getting Nvidia 2D/3D to work (M.Hockings)

ERIC KLINGER klingerthirteen at msn.com
Mon Nov 10 03:51:48 UTC 2003


Well.... I never knew to uninstall the XFree-Mesa-libGL package.  Do you 
think its ok dto do so after the driver install?

Thanks
Eric


>From: Wayne Schuller <k_wayne at linuxpower.org>
>Reply-To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>Subject: Re: getting Nvidia 2D/3D to work (M.Hockings)
>Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:40:04 +1100
>
>hi David,
>
>Thanks for the great instructions. They should have been in the Release
>Notes!
>
>thanks,
>wayne
>
>On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 07:21, David Utidjian wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> > I also went through similar tribulations since installing RC1 and the
> > 4496 version of the Nvidia drivers. I went to the Nvidia forum and there
> > are some pretty goofy methods in there (recompile the kernel with
> > gcc-3.3.2 and whatnot). The basic method (see below) is identical to the
> > regular Nvidia install instructions in the README from Nvidia with two
> > added steps. Pretty (relatively) simple.
> > I also had some problems with running Quake3. Very messed up. I haven't
> > tried UT2K3 yet. I also have a dual PIII system not an Athlon.
> >
> > Please let me know if this works.
> >
> > [Begin included instructions]
> >
> > This is what I did (all root commands are prepended with a # sign):
> >
> > 0. Download the file NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run from
> > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/...0-4496-pkg2.run
> > and put it somewhere useful (/tmp or /home/downloads or whatever).
> >
> > 1. Logout of the system then Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a virtual console and
> > log in as root.
> >
> > 2. Switch runlevels from 5 to 3 this will stop X (as root):
> >
> > # telinit 3
> >
> > It will take a few seconds as things shutdown/restart.
> > Hit [Enter] if you don't get a prompt back right away.
> > This will stop X "gracefully". X will restart automatically on reboot OR
> > the command startx OR the command telinit 5.
> >
> > 3. Set the C compiler environment variable to gcc32 (it is currently gcc
> > by default).
> >
> > # export CC=gcc32
> >
> > 4. Remove the XFree86-Mesa-libGL package:
> >
> > # rpm -e --nodeps XFree86-Mesa-libGL
> >
> > 5. Now run the Nvidia driver installer as usual:
> >
> > # cd /path/to/where/you/put/it
> > # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run
> >
> > Answer the usual questions and it should build and install correctly.
> >
> > 6. Make a backup copy of your "known good" /etc/X11/XF86Config file:
> >
> > # cd /etc/X11
> > # cp XF86Config XF86Config.bak
> >
> > 7. Edit your XF86Config file so that it will use the nvidia driver
> > rather than the stock nv driver. This will be in 'Section "Device"' and
> > there will be a line like this:
> >
> > Driver "nv"
> >
> > Change that line to:
> >
> > Driver "nvidia"
> >
> > You may also need to add and/or comment out some options in the 'Section
> > "Module"' part of that file. For details on this see the README file
> > which should be in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README. Once you are
> > finished editing the XF86Config file save it.
> >
> > 8. Test the new driver:
> >
> > # startx
> >
> > Which should start X. If X starts up OK try opening a terminal and type
> > in the command:
> >
> > # glxgears
> >
> > If that works fine then you are done installing the driver.
> >
> > 9. Logout of X. You should be abck at a command prompt. Then restart the
> > GUI login for X:
> >
> > # telinit 5
> >
> > The GUI login for X should start up.
> >
> > 10. One last thing... you left a virtual console logged in as root. You
> > propably don't want to forget and leave that open so....
> >
> > Ctrl-Alt-F1
> > # exit
> > Alt-F7
> >
> > Will log you out as root and return you to the GUI login.
> >
> >
> > Note: The above method is really pretty simple. There are only two added
> > steps from the method one would use in previous versions of Red Hat 9 or
> > earlier... they are steps 3 and 4. If you have installed Nvidia drivers
> > in Red Hat (or other distros) before then you will already be familiar
> > with most of this. Even if you are familiar with the Nvidia Linux
> > drivers you should read the README and other docs because there are a
> > lot of very cool features you may want to try out. This feature set
> > changes with each release of the drivers.
> >
> > [End included post]
> >
> > -DU-...etc...
> >
> >
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>--
>Wayne Schuller <k_wayne at linuxpower.org>
>
>
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