Re: [LUG] SUSE 8,2 and Nvidia installer

[klsb <klsb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Neil et al

Thank you all for your advice, it worked a treat: absolutely no problems at 
all.

I have a couple of questions though:
- what is a run level?
- what does the command init 1 etc mean and do?

Cheers

keith

On Tuesday 29 July 2003 09:33, Neil Stone wrote:
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> klsb wrote:
> | Dear All
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> | I have installed SuSe 8.2 (which a member kindly sent me) however I
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> cannot
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> | work out how to use the nvidia installer for the necessary graphics
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> drivers.
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> | My main problem is that I do not know how to turn the x server on and
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> off.
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> | Has anyone expereince of using the installer?
> |
> | I am not too clever when it comes to linux so please treat me as
>
> stupid when
>
> | it comes to replying
>
> Nothing wrong with being "fresh to linux" we all were at some point.
>
> Regarding the nv installer what I do is as follows....
>
> 1. Bring the machine to single user mode ("init 1" as root)
> 2. Type "sh" followed by the name of the installer executable file
> 3. Follow the on screen prompts
> 4. Once it has all been done, reboot...
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> Quite simple really
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> HTH
>
> Neil
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