Guest william198312 Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 i am trying to install the new nvidia drivers 4496's. now i tried the method in the faq and doesnt work for me.. so i looked at the read me on nvidia.com it said log out of X and go into VGA mode how do i do that?? i have no idea of installing the new ones.. please HELP ME!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 That means to log out of your Desktop and to a command prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 ....and if you run a dm like gdm or kdm (graphical login manager) do; Ctrl Alt F2 su to root service dm stop Install nvidia service dm start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalek Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 If that don't work, try this. Login to a term as root. Type in "init 3". You will see some of the services stopping and x will be gone. When it gets done login as root and install the drivers. When you are through type in "init 5". You should see the services start back up and the GUI. If you get a error, make sure to write it down. Especially the part that starts with "(EE)". Good luck. Hope the install goes OK. Usually does. :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtweidmann Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 You also choose the "failsafe" option from the boot menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalek Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 I tried the failsafe on mine and the drivers did not work. 'X' crashed. Apparently it installes in the wrong directiries when in failsafe. Don't know why but it didn't work. Just my experience. Yours may vary. :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tiga Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 And what about this : open console, login as root, prompt : telinit 3 :?: This will stop the x server. Then switch to dir where the nvidia driver is in and install that thang. After that, type telinit 5 and x gets started again. I never had problems with that one on any Distri :? Greetzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalek Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Actually that kind of the same thing I posted above. init 3, install then init5. That is how I do it. Mine works. I do get a agpgart error but thats another story. I did a how to on this that's different. But this way works. I don't really understand why failsafe doesn't work. I think it should but it didn't. I tried it twice to make sure. It installs without a single error, but it crashes everytime. :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest william198312 Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 ok how do i specify directory if its pasted on the desktop?? will some please tell me how to use the file off the desktop??? please!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 erm, maybe its just me but what do you mean, file off desktop??? reread your question maybee.. Do you mean the NVID*.run file??? Sorry perhaps my brain isn't working today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 will some please tell me how to use the file off the desktop??? After shutting down X and logging in in text mode, run: # cd /home/<username>/Desktop Then run the command "ls" which will print out a list of everything that's on your desktop including the name of the nvidia driver. Then run: # sh <name of nvidia driver file> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest william198312 Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 yes thats what i speak of the .run file of 4363 drivers. i did what yall said i got all the way to the part i typed it exactly as you guys typed. i got a no such directory message.. what i am saying is how do ispecify a directory out of X when the file is ON THE desktop. yes the 4363.run file. i know it prolly makes no sense what i am saying remember i am use to point click... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 See my edit. If you log in as root, you are not in your ordinary user home directory so you have to specify the full path to it, i.e. /home/<username>/Desktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 You can either open a filemanager koqueror/galeon etc. and copy/paste (point and click method) or try the CLI. Leave it alone for now open a terminal and you should be in your home dir. Now depending if its gnome or kde this is slightly different. You should have a directory called Desktop if you type cp Desktop/NVI [press tab and it should auto complete] . note the . at the end. Your copying it to your present directory which is (.) you could actually say ~ (which is a universal abbreviation for your home directory) or /home/william (if that the name of your user! ) now you wanna quit X for the install. type su <enter password for root> init 3 (or telinit its the same thing) You should go to a login console. Type root (for the username) and your pword now you need to cd /home/william ... (~ at the moment will take you to /root) now you type sh NVID [and do the TAB thing again :D] then enter It should bring up a (Dos like install screen) follow your instructions ... Then stay as root cd /etc/X11 cp XF86Config-4 XF86config-4.nv (you just backed it up) vi XF86Config-4 (OK vi is a bit tricky so ill walk you through) use the arrows to go down to the line that says driver=nv on this line type dd (just like that and it will cut the line) now type p (and it will paste it) and p again and it will add it again use the cursor to go to the first [point of the first entry type i (for insert) now comment out the line by putting a # in front. Now scroll down (this is just a trick thatisn't useful here but you can learn it, if not just delete add the letters "idia") type ESC cw (change word) you get a $ type nvidia (it replaces the word (nv) with the word (nvidia) Now you need to save ESC :w! means write and do-it. ESC :q! means quit without saving do it ESC :wq! means write /quit do it So do the last one. Now Im going to differ here than previous posters Don't do init 5 becuase if it doesn't work you'll be stuck in a loop and have to use other tricks to get out of it. instead just type startx This should work and start the graphic desktop (but belonging to root) If this works then you can quit esc with CTRL ALT BKSPC If it doesn't you can also quit .... You should go back to your last command line before you trped startx except all the error messages and info are spat out ... If it didn't work you can restart the last command with up arrow or simply !v or !vi or !vi XF this will do the last command you did starting with those letters. better check you din't mess up... if you did then cp XF86Config-4.nv XF86Config-4 and you can try again. If it works you just quit X (before you do some damage as root) and then type init 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Sure is a lot of trouble. Why not just login gui and as root drag it to /root Then when you go to console and login as root (as I described above), all you have to do is ls and there's your .run file. That's what I do, and I know of no easier way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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