I'm installing now and I'm towards the end where I have to make configurations to my hardware. My graphics stuff is red so need to clarify with linux what's going on. so now I go through and tell it my monitor specs since it's not in the list and I still get errors when I test. Here is what one of the screens looks like, sorry I can't be more specific):

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Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (generic)
Monitor: Custom
Resolution: 1024x768 24bpp
Test
Options

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Here are my Monitor settings when you click Monitor:

Horizontal refresh rate: 31.5-64.3
Vertical refresh rate: 50-100

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When I click test:

An error occured:
(EE) No devices detected.

Try to change some parameters

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Well, I change all the paramters I can think of and still, same error. My actual monitors refresh rates are 30-70 and 50-120. I have tried these as well as the ones above which are in the drop down, same error though. here is a link to my monitor (SCEPTRE P73): http://www.sceptre.com/archive/monit...cation/p73.htm

I have used Fedora Core 3 and Suse 10.(I forget the exact version) and neither has had a problem with my monitor (although I had a problem with them , thus I'm switching to Mandrake). So far it's not living up to it's reputation as being one of the easiest installs. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as it is, I'm leaving my computer on that screen until I figure it out, I don't want to risk rebooting now and possibly not being able to get back into Windows.

well, im not sure about the prob...but i found this link to install nvidia drivers it says:
i found another link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=194100

I can't get to the graphical Mandrake. I'm only in installation of Mandrakelinux, but if I continue without configuiring my monitor to something that passes, startx won't work. I will get the same (EE) error. (I've tried installing mandrake before and ignore the error, so I know what will happen).

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You will need for finish the install.

Your unit will then start up in console mode... with a text screen.

Then log in as root and kill the display manager.

e.g.

service dm stop

Now remove the currently loaded driver from memory...

rmmod nvidia

Now make SURE that you have the kernel source RPM installed for your currently installed kernel...

The finally run the nvidia installer you obtain from the Nvidia site.

At worst you can grab it via ftp which does not require a graphical gui.

I appreciate the help but I did not understand your reply. I can't tell what is a command to enter and what you are just telling me to do. Can you make that more detailed? I am using Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official.

ok so this is what opjose told you to do:

first set up urpmi by going to this link: http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/
it well tell you what to type in into console (you need to do this as root)
then after the urpmi setup is done
do
#urpmi kernel-source

when you get the the console
(assuming you are logged in as root..if not type in su)
#service dm stop
then
#rmmod nvidia
then download the nvidia driver..its at (i dont know how you would download it since no gui..anyone else know?)
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...-6629-pkg1.run
then cd to the folder where you saved it...
like if its saved under /home/jesse/
then do
#cd /home/jesse/
then do
#./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run (this will run the installer)


i dont know if this will work..i just rephrased what opjose wrote

You can download via the FTP site ...

the FTP command line program works well.

Worst case he can temporarily set up the vesa FB driver to get a gui up and running long enough to get the correct drivers.

If he's dual booting you can also grab the drivers via windows or a LiveLinux CD.

I have Windows XP Pro on a dual boot and Knoppix 3.7 at hand. I just dont know what to do.

Boot to XP pro.

Download the drivers to your Windows partition's root. (C:\ )

Then reboot into Linux, do as instructed above, but first...

Logged in as root, copy the downloaded nvidia drivers to your Linux partition.

e.g.

cp /mnt/windows/NVIDIA* .

which will copy them to the current directory.

Now follow as indicated above.

# rmmod nvidia didn't work, I also tried rmmod nv

so I ran the driver and this is what happened.

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No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you like the installer to attemp to download a kernel interface for your kernel from the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)?
Yes No

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After clicking Yes:

No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the VIDIA ftp site; this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for your kernel.
OK

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Warning: Your kernel was configured to include rivafb suppert as a loadable module.

The rivafb driver confilcts with the NVIDIA driver; the NVIDIA kernel module will still be built and installed, but be aware that the NVIDIA driver will not be able to function properly if the rivafb module is loaded
OK

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ERROR: Unable to build the Nvidia kernel module.
OK

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ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com

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[root@localhost win_c]#_

You haven't installed the kernel source tree.

The installer cannot build the new missing module for you until you have installed the kernel-source rpm for your CURRENTLY INSTALLED kernel.

To find out what you have installed and booted type

uname -a

Then install the kernel-source rpm for that kernel.

After I know what I installed, how do Install the kernel-source for that rpm?

It's been posted repeatedly in the prior posts.

It doesn't seem that you've been listening.

ok i did not write that... how did you(patricodog) post under my sn?

if im signed in on jordan's pc, log me off