Jim Perrin wrote:
On 8/14/06, Corwin Burgess msgclb@cox.net wrote:
I set up a new system that includes the following:
ASUS AE8N-E Motherboard (NVIDIA nForce 4 Ultra Chipset) AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Processor OCZ PC3200 Gold Edition 1GB Memory EVGA GeForce 6600 PCI-Express x16 Video Card CentOS 3.7
Centos 3.7 is current, but old. You probably want to install 4.3, as it has more recent software and is more updated.
I wish that I could use it. (see below)
This is what you want if you're running the i386 version of centos. If you're running x86_64, then you want the the x86_64 driver.
You may also need the nforce drivers, which should be on the same page.
I do want to use the i386 version. I didn't find any nforce drivers and didn't need them.
- How do I exit the X server to install this video driver?
ctrl+alt+f1 log in, and su - to root. (note that the - in the command is crucial) then type 'telinit 3'
This will close the x server and put you back to your prompt. You may have to hit enter or start typing to actually see the prompt line again. cd to driver location, run script.
I had to use '/sbin/telinit 3' and hit enter to see the prompt line.
- How do I restart the X server when the driver is installed?
after the driver is in, and you've made the necessary changes to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (for centos4.... and you made a backup of the original right?) you can restart the X server by running 'telinit 5'
I was able to use /sbin/telinit 5'. to restart the X server but I'd bet that I could have also rebooted. To make changes on CentOS 3 it's '/etc/X11/XF86Config'. Changes were made by the nvidia installer and I also made a couple of minor changes.
Any other comments about this subject would be welcome.
You'll need the kernel-devel package installed for this to succeed on centos4, and the kernel-source rpm installed on centos3. You'll also need gcc, and a couple other packages installed. I'd really go with centos4 unless you have something keeping you at centos 3.
I added the kernel-source before exited X. It was used during the nvidia driver installation. As I said, I wished I could use CentOS 4.3 but I have a temperamental development software package that locks up with the newer kernels.
Thanks for the help, Corwin