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LINUX Red Hat 7.2 How to install Video drivers.

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BIGGDOG

Golden Member
I need some help in installing drivers for my Visiontek GForce 3 TI500 card in Red Hat.

I am not understanding how or what I am supposed to do.

Please be easy on me.
 
To download and install the drivers, follow the steps below:
STEP 1: Review the NVIDIA Software License. You will need to accept this license prior to downloading any files.
STEP 2: Review Documentation
README - Text Version or PDF Version
STEP 3: Download the Driver
You must download 2 files: a GLX driver file and a kernel driver file. The version of these files must match.
STEP 3A: Download GLX Driver File
An RPM file is provided for your convenience. If your distribution does not support RPM's then please use the tar file. Also a source RPM is provided for those interested. If you are using SuSE, you can download one of these GLX rpm's or one of the GLX rpm's provided by SuSE (see below).
File Description
GLX Driver File
MD5 Sum
GLX RPM
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.i386.rpm
74c0709feb6d062559b11c8aa21b8a31
GLX SOURCE RPM
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.src.rpm
ac95440c97cf66446da40d1ece39cf88
GLX Tar File
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.tar.gz
511f76c01d83cae0917088bdda8a4bc6
Download Alternatives: FTP1, FTP2
STEP 3B: Download Kernel Driver File
If you are using one of the distributions listed below you can simply download the appropriate file and install it. If you are using a distribution or kernel version that is not listed, or if you have an updated or non-default kernel, you must build the kernel module. If your distribution does not support RPMs please use the tar file provided. If you are unsure of which file you need please download and run NVchooser.
Redhat
Kernel Supported
Kernel Driver File
MD5 Sum
RedHat 7.2 UP Kernel i386 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up.i386.rpm
a34d6c048573fae648f8e82b316e0c5f
RedHat 7.2 SMP Kernel i686 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72smp.i686.rpm
cc199b6baea76721b753626d98135c5e
RedHat 7.2 Enterprise Kernel i686 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72enterprise.i686.rpm
500f94e488e36585c97aa642accb30e0
RedHat 7.2 UP Kernel i686 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up.i686.rpm
412a65f94eaeeae422aab1815187005f
RedHat 7.2 UP Kernel Athlon Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up.athlon.rpm
372d09d4c53ab94f29531b66a8dde136
RedHat 7.2 SMP Kernel Athlon Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72smp.athlon.rpm
c0750342d5674bbee0f7eac1beccb251
RedHat 7.2 updated to 2.4.9-13 UP Kernel i386 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up_2.4.9_13.i386.rpm
b50ea7f0d2018bd7f738cbf3dd7fb3db
RedHat 7.2 updated to 2.4.9-13 SMP Kernel i686 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314.rh72smp_2.4.9_13.i686.rpm
6cb5c7d224a72dd7a9acc53fb54259c9
RedHat 7.2 updated to 2.4.9-13 Enterprise Kernel i686 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314.rh72enterprise_2.4.9_13.i686.rpm
79be7c2285e0e3b5b7ef60b054b169d3
RedHat 7.2 updated to 2.4.9-13 UP Kernel i686 Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up_2.4.9_13.i686.rpm
b15cb2e1441d00ba50214fe7f6108001
RedHat 7.2 updated to 2.4.9-13 UP Kernel Athlon Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up_2.4.9_13.athlon.rpm
201bc89d3c95ade5c9f356fb8b6fe31e
RedHat 7.2 updated to 2.4.9-13 SMP Kernel Athlon Architecture
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314.rh72smp_2.4.9_13.athlon.rpm
2ad61f63351e0fda8d6a277c4cee580e
RedHat 7.1 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh71up.i386.rpm
