On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 09:59:29AM -0400, Clint Harshaw wrote: > Gary Stainburn wrote: > >Hi folks. > > > >I've just tried to install the NVidia drivers onto my laptop without any > >success. I downloaded the file from the NVidia site and ran > > > >sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run > > > >This ran fine, said it couldn't find the correct kernel interface, so it > >built one, and then finished without errors. > > > >I then made the appropriate changes to the XF86Config and ran startx. > > > >Unfortunately it didn't work. All I got was my screen staying in text mode > >with the screen having a black background with white block characters all > >over it. <Alt>+<Ctrl>+<Del> reboots the pc fine. I've rebooted, > >re-installed and re-checked everything but I can't see what the problem is. > > > >Can anyone help? > > > >I've put up all the files I can think of here: > > > >http://www.stainburn.com/XF86Config.orig -- original config > >http://www.stainburn.com/XF86Config -- amended for NVidia > >http://www.stainburn.com/XF86Config.diff -- diff of the 2 > > > >http://www.stainburn.com/XFree86.0.log -- X startup log > > > > These instructions are the ones I use to install the driver on my FC1 > machines. See if this helps: > > CC="gcc32" sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel > > CC="gcc32" sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1-custom.run > > rpm -e --nodeps XFree86-Mesa-libGL > > It's been a good while since I did the installation, so there may have > been some changes that make these instructions obsolete. > > Clint > -- > Clint Harshaw <clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> That is strange, on our machines: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run has always been enough. That is running the installer. It has not always been the 1.0-5336 version. -- ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
