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

[Dave Dartnall]

EricS wrote:
> 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.
>   
And not too many problems, I hope, from stupid list members like me!
> So can only offer basic pointers
> Have you installed the kernel-source ?
>   
No I had forgotten this on the new installation - all is well now, 
thanks to you.
> 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
>   

Yes I do use easyurpmi, and pacific.net - just the thing for memory-loss 
pluggers...
Thanks again
DD