0626afdfd658a190cb7a2d1735c9420a
RedHat 7.1 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh71smp.i386.rpm
47cede8e01eae6424f38fb6dd94a86b4
RedHat 7.1 Enterprise Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh71enterprise.i686.rpm
947080c628da7cd10d1070b8ae801ead
RedHat 7.0 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh70up.i386.rpm
faeb11b5a13d6e071badb0d6e7bef392
RedHat 7.0 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh70smp.i386.rpm
9546f955d8dbd803f32fefcd704045f4
RedHat 6.2 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh62up.i386.rpm
1458e564add8c5ca4459fbfc08159119
RedHat 6.2 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh62smp.i386.rpm
38aa7638b7565dadb870441024349b34
RedHat 6.1 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh61up.i386.rpm
1324cf5b31ccc62f0d59f9aebc9e89b6
RedHat 6.1 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh61smp.i386.rpm
be5239c497d4b41b13be42ed91671434
Mandrake
Kernel Supported
Kernel Driver File
MD5 Sum
Mandrake 8.1 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk81up.i686.rpm
885197bdf4ba08d65d698fea7d8a3b0b
Mandrake 8.1 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk81smp.i686.rpm
0fca4995839449ed973e2a7e3035a242
Mandrake 8.1 Enterprise Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk81enterprise.i686.rpm
1539c5483debe0ff808ebdf8066e2d54
Mandrake 8.0 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk80up.i386.rpm
731a921e1a17c5e472305d839c1726cc
Mandrake 8.0 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk80smp.i386.rpm
e91162dc3fe93700b1e6dad5bcdc4102
Mandrake 8.0 Enterprise Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk80enterprise.i686.rpm
a56974901649f4f39116acaff03b094d
Mandrake 7.1 UP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk71up.i386.rpm
2981b89b0ed2fbffbe2ea642c034dd7c
Mandrake 7.1 SMP Kernel
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.mdk71smp.i386.rpm
3c397570e910f8df5acd4eb1f422c2e6
SuSE
(Updated to work with SuSE Kernel Update 2.4.16)
SuSE Distribution
Driver Files
MD5 Sum
SuSE 7.0
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.suse70xf86-4.0.2.i386.rpm
99b21c742d5e9d86a96a8bbb5172f288
(XFree86 >= 4.02)
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.suse70xf86-4.0.2.i386.rpm
950047e0d7d47fa8f8349d94e9bd61a4
SuSE 7.1
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.suse71.i386.rpm
08ca083dfceb7ba46fc25d69a1dd9be7
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.suse71.i386.rpm
a319e43c224298b93d051a92391410d3
SuSE 7.2
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.suse72.i386.rpm
61d8290bef6e08ad3a8eb28a14861687
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.suse72.i386.rpm
aefc186cedc491e4b82695afa796c72a
SuSE 7.3
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2313.suse73.i386.rpm
d426ee7f0bb5e75ed2a94eb30ff6a3c1
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.suse73.i386.rpm
524828960d895be79882ed57170df72d
Sources
Kernel Supported
Kernel Driver File
MD5 Sum
Kernel Source RPM
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314.src.rpm
dec2ff49cb327636726d9fd0eae8bf66
Kernel Tar File
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2314.tar.gz
b28cd88d2cb9ef36536fa1e2a5d5cafe
STEP 4: Check dependencies
The dependencies are listed in the README. It is important to note that the NVIDIA driver set requires XFree version 4.0.1 or greater. If this is not available on your linux distribution, please go to the XFree86 web site (www.xfree86.org).
STEP 5: Install
See the README (text or PDF) for detailed installation instructions. If you have any questions or problems, please check the linux discussion forum. If you don't find an answer to your question there, you can send email to linux-bugs@nvidia.com

