synecdoche
06-17-2003, 02:00 PM
This isn't the most interesting thing but I am a newbie and am a little proud of myself... I managed to get the NVidia GEForce 2 card working under RH9. It was a lot simpler than i made it out to be... Turns out all I had to do was follow NVidia's directions. :)
However, I do want to point out that the reason that I (and many others) have trouble with it is that the documentation provided by NVidia doesn't tell you how to get into run level 3.
For anyone who reads this, it is simple:
Push ctrl-alt-tab-F1 to get out of XWindows
Log in as root
$ init 3
then run your driver install program as described in the documentaiton, and edit your config file (also as described in the docs).
then, do a startx. You should see an NVidia splash screen before your windows manager starts.
It can be intimidating, and there are a lot of little guides to setting up the drivers on the Internet that look like technical manuals. But really, it is pretty simple if you follow the directions. NVidia seems to be trying their best to make their driver install file work across distros, so check their page and remember the documentation.
-dave
However, I do want to point out that the reason that I (and many others) have trouble with it is that the documentation provided by NVidia doesn't tell you how to get into run level 3.
For anyone who reads this, it is simple:
Push ctrl-alt-tab-F1 to get out of XWindows
Log in as root
$ init 3
then run your driver install program as described in the documentaiton, and edit your config file (also as described in the docs).
then, do a startx. You should see an NVidia splash screen before your windows manager starts.
It can be intimidating, and there are a lot of little guides to setting up the drivers on the Internet that look like technical manuals. But really, it is pretty simple if you follow the directions. NVidia seems to be trying their best to make their driver install file work across distros, so check their page and remember the documentation.
-dave