[plug] Nvidia driver - NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8774-pkg1.run

[EricS]

Dave Dartnall wrote:

> 
> Hi folks,
> Only about a week ago I successfully installed this driver on my
> Mandriva 2006 (2.6.12-12mdk) system by downloading a compatible (as
> suggested by Nvidia) version of gcc-2.6.12-12mdk? but crashed the whole
> thing yesterday by stupidly trying to resize a partition...
> So I reinstalled the system together with the associated version of gcc
> (4.0.1) which was on the same disk, under the assumption that it should
> work with 'NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8774-pkg1.run' but it doesn't, and I
> can't for the life of me remember where I found the 2.6.12-12 version of
> gcc. Seems that a number of mandr(ake)iver rpms have been removed from
> the mirrors?
> Perhaps someone could point me in the right direction please.

I have never had a problem with gcc and NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8774-pkg1.run
on mandriva 2006.
So can only offer basic pointers
Have you installed the kernel-source ?
Have you done updates via urpmi ? (easyurpmi.zarb.org)
The mirror I use is
ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/MandrivaLinux/official/2006.0/i586/media/

HTH

ps Mandriva 2007 is pretty good and some of the versions have Nvidia and
ATI drivers included.

Cheers 

EricS