NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4365.run

[Norbert Augenstein]

Hello list,

i just want to mention new NVIDIA driver, it is not on
the nvidia web page, but you can find it here:

ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Quadro_Certified/1.0-4365/

ncftp ...dro_Certified/1.0-4365 > ls -l
06-02-03  02:09PM  4199946 NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4365.tar.gz
06-02-03  02:09PM   661527 NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4365.tar.gz
06-02-03  02:09PM  1881436 NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4365-unified.tar.gz
06-02-03  02:09PM  6572345 NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4365.run


Installation has changed, here a short intro ...

Have fun!!!

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(sec-01) CHOOSING THE NVIDIA PACKAGES APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR SYSTEM
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NVIDIA has a unified driver architecture model; this means that one
driver
set can be used with all supported NVIDIA graphics chips.  Please see
Appendix A for a list of the NVIDIA graphics chips supported by the
current drivers.

Driver release 1.0-4365 introduces a new packaging
and installation mechanism, which greatly simplifies the
installation process.  There is only a single file to download:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-1.0-4365.run.  This contains everything
previously contained by the old NVIDIA_kernel and NVIDIA_GLX packages.

For the 1.0-4365 release, NVIDIA_kernel and NVIDIA_GLX
src.rpms and tarballs are still provided.  However, these will not
be provided for future releases.

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(sec-02) INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN DRIVER INSTALLATION

Before beginning the driver installation, you should exit the X server.
In addition you should set your default run level so you will boot to a
vga console and not boot directly into X (please consult the
documentation
that came with your Linux distribution if you are unsure how to do this;
this is normally done by modifying your /etc/inittab file).  This will
make it easier to recover if there is a problem during the installation.
After installing the driver you must edit your XF86Config file before
the newly installed driver will be used.  See the section below entitled
EDITING YOUR XF86CONFIG FILE.


INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW NVIDIA DRIVER INSTALLER

After you have downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4365.run,
begin installation by exiting X, cd'ing into the directory containing
the downloaded file, and run:

    sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4365.run
    
The .run file is a self-extracting archive.  When the .run file is
executed, it extracts the contents of the archive, and runs the
contained
`nvidia-installer` utility, which will walk you through installation of
the NVIDIA driver.

The .run file accepts many commandline options.  Here are a few of the
more common options:

	--info
	    Print embedded info about the .run file and exit.
	
	--check
	     Check integrity of the archive and exit.
	
	--extract-only
	     Extract the contents of ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4365.run,
	     but do not run 'nvidia-installer'.

	--help
	    Print usage information for the common commandline
	    options and exit.
	
	--advanced-options
	    Print usage information for the common commandline options
	    as well as the advanced options, and then exit

Installation will also install the utility `nvidia-installer`, which may
be later used to uninstall drivers, auto-download updated drivers, etc.

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Norbert Augenstein
 
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