I bolded the parts that tell you which ones to download. This is simple if you READ IT. Newbie or not, you are not illiterate. And if you are unwilling to read a little documentation like this, dont use linux. You will have to read docs eventually. So get used to seeing RTFM.
 
Thanks but I need to get something straight. I could care less about the documentation I want to know the hows and the whats of the installation.
Too many people want it done for them I want to know why it is and how come it is this way.

So if I wanted it done for me I would have had it done already since I know some people who can do it but they
lack the ability to teach.
So I guess I know where you stand thanks for the confidence builder and the kind words.
 


<< Thanks but I need to get something straight. I could care less about the documentation I want to know the hows and the whats of the installation. Too many people want it done for them I want to know why it is and how come it is this way.So if I wanted it done for me I would have had it done already since I know some people who can do it but theylack the ability to teach. So I guess I know where you stand thanks for the confidence builder and the kind words. >>



If you have specific questions on the documentation please ask.
 
If you're having trouble with what files to download, run this script from Nvidia. It will tell you which packages you need. (To run, do "chmod +x NVchooser.sh" and then "./NVchooser.sh").

Edit: In case you're wary about running random scripts (as you should be), you can find the file on Nvidia's linux page. Look for the link to NVchooser under step 3B.
 
Heisenberg has the link to the script. Pull that and run it. It will give you the 2 RPMs that you will need to install. Nvidia documentation says to install the Kernel driver first and then the GL driver. so you will do the following:

rpm -iv NVIDIA_ker*.rpm (*= the correct version that you have already downloaded)

rpm -iv NVIDIA_G*(see above)

then you will use your favorite editor to open XF86Config-4 and edit according to Red Hats Documentation. Any questions please post back.


BTW- n0cmonkey isn't that bad when he is not rapid.... I think that he is getting tired of N00Bes that are too lazy to RTFM.... Not that I blame him as a search on the forums may have provided you the answer to this question already (or a look on Linuxnewbie.org in the NHFs)

 


<< BTW- n0cmonkey isn't that bad when he is not rapid.... I think that he is getting tired of N00Bes that are too lazy to RTFM.... Not that I blame him as a search on the forums may have provided you the answer to this question already (or a look on Linuxnewbie.org in the NHFs) >>



I do it for their own good 🙂
 
Well now that I have calmed down. WHEW!!@

I wanted to know what do all of the commands mean. I mean i can follow directions it seems to be pretty easy.
You say do this I do it. I want to know why I am doing it and why your way and is there another way cause
I may not like your way but his way seems much more logical, and hers well that another story.

Well now that that is done.

First things first. Genrally do you log in under admin "root" or your user name and why.
The commands for installing programs are they pretty much the same as what I went through with the NVIDIA drivers?

My desktop is still choppy did I fail TRTFM or is this normal.

WTH is -ivh
Can I assume that rpm is PK zip like.

OH and where is my FM. and where would you recommend I get one.

 


<< First things first. Genrally do you log in under admin "root" or your user name and why. >>



I login as root maybe (I should stress maybe) once every 2-3 months. I login as my username (whatever it happens to be on that particular machine) only. Its safer this way. If I screw up a command (ie rm -rf /) my username cant do much damage. root on the other hand can do tons of damage. Plus, running programs as root can cause security holes of their own.



<< The commands for installing programs are they pretty much the same as what I went through with the NVIDIA drivers? >>



It depends on the format of the file. rpms are pretty easy. Source files (.tar.gz usually) can be tougher, but generally they come with a README and or INSTALL file that will explain installation.



<< My desktop is still choppy did I fail TRTFM or is this normal. >>



Not sure, I havent had problems with this, but I dont use nVidia hardware. Ever. 😛



<< WTH is -ivh >>



Those look like flags for rpm. Each flag (ie -i) does something different. -i is probably install. -v is probably verbose. -h I have no clue about. Use the command "man rpm" without the quote for more information. I dont use rpms so I dont know much about them.



<< Can I assume that rpm is PK zip like. >>



No. Its more like a Windows installwizard type file. Its a package. A pkzip like file would be more along the lines of a .gz ending (gzip compression), or .tar.gz (tar is "tape archive" program used to combine a bunch of files). You may also see .Z for older programs (use uncompress to uncompress them, old format, doesnt compress well), .bzip2 which is a newer compression algorithm, .tgz which is a package file that is basically tarred and gzipped (used on slackware and bsd for their package management thingies), and .deb which is a Debian package. All you need to worry about really is .rpm (redhat package manager I think) and .tar.gz.



<< OH and where is my FM. and where would you recommend I get one. >>



Like Windows, Linux comes with a built in help program. Its called "man". "man man" for more information (that does work right? 😛). Also, linuxdoc.org is a great place for linux how-to's. Check it out. 🙂

Hope that helps a little. Im glad to see this is what you meant. I dont mind explaining this type of thing as much 😛
 
That was incredibly helpful.

I am really trying to get away from Windows alltogether but as you can see I have a lot to learn.
the things that I am going to be working on is
CD Burning "trying to find a program or some command line function"
DVD Playing
my printer support
and an all around OFFICE type product.
Oh and first priority is finding out more about the different mounted drives and where stuff is and so on.
Windows has really spoiled me rotton.

What do you use for an email client "Ximian"
 


<< That was incredibly helpful.

I am really trying to get away from Windows alltogether but as you can see I have a lot to learn.
the things that I am going to be working on is
CD Burning "trying to find a program or some command line function" >>



xcdroast is recommended by plenty of people. I dont have a burner so I have no experience. freshmeat.net has plenty of software listed there, so do a search, download, play around, and see which one you like.



