I'm sorry, i forgot to mention i'm using mdk 9.1beta3. I know official rpms will be out when 9.1 comes out, but perhaps mandrake could add a script to download and compile the modules, and automatically edit the XF86Config file? That would simplify things, even if there are rpms available.
> > What furthers my problem is that I had to download and compile a > > separate kernel in order for the nvidia drivers to want to compile. > > Somehow I doubt that. > > # urpmi kernel-source Doesn't work. The only kernels i could get from rpms in 9.1beta3 are smp kernels. > > This of course messes up a lot of mandrake's features such as supermount > > and various modules. > > > > This is enough of a pain to drive off even a veteran linux user. I do > > not know how you guys should go about remedying this, because I know > > your stance on closed-source drivers. Anybody have some ideas? > > > > If you're running a stable release: > > 1)choose another list for your next post > > 2)Get your card running: > # urpmi lynx > # lynx -source http://ranger.dnsalias.com/nvidia_me|sh That's a nice script.. something like that would be good in the control center. like a "Got Nvidia?" button per say. -- Preston Cody V.P. PSU Linux Users Group Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM: ppcodeman
