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!

"Jack Wang" <wk1989@m-net.arbornet.org> wrote in message
newsan.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!

The readme file on the nvidia.com website listed right above or below the
binary download has good info and easy to follow instructions. It worked for
me anyway..

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:01:01 +0000, Jack Wang wrote:

> 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!

On the Nvidia website, on the page where you download the driver, there
are excellent instructions.

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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

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:01:01 +0000, Jack Wang wrote:

> 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!

At the nvidia web site.

Alright, seems to be easy,thx!