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.
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
Derek Jennings wrote:
SNIP
$ rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX.i386.rpm
They figure you should already now how to use linux.
You get the instructions for Windows an idiot like me can follow them,
or
so to speak someoone like me
Metamorphysical wrote:
I followed the directions and got to the program Midnight Commander but when
I went to the X11 directory there was XF86Config but no XF-Config.cfg.
Should there be one?
no typo on my part sue me
XF86Config-4 is what you want
--
Femme
Good Decisions You boss Made:
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
One problem I'm not getting any GUI interface at all. I can't get to kde
just comes up at localhost login.
- Original Message -
From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
Disreguard that last email for a few and let me try this. passed right over
the start x thing.
- Original Message -
From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
On Tuesday 23
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
Disreguard that last email for a few and let me try this. passed right
over
the start x thing.
- Original Message -
From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 7:13 AM
Subject: Re
: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
Disreguard that last email for a few and let me try this. passed right
over
the start x thing.
- Original Message -
From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday
, 2002 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
If you cannot get into X, then Reverting back to the old XF86Config-4 file
should get you back into X again.
To do this at a console log in as root
init 3 (This will stop X trying to restart (You may need to log in
again
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
]
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
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
And derek I appreciate your help but obviously I'm doin something wrong or
linux doesn't like my VC.
- 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
Title: RE: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
Believe me all the instructions I have gotten for
konqueror would work if I could get there. Derek told me how to get X to
start up again but it didn't work either.
I gotta do everything from the command
prompt. no graphic user interface
Title: RE: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
What irritates me is Nvidia specifically says they
support linux but they won't show me how to make the card work with linux.
Is that not irritating or what.
- Original Message -
From:
Myers, Dennis R NWO
To: '[EMAIL
Title: RE: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
matter of fact this is what Nvidia gives for
directions:
!--StartFragment--BEFORE YOU BEGIN DRIVER
INSTALLATIONBefore beginning the driver installation, you should exit
the X server.In addition you should set your default run level so you
Title: RE: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Metamorphysical
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:07 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
Ok, I have
Title: RE: [newbie] Problems Installing New Vid Card
First thing Dennis I can't get into
Konquerer. I can't get any Gui interface. It stops at the text
login. localhost thingy
- Original Message -
From:
Myers, Dennis R NWO
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Sent: Tuesday
SNIP
$ rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX.i386.rpm
They figure you should already now how to use linux.
You get the instructions for Windows an idiot like me can follow them, or
so to speak someoone like me.
Yes I know what you mean. I well remember the cold sweat of fear I felt when I
tried
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