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> On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:36:46 -0400, senthi wrote:
>
>
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=l...y_ia32_1.0-4363
>
> Download the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run file.
>
> Make sure you have the following packages installed before starting the
> Nvidia video driver installation;
>
> glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.10.i386.rpm
> (Type 'rpm -q glibc-kernheaders' without the quotes to verify)
>
> kernel-source-2.4.20-8.i386.rpm
> (Type 'rpm -q kernel-source' without the quotes to verify)
>
> If you need to install the packages, type the following after inserting
> the first RH CD:
>
> mount /dev/cdrom
> cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
> rpm -ivh glibc-kernheaders*.rpm
> rpm -ivh kernel-source*rpm
>
>
> Red Hat has updated the kernel since the CD's were made available. You can
> download the latest kernel and kernel-source RPM packages from;
>
> Red Hat Linux 9: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/
>
> i386 directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.i386.rpm
> kernel-source-2.4.20-18..i386.rpm
>
> i586 directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.i586.rpm
> kernel-smp-2.4.20-18.9.i586.rpm
>
> i686 directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.i686.rpm
> kernel-smp-2.4.20-18.9.i686.rpm
>
> Athlon directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.athlon.rpm
> kernel-smp-2.4.20-18.9.athlon.rpm
>
> or any of the mirrors sites(http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html).
>
> Download the kernel RPM package that best matches your CPU type. Type the
> command 'uname -a' without the quotes to help make your choice. Do not
> forget to get the kernel-source RPM file also.
>
> Install the downloaded packages by typing from where they are located;
>
> rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.20-18*rpm
> rpm -ivh kerne-source-2.4.20-18*rpm
>
> One word of warning, If your downloading from Windows, please make sure
> that your downloading type is set for binary and not ascii, downloading
> with ascii will corrupt the downloads.
>
> Now reboot the system and select the newly installed kernel from the boot
> menu. And since you cannot be running the GUI (X-windows) in order to
> install the nVidia video driver.
>
> To enter console(non-GUI or X-windows) mode, reboot your computer. If you
> use the default boot loader, GRUB, you can enter the console mode (non-GUI
> no X-windows) by performing the following:
>
> 1. At the boot loader menu, type [e] to enter into editing mode.
>
> 2. You will be presented with a boot entry listing. Look for the line
> that looks similar to the following:
>
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-18.9 ro root=/dev/hda2
>
> Press the arrow key until this line is highlighted and press [e].
>
> 3. Press the Spacebar once to add a blank space, then add the number
> 3 to tell GRUB to boot into Linux text mode. Press [Enter] to make the
> editing change take effect.
>
> 4. You will be brought back to the edit mode screen. From here, press
> [b] and GRUB will boot into the Linux text mode. After it finishes
> loading, you will be presented with a shell prompt.
>
> 5. Enter the user name; root and provide the password when prompted.
>
> You should now be able to type 'sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run' without
> the quotes from where the nVidia installer is located to install the
> driver.
>
> You might want to modify the file /etc/inittab to run level 3 until you
> have Nvidia video driver working before you start, here's how;
>
> Type 'mc' without the quotes to start midnight commander. Navigate to the
> directory '/etc' and locate the file named; inittab
> (Use the four arrow keys to navigate/select/hightlight) (Use the 'Enter'
> key to execute the navigation selection)
>
> Highlight (select) the file then press the 'F4' key to edit the file
> Within the first screen, you'll see a line of the file which looks like
> this;
>
> id:5:initdefault:
>
> To change from a graphical to a console login, you should change the
> number in the line id:5:initdefault: from a 5 to a 3.
>
> Your changed line should look like:
>
> id:3:initdefault:
>
> When you're satisfied with your change, save and exit the file(press the
> 'F10' key) You'll see the message 'File was modified, Save with exit',
> press the 'Tab' key once, 'Yes' should be highlighted, press the 'Enter'
> key.
>
> The mc RPM package is on the second Red Hat Linux CD. To install the
> package type the following after inserting the second RH CD;
>
> mount /dev/cdrom
> cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
> rpm -ivh mc*.rpm
>
> After you have the nVidia video driver working you can switch back to the
> GUI(X-11) log on by changing the 3 back to 5.
