--- Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2005-09-22 at 09:03 +0200, Klaasjan Brand wrote: > > > > On 9/22/05, Globe Trotter <itsme_410@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Has anyone successfully managed to get the following done? > > > > > http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/Fedora_Core_4_Linux_Installation_Notes#nVidia: > > > > > > Installing the official nVidia drivers (which is explained on the > > referenced site) can be a bit complicated. > > What do you mean complicated? > It involves 2 steps and a reboot. > 1. boot to runlevel 3 and login as root, cd to the directory where you > downloaded the NVIDIA.....run file, and run "sh NVIDIA....run" to > compile the driver. > 2. edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change the driver from "nv" to "nvidia" > then reboot > > The most complex part is you must have installed the kernel-devel > package for your kernel for this to work. > > > If you just want the drivers to work, try the Livna packages by > > following the instructions at http://rpm.livna.org/livna-switcher.html > > > > Admittedly, this is a simpler approach for the install, since you do not > even have to reboot to do the install, but you do have to still edit the > xorg.conf file and then reboot (or otherwise restart the X server) to > activate the new driver. > > However, if I was using the livna rpm approach, the recent snafu with > the xorg updates would have totally blown me away with inability to use > the nvidia driver until an updated package was available from livna. > I was able to recompile using the official package ( the .run file) > install procedure and was back up immediately. > I agree it is not complicated. However, at least nowadays, it is not possible to update the kernel module because it hangs while contacting ftp.mvidia.com. Thanks! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
