James: Thanks, worked like a charm.
Dexter ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Bear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Downloading proper Nvidia driver file > Fromt that terminal window, just type kudzu. It should just tell you it > will configure your new card. It should give you a generic driver. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:58 PM > Subject: [newbie] Downloading proper Nvidia driver file > > > > Hello: > > > > Recently my video card died, and I replaced it with a 32Mb DDR Nvidia Ge > > Force 2GTS. My hard drive is partitioned, so installing the proper > drivers > > for my windows portion was uneventful. Unfortunately, I can't say the > same > > about my linux partition. When I boot up in linux, I can only get the > > console (terminal) mode, in runlevel 3. So I need to install the drivers > in > > linux as well. > > > > I visited the nvidia site and according to their instructions I need to > > download two files. One is the glx file and the other is an .rpm kernel > > file which corresponds to my system. Question is, it is not clear to me, > > which is the correct file. I have installed Mandrake 8.0 with kernel > 2.4.3 > > (i.e. the standard installation of mandrake power pack edition). The > > options in the nvidia site are: the "UP kernel, the "enterprise kernel", > or > > the "smp kernel". Any ideas which is the file I should d/l, or at least > how > > to find out? > > > > Also, I don't play video games in my system, is there by any chance some > > kind of generic driver I can install, which was included with the original > > powerpak package? Thanks in advance. > > > > Regards, > > > > Dexter > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > 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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