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On Wednesday 15 January 2003 21:56, David Johnson wrote: Heres how to install them under redhat 8.0 The drivers you my need the up to date version!!! but the principle is the same.. Step 1> Download the following from NVidia's site. (Note that the NVIDIA_kernel is the **src.rpm** rpm file and the NVIDIA_GLX is a **rpm**): NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm and NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm Step 2> Make sure you have the kernel headers installed along with all other dev tools - these are needed along with other dependencies. The best way to ensure that you have all dependencies is to just go start menu > system settings > packages > and in the development section choose the Kernel development packge and install the whole thing. Step 3> In a gnome terminal window do a "rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm" to create drivers for the RH 8.0 kernel. (This will create the binary RPM in "/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.i386.rpm") Confirm this. Note: "rpm --rebuild" does not work with newer versions of rpm so use "rpmbuild --rebuild". Also do the rebuild in "X" in a gnome terminal. I dont know why but I had problems doing the rebuild and especially installing the kernel on command line. when I did this in a Gnome terminal in a runing Xserver it works fine. So do it in a gnome terminal. STEP 4> Installed this new (NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.i386.rpm) "rpm -ivh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.i386.rpm" Note: It is important that you do this step also in a gnome terminal in a xserver session and not on command line. When doing through a command line the rpm install hanged and did not complete, I had to restart my computer. (I dont know why). But it works great in a terminal window in gnome and completes fine. The rpm after installation may complain that the nvidia_kernel is export tainted. This is OK ignore it. To read more on export tained and what it means: http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted Step 5>Now log out of gnome and go to the command line. Install the GLX (NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm) "rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm" Note: I did this on the command line outside of gnome and it works so just do it guys the same way :-) Step 6> Edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file and make a backup copy of the original: - Remove the Load "dri" line. - Change the Driver line from "nv" to "nvidia" > Mike Chidley wrote: > > Anybody have a Geforce 4 card? > > > > I have looked at the nVidia web site for their display drivers.... > > > > i can download one of three versions, not sure which....IA32,IA64 or > > AMD64. ( I have AMD Athlon 2000+) > > > > Anyone use the nVidia drivers are they better than the ones that come > > with RedHat 8.0? > > Yes to all of the above :-) > You need to IA32 version, then the "GLX RPM" and the "RedHat 8.0 UP > Athlon Architecture" files. > > Once you've got those files, follow the instructions in the readme file > and you're done. > > Here are the links: - > > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80u >p.athlon.rpm http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/README > > > David. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.