----- Original Message ----- From: "Haines Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 05:39 Subject: Re: GeForce4 MX440 with kernel 2.4.18-bf24
> > Thanks you Haines. I have downloaded all the required stuff and > > only need to know where to put it to install. I hope no one says it > > dosent matter. That isnt the question. Where do I put the header > > files? Where to put the driver files? > > Sincere Thanks for your help; > > Hoyt > > It _really_ doesn't matter ;-) If you are talking about the .run file > you download, then put it where convenient. For example, I create an > /opt partition to dump a variety of things, including applications > that I must compile and install myself. If I had to use a default > linux directory, I suppose either /usr/local/... for system-wide > programs, or create ~/apps/... for a program that I privately owned by > just one account. Others on the list will undoubtedly have wiser > things to say about this. > > The nVidia installation program puts things in the right places for > you. The only directory you need to know is the location of your > kernel headers. Here is the command I used to tell the executable > where these headers were (woody 3.1r1) (ignore line break) > > # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run --kernel-include-path > /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.28-bf2.4/include > > This include directory has a lot of subdirectories, but if you have > the headers and burrow down, you will eventually encounter a lot of > *.h files. > > Haines > Ok Thanks wish me luck. Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
