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Howto: Installing Nvidia drivers for Mandrake 9.0


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Thanks a lot! Finally, I managed to install the nividia drivers. 

 

But, how do I remove the damn nvidia logo, which is displayed during every boot-sequence?

This is from my XF86Config-4

Section "Device"

Identifier "RIVA TNT2"

VendorName "Unknown"

BoardName "Unknown"

Driver "nvidia"

Option "NoLogo" "True" That's what you need

EndSection

 

They have some littlle :) README both at their site and within the .tar.gz or .rpm. You may learn all the options, issues, tricks etc from there.

More than that, THEIR tutorial ( they do have one, on the download page ) MANDATES reading this README as one of the installation steps.

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I coulda swore I wrote this tutorial already.

 

Oh wait, yeah, I did:http://mdkxp.by-a.com/htm/tutorials/nvidiacli.php

 

Well, your tutorial seems to be much longer, and shows how to rebuild rpm's...

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I coulda swore I wrote this tutorial already.

 

Oh wait, yeah, I did:http://mdkxp.by-a.com/htm/tutorials/nvidiacli.php

 

Well, your tutorial seems to be much longer, and shows how to rebuild rpm's...

 

Yes, which is the correct way of doing it.

 

If you recompile your kernel, update your kernel, or use Cooker, or a distro that isn't listed on NVidia's site, you WILL HAVE TO RECOMPILE THE DRIVER. Period. Might just as well do it the right way, the first time, every time.

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>Yes, which is the correct way of doing it.

 

well, installing from .tar.gz works for every distro :-) there really is not THE right way to do it. each tutorial which just works is a good donation for linux community, no matter which way it works.

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Finally I find a place where I can get some help. You don't understand how much this helped. I have almost gone bald in trying to figure this out and then I stumble upon this. Now it all works and I just have to go out and find myslef a wig.

 

Thanks again everyone...

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