"Alvin Oga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Alvin Smith wrote: > > .. > > > > > sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5328-pkg1.run > > ... > > > As far as the video driver is concerned, a driver called > > "nv" (http://www.xfree86.org/current/nv.4.html) will be used and installed by > > default for the nvidia card. If you need special features, look into the > > "nvidia" driver (http://www.desktop-linux.net/nVidia.htm), but you don't need > > it to use the card. > > thre is nv and nvidia... > > nvidia is needed if you want 3D support >
I don't care about 3d support (don't play games!) but nv appears not to support the Nvidia FX series. > the above NVIDIA installer sucks ... it doesnt know how to get > rid of the old nvidia files > > you have to manually clean it up > - if you use the *.run pkg to create the nvidia drivers, > it'd probably be todays date > > - check and move all the old nvidia drivers aside > > find /lib /usr -name \*nvidia\* -ls > > http://www.linux-1u.net/MotherBoard/X11.nvidia.install.txt > > and you might need to fix glut, dri, drm, .. too > http://www.linux-1u.net/MotherBoard/X11.GLUT.install.txt > > c ya > alvin > Ugh, sounds horrible. Hopefully when I've got all my upgrading done, the VESA driver will do what I want (i.e. not very much!) Many thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
