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e-freak · 25-06-2005, 07:13 PM

Installing NVidia drivers is the easiest thing on Linux. Just press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go the console mode. Use the su command and give the root password. Then type init 3 to kill the X-server. Then run the NVidia driver package specified by Ujjwal in the second post. Follow the instructions given by the installer. Once done, type exit to return to the normal user mode. Type startx to restart the X-server. On SuSE, I get the NVidia screen on successful installation of the driver. I dunno bout Mandrake, but this procedure should get the OpenGL support enabled.

25-06-2005, 07:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
e-freak Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 74	Installing NVidia drivers is the easiest thing on Linux. Just press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go the console mode. Use the su command and give the root password. Then type init 3 to kill the X-server. Then run the NVidia driver package specified by Ujjwal in the second post. Follow the instructions given by the installer. Once done, type exit to return to the normal user mode. Type startx to restart the X-server. On SuSE, I get the NVidia screen on successful installation of the driver. I dunno bout Mandrake, but this procedure should get the OpenGL support enabled. __________________ Let the windows open and the penguins come in. ------------------ Regards, Sanket Medhi.