Nvidia Driver (Linux)

[DanGrease]

I currently installed Mandrake, and I need help of how to install the driver that I got from Nvidia's homepage. Xeroid send me some information of how to install it and it helped me a lot, but I still need some help so I can complete the installation. As it sais I have to enter the console in mandrake which is when I change to console mode instead of visual mode after rebooting the system. In the console it asks me to cd'ing the folder where the file is (this is the part I dont get) and type sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg1.run which I did but it sais "directory or file not found" I have come this far but I think that after founding the file the installation would be smooth but it seems that I have to type more things to get to the directory where the file is located instead of typing the file directly. If you can help please do since I am very new in Linux distros and I have difficulties to install stuff that isnt .rpm Im sure the process is easy, but I am stuck at this poing now in the installation. I am currently using Mandrake 9.1 Thanks for listening

dan

[vass0922]

ummm where is the file?!

That part we can't help with

You can find out where you are NOW by typing 'pwd' (for Print Working Directory)
So you can see where you are, but you still have to know where you downloaded it to
Typically the default is your home directory
are you running as ROOT or as a different user?

If you want to change to your home dir you can do it easily by typing

cd ./~USERNAMEHERE

[DanGrease]

Well, I have the file downloaded in the Home documents in the folder /tmp. I already changed the option in the control center where it sais to boot with console intead of visual if you know what I mean. I tried to enter cd /tmp and then the sh NVIDIA-Linux-etc and it still gives me directory or file not found. I am logged as a user, since Im the only one who uses this, I really dont know if I am logged in as a root. Well, I got the process at least, turn of the visual boot, enter this text, reboot, enter typing sv (admin I think) and repeat the file and reboot, then startx and the file is installed, at least thats what I got from the dierctions in the Nvidia page: Here they are:

Before beginning the driver installation, you should exit the X server. In addition you should set your default run level so you will boot to a vga console and not boot directly into X."

So you would want to go into Mandrake Control Center and set mandrake to boot to the Konsole without starting the Xserver graphical interface.

"After you have downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg1.run, begin installation by exiting X, cd'ing into the directory containing the downloaded file, and run:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg1.run

Reboot and Mandrake will just load the Konsole because you stopped the Xserver from loading automatically upon boot. Log in as admin by typing su and your admin password before the typing the
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg1.run command.

[/b]The .run file is a self-extracting archive. When the .run file is executed, it extracts the contents of the archive, and runs the contained `nvidia-installer` utility, which will walk you through installation of the NVIDIA driver."[/b]

Reboot again and when the Konsole loads type startx to get your graphic user interface back loaded. Go into Mandrake Controll Center and reset X to start upon boot.

[Mead]

Ok since its in /home/yourusername/tmp you would type in cd /home/yourusername/tmp then enter
that changes you into that directory. You cant install the driver while X is running so to close X type /init 3
then sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86etc... and hit enter and follow the prompts

[DanGrease]

Exactly thats what I did with the console thing, I exit x and entered the console where this dos like page. I am going to try that out to see if it works: So I type cd /home/yourusername/tmp the sh NVIDIA file and after reboot and so on? Will try that out. Thanks, I keep you guys updated

dan

[DanGrease]

yes! I did what you said Mead and it worked, the cd /home/username/tmp and then the file and it worked. But one thing though, it starts to install it and an error pops up telling me "You need to be logged in as Root to proceed" As I am very newbie at this stuff how do I login as root and then install? Is it on the command to put sv then password the cd /etc and the file and I am ok or is it different? Thanks for all the help! I am really enjoying having a hard time since its fun although I have some pain killers besides me if

dan

[Mead]

ahh ok
once you're at the console type in su hit enter and then enter your root password that you set when you did your install.
then type the commands again just as you did before this time you'll be running it as root though

[DanGrease]

Alright! It worked to login as root, and enter the install, but another error shows up: you need package something binutils or something like that it sais its missing and package something. What do I need now? Seems that I need some package program or not? It said that if I already have ld I have to have it on the same folder where the file is. what do I need to do? Confused

dan

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[DanGrease]

Any ideas?

[DanGrease]

I downloaded the program called binutils that the installation claims it needs. The problem is that its not .rpm and I have difficulties as you may have noticed with files that needs to be installed using commands. Do I do the same as I do with the NVIDIA driver to install this program. Its a tar.gz file. I tried to install it as if I would install the NVIDIA driver, but as the driver is Shell Script you use sh in the command correct? but if thhe file is the one mensioned tar.gz what command do I use? Or is the install totally different? What is this program for anyways? Thanks for listening

dan