largegroh Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 (edited) I have downloaded the 7174 NVIDIA drivers into my fat32 partition in /mnt/win_c from root i have done the following: init 3 urpmi binutils urpmi kernel-source both work, with one already loaded next i have tried to run the new driver install with all of the following: (I know I am newb but am trying to follow post by Motts on nividia driver install) ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run ./mnt/win_c/,name of driver again> I have moved to the directory /mnt/win_c/ and tried to just type the <drivername>.run i am stumped. I know it must be something simple that I am not doing do to lack of knowledge but have run out of things to try. If I just need to go dig some more just tell me and I will quit asking. thx for any help or direction. Edited May 19, 2005 by largegroh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largegroh Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 i am guessing that lack of responses means that this is beyond me atm. I need to learn more i guess. thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 After you issue the commands you have listed what happens? Are you logged in as root before you attempt the driver installation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 try sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run feel free to follow the nvidia documentation here and here good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largegroh Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 yes login as root.. says' no such command' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 what do you have as output when you type the sh --version command (as root)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largegroh Posted May 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I enter console after login type su <pw> it says root username i type sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run it says 'no such file or directory' my copy of the drives is in /mnt/windows (my fat32 partition) i am running md 2005 LE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) now ready I hope. after install 2005LE, you will be presented with a login. login with root hit enter enter password, hit enter. type kde and hit enter. This will bring you to a root kde session. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a console (menu,system,terminals konsole check your source and kernel: rpm -qa | grep kernel mine look like:kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk kernel-2.6.11.6mdk-1-1mdk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If they are both the same, as above (kernel-2.6.11.6mdk) you are clean - go to step 3. Dirty system: using MCC (menu,system,configure your computer click remove software, search on the word source, and delete the stripped kern. Go to /usr/src and delete folders linux and linux-2.6.1.blah... to actually get rid of it. Quit the MCC software remover. Click add software, search on the word source. add the kernel source : kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk it will ask for and read it off your CD or DVD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEP 3. check: in a console run rpm -qa | grep kernel if they are the same, copy the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7167-pkg1.run to the root folder. Log out of root. X will not close so it looks wierd. type ls (that's ell ess or LS in small letters) and hit enter. you should see your NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7167-pkg1.run there along with a bit of other junk. type: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7167-pkg1.run and hit enter on the first question do left arrow and hit enter to accept. Just whack enter on the next 2 questions, but note what they were for later post mortem. It should then slowly build a module. It should then slowly build another module. It should then tell you Nvidia is installed. cd /etc vi modprobe.preload and make sure it has a line for nvidia-agp AND a line for nvidia. esc :wq to save esc :q to just quit without saving. vi inittab and change the line from 3 to 5 so: id:5:initdefault: esc :wq to save cd X11 this puts you in /etc/X11 vi xorg.conf assure your mouse is correct ("4 5" not "6 7") change nv to nvidia esc :wq to save type reboot and hit enter. Hopefully that will do it for you. Kristi <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Edited May 19, 2005 by theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largegroh Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 thx kristi. i am getting ready to leave town for a few days so won't get to this till i get back. I will let you know what happens. thx for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largegroh Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) i get onlyl lthis on first step [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# rpm -qa grep kernek grep-2.5.1a-1mdk [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# sorry missed the | get this kernel-2.6.11.6mdk-1-1mdk kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# i assume these are same so will move on Edited May 14, 2005 by largegroh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largegroh Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) what is command to log out of root? i have been just closing session lol. I am guessing i messed something up trying to hurry. [largegroh@70-33-9-251 ~]$ su [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# konqueror QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used kbuildsycoca running... KWrited - Listening on Device /dev/pts/3 konqueror: ERROR: Error in BrowserExtension::actionSlotMap(), unknown action : searchProvider [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 1276, errno = 0 edit: same thing on re-boot. this time i will really leave it till i get back.. too tired to think and not sure i have any ideas anyway. Edited May 14, 2005 by largegroh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb2 Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 i think the reason your system returned this ...................................................................... (I enter console after login type su <pw> it says root username i type sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run it says 'no such file or directory' my copy of the drives is in /mnt/windows (my fat32 partition) ) ................................................................................ .......................... Is because you forgot to do "this" at the root prompt root@blah# cd /mnt/windows/"wherever nvidia driver is" "enter" then "sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run" hope this helps ................................................................................ ........................................................................... i have a different problem regarding the install of the "7174" nvidia driver! mandriva 2005 LE (download). the actual install goes fine (compiles the module and installs it (great). then i edit the xorg.conf file (only seems to need the (driver='nv') changed to (driver=nvidia), save it and well thats it. but then i lose the xserver at bootup? (never had this problem with mandy 10OE) xserver (graphical display) worked before the nvidia driver was installed but afterwards no way can i get it back at boot time. i have tried resetting the graphical display on boot with auto login of a user (as root) through the mandrake tools (i am a noob at the commandline) and it didn't work! the drivers work fine i have opengl working fine, but i do hate having to keep typing "startx" lol any ideas anyone please. regards reb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 thx kristi. i am getting ready to leave town for a few days so won't get to this till i get back. I will let you know what happens. thx for the help <{POST_SNAPBACK}> geeze did I drive you away??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 (edited) what is command to log out of root? i have been just closing session Sorry - menu, logout. That will dump you to a command prompt. get this kernel-2.6.11.6mdk-1-1mdk kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk [root@70-33-9-251 largegroh]# i assume these are same so will move on looks good to me. you could also do a "uname -r" without the quotes just to be sure your system doesn't think it's something else. Edited May 14, 2005 by kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Reb2, edit /etc/modprobe.preload and add a line that only says nvidia. Reboot or wait for next time and you will get into regular graphic startup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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