On Sunday 15 February 2004 09:34 pm, Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 08:32:39PM -0500, Steve wrote:
> > On Sunday 15 February 2004 06:06 am, Joe Brandt wrote:
> > > Have you downloaded the kernel source and compiled your own
> > > NVidia drivers?
> > >
> > > The NVidia drivers were the hardest hurdles to overcome in Linux.
> >
> > Sure. Easy sailing. I do it every time there's a new kernel.
> >
> > Just make sure you have the kernel source installed. Then change
> > runlevel to 3. Execute the next line as root, and it will build a
> > new driver for you.
> >
> > sh NVIDIA_XXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxx
>
> I thought nvidia didn't issue source, only binaries for their
> drivers. Was I wrong?
Nah. You're not compiling, just linking.
--"They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
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