On Monday 23 September 2002 03:18 pm, Gary Traffanstedt wrote: > Install the correct drivers for my hardware?!?!?! Are you kidding? > Unfortunately, no I have not. I tried to install what I think was the > correct driver package from Nvidia but I wasn't able to get it to work so I > reverted back to the default, which works great for everything but > TuxRacer. What are the proper steps to take to install the linux drivers > provided by Nvidia? I have a GeForce 2 and Mandrake 9.0 RC2. > > Thank you! > Gary > > On Monday 23 September 2002 12:55 pm, Richard Gelling scribbled something > > about: > > I take it you have installed the nvidia linux drivers? You can get the .src.rpm files from NVidia, get the NVIDIA-GLX and NVIDIAkernel source rpms. I think they are still the 1.0-2960.src.rpm files. Down load them to a directory in home named as you like it. Then from a console su and give root password, at the prompt do " rpm --rebuild NVIDIA* " and hit enter you should get a whole bunch of script and then in the end return to the prompt. At that prompt the change directory using " cd /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i586" then at the new prompt type "ls" you should see the list of two rpms you just built. then do " urpmi NVIDIA* " and it will install the rpms. The Nvidia site tells what files (etc/x11/xconfig-4 or something close to that) to edit and what to edit. Sorry if this is more info than you need but it is hard for me to tell what level of understanding you are at. HTH
-- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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