These directions are simple instructions for installing your NVIDIA 6111 drivers if you are using the Mandrake 10.0 2.6.8.mdk kernel or the "new" Mandrake beta version:


First: Download NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run. (remember where you saved it when running init 3)


Second: do the following outlined below;


1. Alt+F2 kdesu konqueror
2. open file:/usr/src/linux/include/linux/pm.h with kwrite
3. In the part of the file:
{
PM_SUSPEND, /* enter D1-D3 */
PM_RESUME, _/* enter D0 */
} pm_request_t;


Add the line: PM_SAVE_STATE, /* save device's state */
so it will look like this:
{
PM_SUSPEND, /* enter D1-D3 */
PM_RESUME, _/* enter D0 */
PM_SAVE_STATE, /* save device's state */
} pm_request_t;

4. save

5. In the file: /etc/modprobe.preload
add the line:
nvidia

6. Save

7. Run init 3 from konsole and install nvidia driver as usualy


The above information was contributed to me by the help of a friend, I am fowarding it to this board in the event it might help someone else out.

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Thought I'd add something in here:

This only needs to be done with kernels 2.6.8.1-5mdk and above. Before that, everything is fine. There is a bug report opened about this issue on the cooker mailing list, so they know about it and are working towards a resolution.

Thanks, works perfectly in MDK 10.1 RC1.

I am having a problem installing the nvidia drivers on my machine. It says something about the wrong kernal or something to that degree. I been looking for a couple days now and this seems to be the only fix I have found.

The 1 problem with this fix is I have no file in this location 2. open file:/usr/src/linux/include/linux/pm.h with kwrite

I am pretty much a linux noob, I basically play games and use irc with linux but I remember it was easy to install drivers in Mandrake 9.1. If anyone could help me it would be great.

The solution I use is to avoid the mdk kernels (and automount) and just use the generic kernel.org kernels.

I installed the new Nvidia driver (I think). I get the Nvidia splash screen just before starting X. Is that right?

Also, just like with the old driver I keep having games crash if I check "OpenGL". My card is a GeForce 2 MX.

EDIT: I was looking in the Nvidia readme and noticed something about GLX. In my log file I do see where it says "Failed to load GLX"

What causes that? What do I need to do to fix it?

Check your Xfree/Xorg config. Right in the beginning there should be a section "Module", and it should have a line with " Load "glx" "

It does but right in front of it, it has a bunch of # signs. So it looks like this:

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
############# Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection




Do I need to remove the # signs?

Yes. Adding #:s in the beginning makes the line a comment, so it's ignored by whatever program accesses it.

Got that done. Now the OpenGL games work. I have noticed that if I try to play SuperTux in OpenGL full screen mode it kicks me out of KDE.

Very helpful. It's very odd but I can't get the nvidia driver to work with Suse 9.1. It is just fubar with their kernel setup. Installed mandrake with the editing of the kernel source, and it seems to be very stable.

I think nvidia needs to update their shit. Linux moves to fast to slack off for months.