Updating files

[Brittany]

Ok I've done that and i've gone into the root but now im receiving this
message...

ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
         installing.  For further details, please see the section
INSTALLING
         THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
         download page at www.nvidia.com.

and then

ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
         '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find
         suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README
available
         on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.



On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 13:23 -0500, Adam Voigt wrote:
> Your not root actually, hence the "sambie@", do this on the terminal:
> 
> su -
> 
> Then enter the root password and do it again.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 13:19, Brittany wrote:
> > Ok i downloaded the drivers for Nvidia and heres what it's trying to say
> > whenever  try to install it in terminal:
> > 
> > [sambie at localhost Desktop]$ chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
> > [sambie at localhost Desktop]$ ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
> > Verifying archive integrity... OK
> > Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86 1.0-
> > 5336................................................................................................................................................................................
> > nvidia-installer: Error opening log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
> > for writing (Permission denied); disabling logging.
> > 
> > I am logged onto root, as it shows the keys on the right bottom of my
> > desktop. 
> > 
> > 
> > Is their anything that im doing wrong?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 2004-02-29 at 22:45 -0600, Dennis Calhoun wrote:
> > > On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:33:30 -0500, you wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Hello again.
> > > >
> > > >Whenever i update my files it gives me another, newer version whenever i
> > > >reboot my machine but what the problem is that i cannot access the
> > > >graphical desktop. it gives me the text only. how can i fix it so that
> > > >it can work?
> > > 
> > > If I read this right, you are speaking of a problem that you are
> > > having whenever you update your kernel, right?
> > > 
> > > If so and if you have a non-standard driver for your display adaptor
> > > installed, such as nvidia, you will have to either recompile the
> > > adaptor or remove it and install a newer version of the driver that is
> > > already appropriate for the newer kernel.
> > > 
> > > Every time I do a kernel update I have to recompile the nvidia driver
> > > for my system, using text commands only, before the GUI can be
> > > accessed using the new kernel. I do so by changing to the directory
> > > that contains the driver file and then running it with the command
> > > sh <filename>
> > > where <filename> is the exact name of the driver file.
> > > 
> > > So far this has worked well for me every time, without having to do
> > > anything else outside of the actual installation procedures that the
> > > driver script presents.
> > > 
> > > Dennis C.
> > > 
> > 
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