29.25 hours am I trying too hard? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Metamorphysical" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
> Ok, I have given up. I have reformatted and reinstalled mandrake 8.2 The > Geforce card is too new to be installed at the reinstall. now how do I > install the rpms? > Simple as possible please. I am stupid. > > Sincerely, > > STUPID! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > SMP is symmetric Multiprocessor. If you have two or four CPUs on your > > motherboard, you need this one > > > > > > Secure corresponds to kernel-secure, a kernel optimized for server and > > firewalling use. > > > > UP corresponds to the standard kernel that is installed if your machine > > has a single CPU (Unitary Processor) > > > > Please note that if you use these binary only drivers which are kernel > > modules, then if you update the kernel, they WILL NOT WORK any longer. > > That is the (largest practical)problem with binary-only drivers. It is > > not such a problem in Windows because the kernel is changed far less > > frequently (the Win95 and Win98 kernels are byte-for-byte identical) > > which seems almost an alien practice for linux where the kernel changes > > early and often. > > > > Another problem with binary-only drivers is that you cannot be sure of > > what you are getting. Several prizes have been awarded lately fro > > proof-of-concept spyware that will report your activity to merchants for > > their markketing, all working below the level of the user's knowledge. > > With the continuing need for revenue, I would expect to see the > > binary-only drivers that do not already have such spyware to have it > > very soon, all to the enrichment of the vendor of such binary-only > drivers. > > > > Civileme > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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