>
>
> HTH

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> On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:36:46 -0400, senthi wrote:
>
>
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=l...y_ia32_1.0-4363
>
> Download the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run file.
>
> Make sure you have the following packages installed before starting the
> Nvidia video driver installation;
>
> glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.10.i386.rpm
> (Type 'rpm -q glibc-kernheaders' without the quotes to verify)
>
> kernel-source-2.4.20-8.i386.rpm
> (Type 'rpm -q kernel-source' without the quotes to verify)
>
> If you need to install the packages, type the following after inserting
> the first RH CD:
>
> mount /dev/cdrom
> cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
> rpm -ivh glibc-kernheaders*.rpm
> rpm -ivh kernel-source*rpm
>
>
> Red Hat has updated the kernel since the CD's were made available. You can
> download the latest kernel and kernel-source RPM packages from;
>
> Red Hat Linux 9: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/
>
> i386 directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.i386.rpm
> kernel-source-2.4.20-18..i386.rpm
>
> i586 directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.i586.rpm
> kernel-smp-2.4.20-18.9.i586.rpm
>
> i686 directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.i686.rpm
> kernel-smp-2.4.20-18.9.i686.rpm
>
> Athlon directory
> kernel-2.4.20-18.9.athlon.rpm
> kernel-smp-2.4.20-18.9.athlon.rpm
>
> or any of the mirrors sites(http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html).
>
> Download the kernel RPM package that best matches your CPU type. Type the
> command 'uname -a' without the quotes to help make your choice. Do not
> forget to get the kernel-source RPM file also.
>
> Install the downloaded packages by typing from where they are located;
>
> rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.20-18*rpm
> rpm -ivh kerne-source-2.4.20-18*rpm
>
> One word of warning, If your downloading from Windows, please make sure
> that your downloading type is set for binary and not ascii, downloading
> with ascii will corrupt the downloads.
>
> Now reboot the system and select the newly installed kernel from the boot
> menu. And since you cannot be running the GUI (X-windows) in order to
> install the nVidia video driver.
>
> To enter console(non-GUI or X-windows) mode, reboot your computer. If you
> use the default boot loader, GRUB, you can enter the console mode (non-GUI
> no X-windows) by performing the following:
>
> 1. At the boot loader menu, type [e] to enter into editing mode.
>
> 2. You will be presented with a boot entry listing. Look for the line
> that looks similar to the following:
>
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-18.9 ro root=/dev/hda2
>
> Press the arrow key until this line is highlighted and press [e].
>
> 3. Press the Spacebar once to add a blank space, then add the number
> 3 to tell GRUB to boot into Linux text mode. Press [Enter] to make the
> editing change take effect.
>
> 4. You will be brought back to the edit mode screen. From here, press
> [b] and GRUB will boot into the Linux text mode. After it finishes
> loading, you will be presented with a shell prompt.
>
> 5. Enter the user name; root and provide the password when prompted.
>
> You should now be able to type 'sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run' without
> the quotes from where the nVidia installer is located to install the
> driver.
>
> You might want to modify the file /etc/inittab to run level 3 until you
> have Nvidia video driver working before you start, here's how;
>
> Type 'mc' without the quotes to start midnight commander. Navigate to the
> directory '/etc' and locate the file named; inittab
> (Use the four arrow keys to navigate/select/hightlight) (Use the 'Enter'
> key to execute the navigation selection)
>
> Highlight (select) the file then press the 'F4' key to edit the file
> Within the first screen, you'll see a line of the file which looks like
> this;
>
> id:5:initdefault:
>
> To change from a graphical to a console login, you should change the
> number in the line id:5:initdefault: from a 5 to a 3.
>
> Your changed line should look like:
>
> id:3:initdefault:
>
> When you're satisfied with your change, save and exit the file(press the
> 'F10' key) You'll see the message 'File was modified, Save with exit',
> press the 'Tab' key once, 'Yes' should be highlighted, press the 'Enter'
> key.
>
> The mc RPM package is on the second Red Hat Linux CD. To install the
> package type the following after inserting the second RH CD;
>
> mount /dev/cdrom
> cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
> rpm -ivh mc*.rpm
>
> After you have the nVidia video driver working you can switch back to the
> GUI(X-11) log on by changing the 3 back to 5.
>
>
> HTH

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