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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Greg on 21 June 2002, 03:10

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Greg on 21 June 2002, 03:10

Hi all,
I just downloaded Redhat 7.3, installed fine, but when I get to the command line after i login and type "startx" it throws unmarked errors at me...

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Master of Reality on 21 June 2002, 03:19

what kind of video card do you have?

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Greg on 21 June 2002, 03:19

Geforce4 Ti 4200.

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Master of Reality on 21 June 2002, 03:27

did you install the driver for it?
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux)

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Greg on 21 June 2002, 03:30

I'm not good installing drivers unless I have GUI access. (Redhat knew what card it was)

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Master of Reality on 21 June 2002, 03:39

hmmmm....
well... what you need to dl (i think)
is the GLX driver: http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2960/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.i386.rpm (http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2960/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.i386.rpm)
and the kernel driver: http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2960/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.rh73up.i386.rpm (http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2960/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.rh73up.i386.rpm)

then once you downloaded it, all you neeed to do is type:
rpm -ivh /directory/path/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.i386.rpm
then:
 rpm -ivh /directory/path/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.rh73up.i386.rpm
that should install the drivers appropriatley. But you need to do a few other things... There is lots  -o- people here with Geforces isnt there??

when installing things from the console you either:
a) if its an .RPM type 'rpm -ivh program.rpm'
b) if its source (.TAR.GZ) type 'tar zxvf program.tar.gz' in the directory you want it installed.

[ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

[ June 20, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Master of Reality on 21 June 2002, 03:40

the README:
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2960/README.txt (http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-2960/README.txt)

Title: Redhat 7.3 Problems.
Post by: Calum on 21 June 2002, 13:25

it's better to get into the habit of doing
"rpm -Uvh blablabla.rpm"
than
"rpm -ivh blablabla.rpm"
since the U means upgrade, which will search for installed components and upgrade them.