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flicker
02-07-2003, 05:14 PM
ok i downloaded the new drivers. i found some info on the net that says to go to the directory where the drivers are and then type this command: rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
when i do this it just says the that file or directory does not exist, i am doing exactly what is on the sheet, what am i doing wrong??? if someone with some better directions could help me out that would be very cool.
pl1ght
02-07-2003, 05:49 PM
Are you upgrading drivers? installing new drivers? Mandrake or Redhat? etc etc.
Choozo
02-07-2003, 05:51 PM
Did you download the *src* RPM file or the prebuilt binary (without 'src' in the filename)?
mdwatts
02-07-2003, 06:47 PM
Redhat 8.0 by any chance?
Use
rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
instead and of course you need to be root and have the kernel-source package installed for the kernel version that is currently running.
uname -r (tells the kernel version)
rpm -qa | grep kernel-source (look for the correct version)
kekoa
02-08-2003, 03:26 AM
I found that the NVIDIA rpm did not work for me in RedHat 8, so I just got the nvidia .tar.gz kernel source and compiled and installed. After making the changes to /etc/X11/XF86Config file as stated in installation file, it worked flawlessy. I was surprised how easy it really was, since I usually associated RPMS with "easier", but I was pleasantly surprised.
You can get the source file, and instructions from nvidia's website. That's all you really need.
btw, I'm using GF Ti 4200
I hope this helps!