<< DVD Playing >>



The legality in this is questionable, but mplayer and vlc are two that may work. I dont have a dvd rom in my PCs either...



<< my printer support >>



Do a search for CUPS on freshmeat.net or sourceforge.net. That may support it depending on the printer.



<< and an all around OFFICE type product. >>



StarOffice from sun.com



<< Oh and first priority is finding out more about the different mounted drives and where stuff is and so on.
Windows has really spoiled me rotton. >>



It happens to the best of us.



<< What do you use for an email client "Ximian" >>



I dont do much email on my OpenBSD/Linux machines. I use my Mac, so I use mail. On my OpenBSD/Linux machines I usually use pine or mutt, but they are both command line apps.
 
<< my printer support >>

Do a search for CUPS on freshmeat.net or sourceforge.net. That may support it depending on the printer.

Another vote for cups here. Also, check out the gimp-print site. Gimp-print is a set of printer drivers which will work with cups. The drivers included in the set usually have more functionality than one that may be released by the manufacturer. As an hp932 owner, I can say they are better than the hp released driver. Links:

gimp-print.sourceforge.net
Supported Printers
 
Yes I will do so. I have an HP 940C.


BTW thanks for the sites and all of your help. Give me a day or two and I will have more questions. Sure hope they are not stupid ones.

C YA
 


<< Yes I will do so. I have an HP 940C.


BTW thanks for the sites and all of your help. Give me a day or two and I will have more questions. Sure hope they are not stupid ones.

C YA >>



If you do a quick search on the mentioned sites and either dont see anything that fits or dont understand what they are saying, you wont have stupid questions. Just be detailed when you ask 🙂
 
We have hit a road block and can't seem to get X configured properly on RH 7.2 with the rpm's from Nvidia for my Geforce3 Ti500.

The rpm's seem to install correctly, and per nVidia's instructions, I go into XF86Config-4 and remark the lines for loading dri and glcore and make sure that there is a line for loading glx. I also change the drive name to "nvidia" instead of "nv". After saving, I try to restart X and I get a message that basically tells me that it can't find any screens. I've uninstalled everything, gone back into X without the nVidia drivers and ran XConfigurator to make sure that I had some screen entries in the XF86Config-4 file and then saved and went through the whole operation again. I still get the same results. Any ideas? I haven't been able to find anything about Geforce incompatibilites with Linux so I'm at a loss as to what's happening.

RTFM
 
OK, set up the XF86Config like the instructions tell you to. Then when you get the error pull the /var/log/XFree86.0.log you can copy it to a floppy then to another system and post it. If you see an error that refrences Nvidia kernel then you may not have the correct kernel driver. if that is the case then use rpm -qa |grep NVIDIA(all caps). compare that to the files that NVChooser.sh told you to use and see if you installed the incorrect driver.


rpm -qa (q=query / a=all) |grep (search) $(string that you are looking for- Case Sensitive)

to remove the rpm - if you have a wrong one

rpm -e $(rpm name output from the rpm -qa command)

If you install are running it on the AMD rig I would guess that you should be running the NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2313.rh72up.athlon.rpm version. This is the UniCPU AMD specific rpm
 
He's getting an error something like "No Screens Found". I can't tell you the exact error because I was only on the phone with him. As his last post said, I had him back out of everything, run XConfigurator again to make sure that there was at least one screen entry in the XF86Config-4 file, and then reinstall the rpm's and re-edit the XF86Config-4 file as per the instructions on nVidia's page. Still got a no screens found error.

I have my GF2MX on a KT7a-Raid board up and running with no problems at home... though it was VERY problematic getting it to that point. I've tried upgrading the kernal on my machine to the latest RH level, but the newest nVidia drivers won't allow me to get X started, so I reverted to the 7.4.9-10 kernel and drivers.... all is fine.

One other thing I should mention... I had BiggDog do a "uname -a" and it said that he is using an i686 kernel in his machine and not an athlon specific one. I've noticed that the last several times I loaded RH 7.2 it always seems to default to i686. Based on that, I had him download and install the nVidia drivers for the i686 kernel, even though he does in actuality have an Athlon based system. I beleive that it is the same with my system at home.

So... BIGGDOG may not be in the habit of R(ing)TFM, but I am and I have done everything that I can for him with my limited knowledge of Linux... I only started playing with it around New Years. Anyone have any ideas NOT listed in the docs? Any known incompatibilities with GF3's or even specifically Ti500's and RH? He's also running a KR7a where I'm running a KT7a... any known issues there?

