sort it out so i can use all of this juicy gl
would it be too much to ask for a set by step plz?

jeremy 09-29-2000 09:59 AM

What driver did you download?

supergrass_1 09-29-2000 02:23 PM

i downloaded the 2 drivers from nvidias web page.
i got a kernel driver : nvidia~1.rpm
and the glx driver : nvidia~2.rpm

i tried what u said, i made sure the files were in the
\ directory, and opened Konsole (SuSE) and typed
"rpm -ivh nvidia~1.rpm"
"rpm -ivh nvidia~2.rpm"
it always says "could not open file"

so what do i do, and once its done, how do i set it all up?

cheers for any help, m8.

jeremy 09-29-2000 02:36 PM

Were you logged in as root when you typed the commands?

supergrass_1 09-29-2000 03:30 PM

YEAH BUT IT STILL SAID THIS IN SUSE LINUX & COREL SO SOMETHINGS UP....

jeremy 09-29-2000 03:36 PM

Ahh
 
Corel is based on Debian, so it does not have RPM. The last time I checked neither did SuSE. Does Nvidia have .tar.gz's available for download?

supergrass_1 09-29-2000 04:22 PM

not sure mate ill check, if they are tars then should i be able to execute them or what?

supergrass_1 09-29-2000 04:26 PM


arg which one?!?!??!?!?!?




Description ... Build Date ............ FileSize ..............

NVIDIA TNT
NVIDIA TNT2 Ultra/TNT2 Pro/TNT2/TNT2 M64
NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 rh61 smp i386 rpm 09/05/2000 208928 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 suse64 i386 rpm 09/05/2000 208436 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel 0-9.5 rh61.i386.rpm 09/05/2000 208907 Bytes
NVIDIA_kernel 0.9-5 mdk71 i386.rpm 09/05/2000 208720 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 src rpm 09/05/2000 373676 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 tar.gz 09/05/2000 371589 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel rh7rc2 smp i386 rpm 09/05/2000 210370 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 rh62 i386 rpm 09/05/2000 208940 Bytes
NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-5.suse64.smp.i386.rpm 09/05/2000 208450 Bytes
NVIDIA_GLX 0.9-5.tar.gz 09/05/2000 828733 Bytes
NVIDIA_kernel 0.9-5 mdk71 smp i386.rpm 09/05/2000 208889 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel rh7rc2 i386 rpm 09/05/2000 210139 Bytes
NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 rh62 smp i386 rpm 09/05/2000 209148 Bytes
Changelog 09/05/2000 2431 Bytes
NVIDIA_GLX 0.9-5.i386.rpm

jeremy 09-30-2000 12:18 PM

SuSE does appear to support RPM's, so you would want NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 suse64 i386 rpm 09/05/2000 208436 Bytes for SuSE and NVIDIA kernel 0.9-5 tar.gz 09/05/2000 371589 Bytes
for Corel. If you download the tar just type
Code:

tar zxvf filename
A file called README or INSTALL is usually included.


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