Using tarballs and RH9

[Metaxas]

Hello. I'm a Linux n00b...well, not too n00bish, I know how to navigate (basically) around in Linux, trying to learn as fast as possible...anyways...

Ok, I got the tarball for the NForce driver set installed in /nforce, and now, however, I am not sure what to do next, I do not know the correct syntax for the makefile command, or is it automatic. I need network access bad, I got the graphics drivers installed, and I have a question about that here in a second.

How do I compile the nvnet contents?

Now, for the graphics, had no problems installing them, but I can't remember, it told me about a config file that I needed to check, something about XFree86...something, can someone tell me what I missed, I want to go look at that.

System specs:
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
XP2400+
RedHat 9 - with 2.4.20 kernel (I think thats right...)
GForce4 Ti4600
Maxtor 40Gig HDD - 2 OS's...its getting crowded in here.. :)

I have been wanting to learn Linux for a while...so now its time to learn, still having trouble with proper command line syntax on certain commands, like the tar command, had to do it with the GUI instead...doh.

[Andy Mecham]

The READMEs associated with each driver contain full install walkthroughs.

That said - to untar and install the nForce network drivers, type (as root)


tar xzvf NVIDIA-nforce-1.0-0248.tar.gz
cd nforce
cd nvnet
make; make install


--andy

[Metaxas]

Uh, oh...heehee, I think I read the wrong file...hehehe

No I already extracted the contents, now I just need to compile the nvnet portion to give me network access...

Thanks.

BTW: You will be seeing me quite often around here... :D

[Metaxas]

Uh, ok so I made the file as per the instructions...so....where the hell did it go? I supposed that the make command, would follow the makefile, and build an .rpm...right?

Whatever it built, it disappeard, and I can't find it....anywhere. Of course, I was logged in as root...hmmmm, isn't that nice... :D

[Metaxas]

Heh.

Nevermind, I pooched the line syntax...fixed it, rebooted, Kudzu started, and I'm online now. Thanks for the help Andy.

I have some more questions if you would be willing to help me out a bit....maybe?

[Andy Mecham]

Sure - that's what we're here for.

--andy