Nvidia driver on amd64

[Ravi Sharma]

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Hi Leon,

Thanks for the nice step by step intructions. I will try it today when I get back home. I did try to find the script Petrick mentioned but I could not find it. I will look for it more today.

I have one more doubt, While intalling the new kernel, where does it gets the kernel configuration file. Is it created according to my system hardware as the original kernel did during Ubuntu installation?  If that is done by itself than I guess I can go ahead without fear :)

Thanks again

-Ravi 


On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 Leon Vismer wrote :
>Hi Ravi
>
>Some steps you can take
>
>-- To add the ubuntu software repository, if it does not exist
>$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
>
>-- add the following line
>deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty main restricted universe
>
>-- save and run
>$ sudo apt-get update
>
>-- then to download and install the new kernel image and headers
>$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.8.1-3-amd64-generic
>$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.8.1-3-amd64-generic
>
>You will then be ready to run the NVIDIA install program and after
>building the kernel module it will complain about library files. Use the
>script Patrick spoke about in earlier post. If you cannot find it let me
>know.
>
>-- Add the nvidia modules to /etc/modules
>$ sudo gedit /etc/modules
>
>-- Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and change the Driver 'nv' to
>'nvidia' and you should be away. Their is a readme in the NVIDIA
>package.
>
>--
>Leon
>
>
> > Hi Patrick,
> > Thanks for the quick reply.
> >
> > I did 'uname -r' and my kernel is 2.6.8.1-2-amd64-generic but I cannot find linux-headers for this kernel in the synaptic. It has headers for 2.6.8.1-12 and 2.6.8.1-13. Now, I can upgrade the kernel but I do not know how to do it in ubuntu. I have compiled kernels before in gentoo but I am very new to Ubuntu. What should I do?
> >
> > -Ravi
>
>
>
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