Nvidia video drivers

jag2000 · 03-04-2007, 01:31 PM

Hello i have followed the instructions on http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/60/
to get pretty much everything running except my nivida drivers.
i have tried to add
download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.2/
as an ftp server for the last 2 days and it keeps timing out.
all i am missing is
Search for nvidia and mark the following packages for installation:

* nvidia-gfx-kmp-default
* x11-video-nvidia

does anyone know where i can get those files because i think nvidia's ftp server is down or am i doing something wrong.

reddazz · 03-04-2007, 02:19 PM

You could just download the bin file from the nvidia website and install it. Before attempting to install the bin file, you need to make sure you have the kernel-source installed and gcc.

jag2000 · 03-04-2007, 03:05 PM

ill give that a try ill post if it does or does not work. thanks for the advise.

jag2000 · 03-04-2007, 04:08 PM

i tried to ./vjl3e2tj.bin
under normal mode and sudo i still get
jgutter@linux-lwa7:~/Desktop> ./vjl3e2tj.bin
bash: ./vjl3e2tj.bin: Permission denied
jgutter@linux-lwa7:~/Desktop> ./vjl3e2tj.bin
./vjl3e2tj.bin: line 1: File: command not found
jgutter@linux-lwa7:~/Desktop> su
Password:
linux-lwa7:/home/jgutter/Desktop # ./vjl3e2tj.bin
./vjl3e2tj.bin: line 1: File: command not found
linux-lwa7:/home/jgutter/Desktop #

UPDATE. I JUST REALIZED I DONT HAVE GCC ADDING THAT NOW SORRY

jag2000 · 03-04-2007, 04:15 PM

ok i installed gcc and tried it again i got nothing

linux-lwa7:/home/jgutter/Desktop # ./vjl3e2tj.bin
linux-lwa7:/home/jgutter/Desktop #

reddazz · 03-04-2007, 04:49 PM

Sorry the file is actually a run file and not a bin file, so I don't think you are using the right file. What I meant was that you had to go to the nvidia website, download the latest drivers for the architecture you are using and install those. To install the drivers, you would need to do something like

CTRL-ALT-F1
login as root
init 3
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run
sax2
init 5

jag2000 · 03-04-2007, 06:54 PM

linux-lwa7:~ # glxgears
64176 frames in 5.0 seconds = 12835.082 FPS
67141 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13428.149 FPS

It worked. thanks