[plug] nvidia and Debian

[John Knight]

I couldn't get hte script to work for Debian, i nthe end I extracted the 
contents (just run the package with --help or whatever, there's 
documentation on how to do it anyway) and then cd'ed into the directory and 
did a "make install" from memory. Then I added the folllowing line into my 
/etc/modules.conf:

alias char-major-195 nvidia

Actually, that's not true, under Debian you don't edit the file directly, 
make a new file under.... modoptions I think it's called (someone will 
correct me on all of this), any new file in that directoy, the contents will 
be added to modules.conf, so call it anything you like and add that text. 
Worked for me, although there's apparently a  much easier way to do it 
all......

Make lunch, not war.


>
>I too was having a problem with the GF4MX440 and the G4FX5200 card, there 
>is a script on the nvidia site that helps with the install.  Might check 
>the following:
>http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4363 and download 
>the installer.
>
>JLM
>
>Jon L. Miller, MCNE, CNS
>Director/Sr Systems Consultant
>MMT Networks Pty Ltd
>http://www.mmtnetworks.com.au
>
>"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure
>  is trying to please everybody." -Bill Cosby
>
>
>
> >>> denehud at iprimus.com.au 10:38:10 PM 14/08/2003 >>>
>MessageHi
>
>I've just switched to Debian and pleased at getting programmes going easily 
>compared with my struggles in Mandrake.
>
>One problem I still have is getting the 3D engine going on my nvidia 
>GeForce4 MX440.
>
>I"ve seen a note by a Debian user who downloaded nvidia-glx-src 1.0.2880-3  
>and nvidia-kernel-src 1.0.2880-1   from Debian and got a great 100fps 
>performance! I copied what this fellow said, but I am wondering if anyone 
>on this list could tell details on how they got their nvida card going?
>
>Thanks
>
>Dene
>
>

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