Jack Wang <wk1989@m-net.arbornet.org> wrote in message news:<pan.2005.06.02.23.01.01.194303@m-net.arbornet.org>...
> Where would I find a step by step tutorial on how to install Nvidia
> driver on Slackware 10.1? I want play Wolfenstein Enemy Territory and
> America's Army on Linux as well!
> thx!



download the last nvdidia driver :
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...-7664-pkg1.run


install it as root :
$ su
$ /nvidia_driver_directory/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7664-pkg1.run
or
$ sh /nvidia_driver_directory/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7664-pkg1.run

when the driver is installed, you must edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf :

in the section "Module" :
+ ensure that the 'Load "glx"' line is present or uncommented
+ remove or comment the 'Load "dri"' line

in the section "Device" of your graphic card:
+ replace the line 'Driver "nv"' by the line 'Driver "nvidia"'
+ add the two following lines :
Option "CursorShadow" "1"
Option "NvAGP" "1"

the first line enable the hardware mouse cursor shadow and the
second
indicate to the nvidia driver to use his own agp driver.

to avoid conflict between nvidia agp driver and agpgart, it can
be necessary to remove (or comment) the line "/sbin/modprobe agpgart"
in the /etc/rc.d/rc.modules script. with 2.6 kernel, removing (or
commenting) the "/sbin/modprobe agpgart" must in some case followed by
a blacklistage of the agp driver of your motherboard. For exemple,
with a via motherboard, you need to add a line "via_agp" in the
/etc/hotplug/blacklist to ensure the use of the nvidia integrated agp
driver instead of the kernel agp driver designed for your motherboard.

reboot, check if your card is in appropriate mode (agp instead of pci)
with the nvidia-settings utility and enjoy playing shoot'em'up games