For all Linux Distris with NVidia Cards (inclusive Suse)
1) Download the latest NVIDIA Driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run) to /home/user directory
2) Make sure you have install the Kernel source to your kernel
3) Stop or Kill the Desktop Manager (KDM /GDM or other) with (in konsole ctrl + alt + F1 you became root and) command (to stop) /etc/init.d/gdm stop (or /kdm stop)
to kill command "ps -A" look what pid number have your display Manager and then type command
"kill pid number"
4)go to directory who have save the nvidia driver and type command
"sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run"
now answer the questions and install the driver
5)chance the XF86Cfg-4 file to work with the NVIDIA driver
with vi emacs or mc editor (vi /etc/X11/XF86Cfg-4) (mc /etc/X11/XF86Cfg-4)
in section module disable the GLcore and dri
Section "Module"
# Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
linuxer
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July 24th, 2004 18:00
2)you download with yustonline the nvidia driver (yastonline install it automatisch)
2)you active your driver with command "sax2)
thats it either you reboot your system or you chance to init 3(this kill your desktop) and chance to init 5 (this active your desktop with 3d.
P.S
if you need help PM me and we make it with ssh2
linuxer
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July 24th, 2004 21:00
1) Download the latest NVIDIA Driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run) to /home/user directory
2) Make sure you have install the Kernel source to your kernel
3) Stop or Kill the Desktop Manager (KDM /GDM or other) with (in konsole ctrl + alt + F1 you became root and) command (to stop) /etc/init.d/gdm stop (or /kdm stop)
to kill command "ps -A" look what pid number have your display Manager and then type command
"kill pid number"
4)go to directory who have save the nvidia driver and type command
"sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run"
now answer the questions and install the driver
5)chance the XF86Cfg-4 file to work with the NVIDIA driver
with vi emacs or mc editor (vi /etc/X11/XF86Cfg-4) (mc /etc/X11/XF86Cfg-4)
in section module disable the GLcore and dri
Section "Module"
# Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
in section device chance the nv to nvidia
Section "Device"
Driver "nvidia"
save your chances and exit
6)thats it
in console type command
"/etc/init.d/gdm start" (or /kdm start)
or reboot with command "shutdown -r now"
now 3d must work