RE: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread Baka Attila Tams
short tutorial (If I remamber right) 1. download the source tar.gz of the nvidia kernel and glx 2. extract them to eg: /home/bat/install/nvidiakernel /home/bat/install/nvidiaglx 3. install them: a) kernel b)GLX in a terminal go to their directory, su and

Re: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread FemmeFatale
Carroll Grigsby wrote: There is an article at the Mandrake Forum about getting nvidia cards to work under 8.2, including the news that rpms will be available to Club members later this week. If you're in that boat, why not take a look? HTH -- -- cmg

Re: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread Miark
I could be wrong, but I don't think Mandrake has the right to give it away to everyone via their web site or the free download CDs. It's either that, or they don't freely make it available because they can't fully support closed-source drivers. Either way, who cares? Mandrake has good reasons

Re: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread Robin Turner
On Thursday 28 March 2002 01:54, FemmeFatale wrote: Carroll Grigsby wrote: There is an article at the Mandrake Forum about getting nvidia cards to work under 8.2, including the news that rpms will be available to Club members later this week. If you're in that boat, why not take a look?

Re: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread David
FemmeFatale said onto me: FemmeFatale Miark wrote: FemmeFatale FemmeFatale I could be wrong, but I don't think Mandrake has the right to FemmeFatale give it away to everyone via their web site or the free FemmeFatale download CDs. It's either that, or they don't freely make it

Re: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread civileme
Miark wrote: I could be wrong, but I don't think Mandrake has the right to give it away to everyone via their web site or the free download CDs. It's either that, or they don't freely make it available because they can't fully support closed-source drivers. Either way, who cares? Mandrake has

Re: [newbie] 8.2 and nvidia

2002-03-27 Thread FemmeFatale
Miark wrote: I could be wrong, but I don't think Mandrake has the right to give it away to everyone via their web site or the free download CDs. It's either that, or they don't freely make it available because they can't fully support closed-source drivers. Either way, who cares?