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| Newer page: | version 3 | Last edited on Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:37:33 pm | by PeterHewett | Revert |
| Older page: | version 2 | Last edited on Thursday, December 9, 2004 7:26:45 pm | by JohnMcPherson | Revert |
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!! Installation
To install the nvidia drivers, you need to shut down the X server, run the nvidia installer script, edit the X configuration file, and restart the X server. Here it is again, in a bit more detail.
-# Shut down the [XServer] by issuing <tt>init 3</tt> as the SuperUser
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+# Log out of X (KDE or gnome or whatever) and change to a tty (ctrl-alt-F1).
+# Log in as root.
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# Shut down the [XServer] by issuing <tt>init 3</tt>.
# Run the installer: <tt>sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run</tt>. (Make sure you've changed to the right directory, obviously.)
# Accept the licence (if you agree), and follow the instructions. If this fails, read the README file again, carefully. Also check the installer log file, <tt>/var/log/nvidia-installer.log</tt>, for any error messages.
# Change the X configuration, usually <tt>/etc/X11/XF86Config</tt> or <tt>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</tt> according to instructions in the README. Typically you'll change <tt>Driver "nv"</tt> to <tt>Driver "nvidia"</tt>, add <tt>Load "glx"</tt> in the Modules section and remove <tt>Load "dri"</tt> and <tt>Load "GLcore"</tt> from it.
# Start the [XServer] back up: <tt>init 5</tt>
