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Just for the record the full instructions are right on the NVIDIA website right below the driver with several recommendations to read them.
But anyway
Pull up a terminal.
telinit 3 or if that doesnt work init 3
install
telinit 5 or init 5
They also went to a script because unlike the rpm, if the script doesnt find a supported kernel it will custom build the driver for you, no extra steps needed
I've got REDHAT 9, and the latest kernel out there. It ends in a 9, it was ending in an 8. But, nvidia's drivers say my kernel cant be found, and it cant make me one?
how can i fix this?
How do I go about getting out of freex? those init 3 and telinit dont work.
download nivida driver, then to get out of x-server-run level 3
to get into runlevel 3, do this-
1.open terminal
2.type- su -
3.enter root
4. type this- telinit 3
this should get ya into the texl level running level 3, it will state no mountpoints defined.--
type in your username first, and then you password. now change into the directory containing the nvidia driver, for me , it was this- type-
cd /home/ronss
hit enter
next -get into root- type this-
su -
password
now type in the command to run the driver-sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run
should install the driver-
to get out of runlevel 3, type this- startx
after this, you got to open the terminal, and give permission for a text editor, i use kedit-
type this in terminal-
su -c "kedit /etc/x11/xf86confg"
this would work too i believe- su -c "kedit "
this should open kedit-now you use kedit to find the xf86config file- using kedit-click on / , and in the file box, type this /11/ , click okay. it sould open some files,and you should find the xf86 config file, then make you changes as nvidia has instructed in the read me files. then you have to save. i had downloaded nvidia 2 times, so i made changes in both files, and it worked
Distribution: Debian, edition depends on what i run it, wheezy on main box.
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latest kernel out there is 2.6 test 5,and i run into problems with it on rh9 too. Nvidia driver sh -script>it sais kernelheaders possible misconfiguration blaa-blaa.There is no kernelheaders for 2.6 or what?
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