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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 X config file before
the newly installed driver will be used. See the section below entitled
EDITING YOUR X CONFIG FILE.


INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW NVIDIA DRIVER INSTALLER

After you have downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run,
begin installation by exiting X, cd'ing into the directory containing
the downloaded file, and run:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.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.
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(sec-03) EDITING YOUR X CONFIG FILE
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In April of 2004, the X.org Foundation released an X server based on
the XFree86 X server. Many Linux distributions will use the X.org
X server in the future, rather than XFree86. The differences between
the two X servers should have no impact on NVIDIA Linux users with
two exceptions:

1) The X.org configuration file name, though it uses the same syntax
as XFree86's XF86Config file, is called /etc/X11/xorg.conf;
this README refers generically to these configuration files as
"the X config file".

2) The X.org log file, though its output is nearly identical
to the XFree86.0.log file, is called /var/log/Xorg.0.log; this
README refers generically to these files as "the X log file".


When XFree86 4.0 was released, it used a slightly different XF86Config
file syntax than the 3.x series did, and so to allow both 3.x and 4.x
versions of XFree86 to co-exist on the same system, it was decided that
XFree86 4.x was to use the configuration file "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
if it existed, and only if that file did not exist would the file
"/etc/X11/XF86Config" be used (actually, that is an over-simplification
of the search criteria; please see the XF86Config man page for a
complete description of the search path). Please make sure you know
what configuration file your X server is using. If you are in doubt,
look for a line beginning with "(==) Using config file:" in your X log
file ("/var/log/XFree86.0.log" or "/var/log/Xorg.0.log").

If you do not have a working X config file, there are several ways
to start: there is a sample config file that comes with XFree86,
and there is a sample config file included with the NVIDIA driver
package (it gets installed in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/).
You could also use a program like 'xf86config'; some distributions
provide their own tool for generating an X config file. For more
on X config file syntax, please refer to the man page (`man XF86Config`,
or `man xorg.conf`).

If you already have an X config file working with a different driver
(such as the 'nv' or 'vesa' driver), then all you need to do is find
the relevant Device section and replace the line:

Driver "nv"
(or Driver "vesa")

with

Driver "nvidia"

In the Module section, make sure you have:

Load "glx"

You should also remove the following lines:

Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"

if they exist.

Mandrakessa /usr/x11/XF86Config-4 on kyseinen muokattava tiedosto (X config file).

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(sec-02) INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
__________________________________________________________________________
Tekstiä on tuhottomasti. Poimin olennaiset tiedot.
Nämä riittivät ainakin minulle plus tieto siitä että x-palvelimesta pääsee ulos helpoimmin telinit 3 käskyllä. Tuossa ohjeessa ehdotetaan muokkaamaan sensijaan /etc/initab tiedostoa ; toinen vaihtoehto.

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 X config file before
the newly installed driver will be used. See the section below entitled
EDITING YOUR X CONFIG FILE.


INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW NVIDIA DRIVER INSTALLER

After you have downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run,
begin installation by exiting X, cd'ing into the directory containing
the downloaded file, and run:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.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.
__________________________________________________________________________

(sec-03) EDITING YOUR X CONFIG FILE
__________________________________________________________________________

In April of 2004, the X.org Foundation released an X server based on
the XFree86 X server. Many Linux distributions will use the X.org
X server in the future, rather than XFree86. The differences between
the two X servers should have no impact on NVIDIA Linux users with
two exceptions:

1) The X.org configuration file name, though it uses the same syntax
as XFree86's XF86Config file, is called /etc/X11/xorg.conf;
this README refers generically to these configuration files as
"the X config file".

2) The X.org log file, though its output is nearly identical
to the XFree86.0.log file, is called /var/log/Xorg.0.log; this
README refers generically to these files as "the X log file".


When XFree86 4.0 was released, it used a slightly different XF86Config
file syntax than the 3.x series did, and so to allow both 3.x and 4.x
versions of XFree86 to co-exist on the same system, it was decided that
XFree86 4.x was to use the configuration file "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
if it existed, and only if that file did not exist would the file
"/etc/X11/XF86Config" be used (actually, that is an over-simplification
of the search criteria; please see the XF86Config man page for a
complete description of the search path). Please make sure you know
what configuration file your X server is using. If you are in doubt,
look for a line beginning with "(==) Using config file:" in your X log
file ("/var/log/XFree86.0.log" or "/var/log/Xorg.0.log").

If you do not have a working X config file, there are several ways
to start: there is a sample config file that comes with XFree86,
and there is a sample config file included with the NVIDIA driver
package (it gets installed in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/).
You could also use a program like 'xf86config'; some distributions
provide their own tool for generating an X config file. For more
on X config file syntax, please refer to the man page (`man XF86Config`,
or `man xorg.conf`).

If you already have an X config file working with a different driver
(such as the 'nv' or 'vesa' driver), then all you need to do is find
the relevant Device section and replace the line:

Driver "nv"
(or Driver "vesa")

with

Driver "nvidia"

In the Module section, make sure you have:

Load "glx"

You should also remove the following lines:

Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"

if they exist.

Mandrakessa /usr/x11/XF86Config-4 on kyseinen muokattava tiedosto (X config file).

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