gf4 4200 redhat 8 driver delima

[Raian]

im only as far into linux as just installing redhat 8, i can only access the console mode because startx errors since i dont have the right mojo or something, well ive been reading some help on this forum and most of it assumes i already can use a gui.

So i see that i need 2 files...
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up_2.4.18_10.i386.rpm
and
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm

do i burn these to cd to transfer them over to linux? cuz they dont fit on disks.
i installed everything where it asked what packages i wanted.

but im not sure, or what to do when this is all done.

[kappax]

Originally posted by Raian
im only as far into linux as just installing redhat 8, i can only access the console mode because startx errors since i dont have the right mojo or something, well ive been reading some help on this forum and most of it assumes i already can use a gui.

So i see that i need 2 files...
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up_2.4.18_10.i386.rpm
and
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm

do i burn these to cd to transfer them over to linux? cuz they dont fit on disks.
i installed everything where it asked what packages i wanted.

but im not sure, or what to do when this is all done.

fist yes, you can put them on a cd to get them to linux.

second, Why dont you have your network in linux configured? if you have network card but are having trouble getting it working just let me know, i will see what i can do to help you get your net up and running :)

(if it is dial up i will be no help (never done it in linux ) but i am sure somebody else here will know how to fix this )

when you do get the files on the linux box
do this


rpm - Uvh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up_2.4.18_10.i386.rpm

and


rpm -Uvh NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm

in the directory that the files are located in, It should be someting like /mnt/cdrom

after that edit /etc/X11/XF86Config

and replace
Driver "nv"
with
Driver "nvidia"



and that should get you started.

[duvvid]

Originally posted by Raian
im only as far into linux as just installing redhat 8, i can only access the console mode because startx errors ...
<snip>
So i see that i need 2 files...
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up_2.4.18_10.i386.rpm
and NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm


You said you're running RH8, but you're trying to use the NVIDIA_kernel RPM for RH7.3. That's not going to work.

You will need to recompile the NVIDIA_kernel source RPM. The instructions are here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2563

[Andy Mecham]

If you've installed RedHat 8.0, then you should *NOT* use NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up_2.4.18_10.i386.rpm. That RPM is intended for the RedHat 7.3 upgrade kernel, and won't work with 2.4.18-14, the shipping RedHat 8.0 kernel. You'll need to download and rebuild either the SRPM or source tarball to get a driver for your system. Directions for this are in the README, or various threads here on the forum.

You'll also need to make sure you've got kernel-source-2.4.18-14.i386.rpm installed.

*edit*
... and duvvid beat me to it...

--andy

[kappax]

lol i did not even see that :)

[Raian]

ya i know sorry, i was just quickley pullin names off the list and didnt look to hard sorry