Joe
 
Just download the tarballs and go to the directory were you downloaded them in using KDE or Gnome file manager and open up a terminal ( ctrl+T ) and then
type : tar -xvzf name_of_Nvida_tarball.gz for each tarball ( GLX and kernel ). After extracting each tarball cd into the kernel directory ( cd NameOfDirectory )
then type: make and then wait till it finishes. After that cd out of that directory ( cd .. ) and go to the directory contianing the GLX files and cd into that directory
and type: make as well and then wait untill that finishes. After all is said and done open up your favorite text editor and add Load "glx" and change "nv" to nvidia and
make sure to remove Load "dri" and Load "GLcore" from your XF86Config file located in /etc/X11 and reboot or restart X at the login screen using ctrl+E or
ctrl+alt+Backspace.

 
Netopia- by having him download the 686 one you completely bypassed the RTFM portion. I am surprised. Linux (and Debian I suspose) is an OS that requires one to read how to do things. NVIDIA does not post the NVCHooser script and the readme instructions just for the fun of it. If neither you or BIGGDOG want to take the time to read how to do something first then stay with windows(he says as he types from a windows system). I feel that I am more then competent with Windows. I have used both 2K and XP through most of their betas and I am not afraid to "screw" with them. I successfully installed Linux for the first time about 10 months ago. I have since then managed to get 2 configurations that people where I work ( a major OEM) could not. It was managed through the assistance of some members of the Linux community that were willing to help a NOOBE after he had read all that he could and was just at the end of his rope. My suggestion to you and to BIGGDOG is to read. The NVIDIA instructions on the website are not really clear on why to do something but they are quite concise on how. IF there is a why I would suggest that you try man or Linuxnewbie.org or linuxdoc.org as both are quite good resources.

Understand that this is not a flame but an attempt at some gentle words of advice- Especially since you showed that you were not willing to read the instructions either. As you pointed out that you TOLD him to download the 686 driver and not the Athlon as you "assumed" that RH was installing the 686 data on the system

Look at this as constructive and not as a flame.🙂
 
Panther505,

Man... you have NO idea how badly you are barking up the wrong tree! If you knew me... even a LITTLE... you would know that I read voraciously and constantly. I first read Linux for Dummies cover to cover and then went out and bought the RH 7.2 Bible which weighs in at about 1050 pages... I'm half through. Do I FULLY know what I've read? No... but I will by the 4th or 5th time I read the book.

Without even knowing me, YOU "assumed" that I don't bother to read. Truth is, I'd forgotten about the NVCHooser. We did run NVCHooser.sh after his last post, and I walked him through making it executable and told him how to run it. I don't mind someone reminding someone to read the manual... I do it to people all the time AS I SHOW THEM HOW TO DO SOMETHING.

Your advice that "If neither you nor BIGGDOG want to take the time to read how to do something first then stay with windows..." is rather pompous and uncalled for. I don't often frequent this particular forum, but I've been on this board for several years now and am part of the reason we have the Off Topic, Hot Deals and For Sale For Trade forums. This board was built on people helping each other out and lending a hand. Some people on here don't WANT to have to read everything... or for that matter, many people don't learn well from looking at a book but do better by DOING but they need a boost by others.

I think that RTFM is a rather old and worn out phrase. I can see if someone is CONSTANTLY asking the simplest of things over and over and not giving back anything to the group, but when you have some one who is a newbie, how about a little gentle help and not snide statements like "if you're not going to read, get lost" which is just about how some newbies might take what you were saying, and in the process you could stifle someone who could be an asset to this community!

I humbly admit, that I made an error in thinking that I remembered all of the steps. If it makes you feel any better (and you can verify this with BiggDog) when I installed RH and loaded the drivers at home, I read the entire 70+ page document even though most of it didn't directly apply to me... knowledge is power. I made an error, I hope that doesn't mean you think I should go back to my old CP/M machines!

Your suggestion for people to look to Linuxnewbie.org and Linuxdoc.org and n0cmonkey's to freshmeat.net or sourceforge.net. Are both good and helpful. I'm just saying that that sort of help WITHOUT criticism will go a LOT farther.

Look at this as constructive and not as a flame. Maybe we can help encourage some newbies and not scare them off! 😀

Joe
 
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