How to install Nvidia device driver during RHEL4 install

Thu Aug 10 17:53:41 UTC 2006

The normal RHEL4 install has problems with the Nvidia Quadro FX 3450 video 
card. I have to do the install in text mode (not graphic) and when I 
reboot off install the reboot hangs. Swapping in an Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 
graphics card has no problems.

I tried a "linux dd" install where I'm prompted for device drivers. The 
file I downloaded from Nvidia is "NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run". I 
copied to a CD but when I try to use it on the install, RHEL4 install 
doesn't see it as a device driver. 

Does anyone have any advice on how to procede? Thanks.

Tom

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