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Old 05-02-2005, 02:31 AM   #1
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installing nvidia driver in mandriva 2005?

how do you go about installing nvidia driver in mandriva 2005?

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Old 05-02-2005, 07:08 PM   #2
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Instruction here: ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...174/README.txt

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Old 05-02-2005, 09:15 PM   #3
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ok great. but is anything to take note when installing in mandriva like editing modprobe.conf?

let me know if i need to take note of something in installing it in mandriva.

thnx.
 
Old 05-03-2005, 01:11 AM   #4
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You only need to edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
 
Old 05-23-2005, 06:10 AM   #5
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ok but im still can't get to install nvidia in mandriva2005. the error it gave was "unable to install nvidia driver" thats!

now what do i do now?
 
  


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