On Tuesday 23 Jul 2002 11:53 am, Metamorphysical wrote:
> PLEASE, I'm slow at getting the hang of Mandrake so explain this to me
> like a 5 year old.
> I just bought a GeForce4 Ti4400 and I need help on installing the
> drivers(RPM's?) from a command prompt.
> The Users guide says it supports Linux but I can't figure out how to
> install the rpm's.
>
> There are 3 listed on the Nvidia site:
> #1 Mandrake8.2 UP i586 Architecture
> #2 Mandrake 8.2 SMP i586 Architecture
> #3 Mandrake 8.2 Secure i586 Architecture
>
> I don't know what the UP, the SMP, or the Secure mean. Can someone help?
>
> Sincerely,
> Lost in Space
> Meta
Do not worry. It is not too difficult. You do not even need to log out of KDE
to install it.
UP means UniProcessor i.e. One CPU on your motherboard This is the one you
want. SMP means Symmetric Multi Processor.
Download the GLX and kernel RPMs
Note: These RPMs are for the STANDARD Mandrake8.2 kernel. If you have
upgraded your kernel then do not use them.
Install the GLX RPM first (Just click on it in Konqueror and it will install)
Install the kernel RPM
Now you have to edit a file. Using KMenu>Applications>File Tools>File
Manager-SuperUserMode open the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
Locate the text
Section "Module"
and at the end of that section insert a line
Load "glx"
Now locate the text
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce (generic)"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"
Driver "nv"
and replace "nv" with "nvidia"
save the file. Log out of KDE, and at the kdm log in screen select
Menu>Restart X
The screen should flash a few times and then you should see an Nvidia splash
screen.
That is it. All done.
derek
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