NVidia

[Gro$$]

Ok so I have a really dumb question. Which set of Linux drivers do I want to download for my GForce 4 TI4400 with 128MB Ram? I'm running on a P4 2.4GHz Proc. So do I want the IA64? or the IA32? I should know but oh well.

[Teft]

I was wondering that myself....

[anmaxp]

You have to download the IA32 version, because your processor is 32 bit not 64 bit!

[bs_texas]

I think IA is just Nvidia's way of saying "Intel Architecture". So, yeah, you want the 32 bit.

And, depending on which distro you're using, you will either get the latest driver, NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run, or you might have to get the appropriate NVIDIA_kernel... file and the appropriate NVIDIA_GLX... file

And don't forget to edit your XF86Config file based on the README, which you should get from the place where you download the driver.

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4363

[Gro$$]

Ok thanks a lot. I'm running Red Hat 9 so which one do I need??

[Gro$$]

Nevermind I got it. Thanks for all the help.

[Teft]

Me too! Now I'm using crispy new nvidia display drivers!

[bwkaz]

Originally posted by bs_2003
I think IA is just Nvidia's way of saying "Intel Architecture". Actually, IA is Intel's way of saying "Intel Architecture".

Every processor since the 386 has been an IA32 (except for the Itanium; you don't have one of those). ;)

[Gro$$]

Ok so now I have another question. I'm running Red Hat 9, and I dunno how to kill X and install these drivers, becuase it restarts on me. So anyone know how I can kill X and then install the drivers. Also can I be in X when I configure the XF86Config file??

[bs_texas]

I bet I've posted this 10 times, but here goes anyway:

Go into /etc/inittab and change the line:

id:5:initdefault:

to

id:3:initdefault:

Reboot. Voila, commandline. Install the driver, change the XF86Config, change the 3 back to 5 in initab, reboot.

Or, I think you can just run the command 'init 3' or something, but I'm not real clear on that, and then make your changes and reboot, or maybe run 'init 5', possibly.
But changing the inittab will work.

P.S. I never thought I would say that first sentence back up there!!! I'm sure I have asked questions that have been answered many times too! :eek:

[Gro$$]

Thanks for all the help. I got it working now.