[NBLUG/talk] Update NVIDIA drivers on Mandrake 9.1

[augie]

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i had to update the NVIDIA drivers on my workstation at work, so i hope
this helps someone else out:

http://www.schwer.us/journal/2003_08.html#000032

Update NVIDIA Drivers on Mandrake 9.1

I updated the kernel on the Mandrake 9.1 workstation at work today, and
then I realized I also had to update the NVIDIA drivers to have a
display. :P However finding updated NVIDIA packages for Mandrake, and
figuring out the correct way to install and configure them took a bit of
googling, so I figured I would archive what I did here to help others,
and possibly my future self if I have to do it again (and when I forget
how to do it...).

1. Surf to:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/mandrake/9.1/rpms/
and download: NVIDIA_GLX-2.4.21.0.25.2tex-4496.i586.rpm and
NVIDIA_kernel-2.4.21.0.25.2tex-4496.i586.rpm

2. Install NVIDIA_kernel and then NVIDIA_GLX. NVIDIA_GLX gave me some
conflicts, but a little --force fixed that right up.

3. Edit /etc/modules: comment out the "NVdriver" line, and add a line
that says "nvidia". This will cause the NVIDIA driver to load on boot;
which is a good thing.

That is all.


augie.


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