NVdidia GForce 4Ti 4200 driver

[Tanatz]

RedHat 7.3, from the site:

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-3123

what's the difference between updated and non, and Enterprise/SMP/UP?

I think I have the right GLX file with:

NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.tar.gz.

[z0mbix]

Originally posted by Tanatz
RedHat 7.3, from the site:

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-3123

what's the difference between updated and non, and Enterprise/SMP/UP?

I think I have the right GLX file with:

NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.tar.gz.

SMP is for multi cpu architectures so you probably don't want those. The updated ones are for a particular kernel, so only use those if they match your kernel. Also, make sure if you are going to use the RedHat 7.3 rpm's to get the correct arch (386, 586 or 686)

I prefer to use the tarballs, but it's up to you if you want to uses those or install the rpm's.

[mdwatts]

The 'UP' is for Uni-processor (single).

unama -a will tell you the kernel you are currently running.

[bwkaz]

Or, to make it a bit easier, you can grab the NVchooser.sh script off nVidia's site and run it. It will tell you which files to download.

ftp://download1.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-3123/NVchooser.sh

Make it executable:

chmod a+x NVchooser.sh

Then run it:

./NVchooser.sh

[Tanatz]

Do I need to be in root to edit the innitab file? I'm just getting a bunch of '~' on the left side of the screen

[mdwatts]

Yes you do since it is a system configuration file.

[bwkaz]

You also need to spell the file's name correctly. ;)

It's /etc/inittab, not /etc/innitab. Trying to open /etc/innitab in an editor will do this:

1) The editor realizes no such file exists, so it opens up a blank file.

2) When you save, it creates the name you told it to use, and saves the file under that name. Your OS will not recognize the incorrectly-named file.

If you tried editing /etc/inittab as a normal user, you would be able to see the contents, but would receive an error message when you tried to save.