[Graeme43]

How do you install nVidia drivers in Redhat 9? For a Geforce FX?

Im new at linux and i noticed www.mandrakelinux.org seems to have changed ;(

Thanks

[Admiral LSD]

Installing the nVidia drivers is easier now than it has been in the past. nVidia recently changed the way the drivers install to not only make them more distribution independent (no more RPMs, yay!) but you can also update them with a single command (nvidia-installer --update). Full instructions on how to install them are on the nVidia site:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-4496.html

README/Install Notes:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-4496/README.txt

[Zuti]

You can also download drivers from the nVidia site. You will get a *.bin file.
You will also need kernel source.

Tip: read the nvidia FAQ
Good luck

[iamroot]

I'm a noob to nux and i dun really think i m able to install the drivers. Any rpms seen yet?

[danleff]

[iamroot]

I would really appreciate it if u cld post a how-to on istalling the nvidia drivers.

[danleff]

[dimkin]

nv tries to download kernel, but fails - can`t find it
where can i find it (my os - mandrake 10 community), where i must copy it?

[danleff]

The kernel-source package is on your Mandrake disks.

First, make sure you know what kernel that you are running. At a console, type in uname -r. If you have done a regular install and not updated the kernel, it should read 2.6.3-4mdk.

Go to start-->configure-->configure computer...

This will bring you to the Mandrake Control Center.

Then...Software Management-->Install. Type in kernel-source.

Choose that kernel, from the result that you got from the uname command and allow the install of the kernel source.

Then go back and install the nvidia driver.

[SoulNothing]

there is one thing i have to say when i installed my nvidia drivers under kde major issues
why because for some odd reason the kernel source is not under kde switch to gnome kernel source is so it seems like any errors listed is what i got under kde
another thing is u tell it start in command prompt instead of the x server the kernel source still cant be found this causes some problems i havent been on linux in quite some time but this is what happened to me when installing nvidia drivers.

[dimkin]

I install kerner, then - nvidia drivers. all- succesfully. after install openGL doesn`t work at all ;(

[danleff]

Did you read the readme file for a solution?

From the nvidia readme file;

"X starts for me, but OpenGL applications terminate immediately.

A: If X starts, but OpenGL causes problems, you most likely have a
problem with other libraries in the way, or there are stale symlinks.
See Appendix C for details. Sometimes, all it takes is to rerun
'ldconfig'.

You should also check that the correct extensions are present;
'xdpyinfo' should show the "GLX", "NV-GLX" and "NVIDIA-GLX" extensions
present. If these three extensions are not present, then there is
most likely a problem with the glx module getting loaded or it is
unable to implicitly load GLcore. Check your XF86Config file and make
sure that you are loading glx (see "Editing Your XF86Config File"
above). If your XF86Config file is correct, then check the XFree86
log file for warnings/errors pertaining to GLX. Also check that all
of the necessary symlinks are in place (refer to Appendix C)."

[iamroot]

Are the NVIDIA drivers for Fedora Core 2 out already?

[Dapper Dan]

I've been wondering the same thing. Since they changed to X-org rather than Xfree86, I wonder if we'll be able to install the nvidia modules in the same manner.

[monsieurpixie]

Where is it that the source for the kernel is supposed to be located? I wasn't able to get it off the CDs or through any automatic methods, but I downloaded it. Now I only need to know where to put it! Thanks.

[danleff]

Well, that all depends on what Distro you are using. What distro is it and where did you get the source? Are you referring to the kernel-source RPM's for Fedora...Mandrake...?

Make sure that you have the right package for your current kernel.

[monsieurpixie]

Alright, well when I go into the "Configure computer" it finds a source file but isn't able to install it. I found that same file online in a rpm and I have it on my computer. I tried installing it so I'll see if this works (I used to just have a tar.gz but I just found the RPM).

[monsieurpixie]

Alright, well I've found how I can manually tell it where to go for the source but I don't know exactly where to point it. I don't know where the RPM installed to and when I tried to go to the path of my tar.gz extraction it said it was unable to determine what to use. Any help is appreciated.

[danleff]

OK, let's back up a bit. You are speaking of both source and RPM.

Just unpacking the source kernel gz or bz files from, say, Kernel.org will not work, if this is what you did. The kernel will need to be compiled from either of these packages for the necessary kernel headers, links and modules to be installed properly.

When you install the kernel source RPM from the distro that you are using, then the files are extracted and built automatically, usually to/from /usr/src/linux. This should be where you are pointing the NVIDIA installer to. If the installer can't find viable kernel source/headers, it will attempt to download and use one from it's own database, assuming that you have an internet connection.

Again, what distro and version are you using? It appears that it is Mandrake?

What does the command uname -r show as the kernel version?

As mentioned above, if this is Fedora Core 2, I have no idea if this will work with the new x.org x-windows interface, which is new to Fedora Core 2. Fedora Core 1 still uses the XFree86 x-window interface, which the installer will work with.