Configure NVIDIA Drivers in Mandrake 10.1

[gxsaurav]

Ok, don't flame me for asking a Linux help question

One of my friend has installed Mandrake 10.1 from the Digit Feb DVD, he downloaded the new nvidia drivers, he is using a GeForce4 MX 440 with 64 MB RAM, i installed the drivers this way

1) Opened console -> logined as root

2) Gave command init 3 to close XWindow

3) gave the command sh <path>file name.run

It executed succesfully, & said that it need the kernal source code files, I closed console, installed kernal source code & GCC libraries, with all the dependencies as shown by RPMDRake, after that the driver installed fine, but it said in the end "Configure your xconf, something as required", here is where the problem comes, what is this, & how to configure it, how to check that the new drivers are installed

Before installing these he was using the defalut Mandrake supplied riva... drivers

if possible, where can I get drivers for Samsung syncmaster 753s monitor, as without the monitor drivers he is unable to use it with 85 Hz at 1024X768

 

[hafees]

did u tried nvidias website?? they provide a readme.txt file. and there is a Linux Forum too.

*www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-7167.html

 

[pradeep_chauhan]

Open the xconfig file in /etc/X11/ dir and do the folloing:

If you already have an X config file working with a different driver (such as the 'nv' or 'vesa' driver), then all you need to do is find
the relevant Device section and replace the line:



Driver "nv"

(or Driver "vesa")



with



Driver "nvidia"



In the Module section, make sure you have:



Load "glx"



You should also remove the following lines:



Load "dri"

Load "GLcore"



if they exist. There are also numerous options that can be added to the X config file to fine-tune the NVIDIA X driver.

Once you have configured your X config file, you are ready to restart X
and begin using the accelerated OpenGL libraries. After you restart X,
you should be able to run any OpenGL application and it will automatically
use the new NVIDIA libraries.

 

[gxsaurav]

Ok, the PC is again screwed

1) Installed drivers, done fine

2) Opened etc/X11/ but there was no file named Xconfig, but insted XF86Config.cfg, anyway I opened it, changed from nv to nvidia, & under module dir & glcore were not given, & GLX was already there, this was all done in full GUI, after a reboot dm cannot start, & only the console is available, on giving command init 5, the screen simply flashes, he is about to re-reinstall Mandrake for the 3rd time, what to do