n00b question (no screens found)
 

I'm a total n00b at linux, i just installed it today (with som1s help)... it all works fine and it goes to the command line or watever. I type startx and it says somthing like device found but could not configure and then it says no screens found.

I looked everywhere for an answer and tried a lot of things (like typing in xf86config and then following the instructions). None of this worked. It also said in some places that it was a problem with NVidia cards and u needed to install drivers. I have a NVidia GeForce 4Ti4400.

I don't have the slightest clue how to install anything, let alone drivers. I can barly change directorys.

I have a CD with drivers on it, or i could download them or somthing...

what do i type to make them install? or does any1 have a link to a tutorial?


Thanks,

Demon1s

first determine what type of file are on the cd
is it rpm's
or source files

when you start up
log in as root
put the driver cd in
type the following
mount /mnt/cdrom
the cd should now spin up

now type
cd /mnt/cdrom
(cd here means change directory)
you may need to "cd" to the right folder on the CD

if the files are rpm's

rpm -Uvh NVIDIA_kernel.xxxx.rpm
then
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX.xx.rpm

if the files are source files (a folder with a Makefile file in)

cd to kernel folder first

type
make

then the same for the GLX folder
providing the installs went ok
now
type

vi /etc/X11/XF86Config

use the down arrow to scroll down the page and look for
Graphics Device Section
look for Driver "nv"
use arrows to place cursor over the last " and press the letter i once (this changes vi to insert text mode)
now type in idia to make nvidia
press Esc to exit insert mode
if you mess up Esc insert mode and place cursor over mistake
x deletes
when done
Esc followed by :wq
this tells vi to save and exit
now startx

you might need to put a hash mark in front of the Load GLX section as well
mine is working with this not commented out

hope this helps

hmm... all drivers on cd are windows and theres millions of files... i should probably just try downloading them...

... ok i went to the nvidia site and i clicked download drivers and then linux drivers and it gives me these options:

Linux IA32
Latest Version: 1.0-4363
Archive

Linux IA64
Latest Version: 1.0-4050
Archive

Linux AMD64
Latest Version: 1.0-4180
Archive

Free BSD
Latest Version: 1.0-3203

nForce Drivers

Latest Version: 1.0-0248

Which one should i download?

The Linux IA32 drivers are the correct ones. The IA64 drivers are for Itanium machines; the AMD64 drivers are for Opteron machines, the Free BSD drivers are for (of course) FreeBSD; and the nForce drivers are for motherboards with an nForce chipset.

One thing you should be aware of, however. These drivers will not make it easier to set up XFree86. They just give you access to the more advanced features of the cards, like 3D acceleration. It will be easier to install these drivers if you already have a working X configuration. The xf86config program should have allowed you to get X running with the nv driver that comes with XFree86, but if you are new to Linux and X, then it may be difficult to know what choices to select. We might be able to help you get it going with a little more information. What kind of monitor do you have?

thanks for your help... now i just have to figure out how to access my fat32 partition... i can figure that out though, just a matter of remembering what i typed in.