problem with NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4349.run

[showsjamie15]

I installed it by doing sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4349.run in root...i dont know exactly how to change the XF86Config-4 file....i went to /etc/X11 and used lynx to view the file...but dont know exactly how to edit it....Im using a Geforce 4 Ti 4200, Mandrake 9.0....if someone could help me step by step it would be alot of help....thanks:)

[Andy Mecham]

You'll want to use your favorite text editor to edit XF86Config. If you're new to linux, I find pico to be one of the easier ones to use.

So, as root, type
pico /etc/X11/XF86Config
This will open your XF86Config file. You'll want to scroll down to the "Device" section, and change the line
Driver "nv" (could be "vesa")
to
Driver "nvidia"

The "glx" line should already be taken care of for you in another area.

When you're done, hit Ctrl-o to write the file, then Ctrl-X to exit.

--andy

[bwkaz]

And if you don't have pico, you might have nano (it's the same program, but distributed under a more open-source license; with pico, you have to have all of Pine (the mail reader) installed to get it, but nano is standalone.

FYI.

[showsjamie15]

i did that and the screen goes black everytime i boot up. Is there something i did wrong??

[Wolfman [TWP]]

Did you also remove the 'load DRI' line in the XF86Config file??? As it will cause problems too.

--Wolf

[Andy Mecham]

Do you have a multiprocessor machine connected to a flatpanel via DVI?

--andy

[showsjamie15]

i didnt see a load dri line...and i dont have a multiprocessor computer. But i read another thread about having a kt400 chipset....well i got one....you think thats the problem

[Andy Mecham]

Yes.

Check out the KT400 thread I posted yesterday for a couple of workarounds.

--andy

[showsjamie15]

k thanks i appreciate youll helping me with this

[showsjamie15]

I tried what you said...but still cant get it to work....i think im just doing it wrong.....can someone post what the XF86Config-4 file should look like after its done

[showsjamie15]

also is there an easier driver to setup than this

[Andy Mecham]

Please post a copy of your XF86Config and /var/log/XFree86.0.log files.

Also, there's a sample XF86Config in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0 that you can look at (or use).

--andy

[showsjamie15]

well now everytime it boots in hangs at xinetd...so i cant ever get through...so im going to reinstall the os and try it again...could you explain how i could use the sample file

[Andy Mecham]

The best way would be:


cd /usr/X11
mv XF86Config XF86Config.orig
cp /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/XF86Config.sample .
ln -s XF86Config.sample XF86Config

That will create XF86Config as a symlink to XF86Config.sample. If you're using a distro that has XF86Config-4, then rename XF86Config to XF86Config-4 above.

--andy