Help me......

10-08-02, 11:19 AM

I have
Red Hat 7.3
Athlon 900 Mhz
GeForce 2 MX 400 TvOut

i run the NVchooser.sh and download NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm and NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up.athlon.rpm
i login as root.
but when a i try to install the kernel display a message "error cpio mode" when try to create a directory.
but whit the NVIDIA Version: 1.0-2960 don't have this error.
i can intall and work fine.

What happen.

Thank, and forgive me english.

bwkaz · 10-08-02, 07:24 PM

I believe the cpio error generally means a corrupted download. Try md5sum /path/to/kernel/rpm/file and also md5sum /path/to/glx/rpm/file, and make sure the ouput matches the official driver page's md5sum's for the files. If it doesn't, re-download.

10-09-02, 09:08 PM

OK, i download the file again and work. Tanks.

10-08-02, 11:19 AM	#1
pmeni Guest Posts: n/a	Help me...... I have Red Hat 7.3 Athlon 900 Mhz GeForce 2 MX 400 TvOut i run the NVchooser.sh and download NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm and NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh73up.athlon.rpm i login as root. but when a i try to install the kernel display a message "error cpio mode" when try to create a directory. but whit the NVIDIA Version: 1.0-2960 don't have this error. i can intall and work fine. What happen. Thank, and forgive me english.

10-08-02, 07:24 PM	#2
bwkaz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,262	I believe the cpio error generally means a corrupted download. Try md5sum /path/to/kernel/rpm/file and also md5sum /path/to/glx/rpm/file, and make sure the ouput matches the official driver page's md5sum's for the files. If it doesn't, re-download. __________________ Registered Linux User #219692

10-09-02, 09:08 PM	#3
pmeni Guest Posts: n/a	OK, i download the file again and work. Tanks.