On 11 Jan 2004 18:02:40 -0800, linuxquestion@yahoo.com Gave us:

>> All the Nvidia cards I have ever owned have worked well with Red Hat out
>> of the box just using the default nv driver that comes with XFree86. The
>> ONLY reason you may need the Nvidia drivers is if you also need to use
>> accelerated 3D. If you don't need that you don't need the Nvidia drivers
>> from Nvidia.
>>
>> IF you DO need accelerated 3D then you DO need the Nvidia drivers.
>
>Well, all I'm trying to do is X Windows. I don't think that is 3D.
>But if we define it as so, it is not so simple.
>
>
>> When the kernel is upgraded the driver module has to be rebuilt to match
>> the kernel. This is as simple as running (as root):
>>
>> sh NVIDIA-driver-you-downloaded
>>
>> and answering a few yes/no questions then switching back to the GUI
>> runlevel:
>> telinit 5
>>
>> Whole process takes about 30 seconds.
>
>How many times did you do it before you got it to this time?
>
>It's taken me between 10 to 20 hours. In retrospect, I had a problem
>of two kernels. But why didn't I get a better error messages?
>From either linux, or from the nvidia scripts?
>
>I'm glad it's "just that simple" for you. Please continue to
>post the short and experienced instructions for the rest of us.

I ALWAYS boot to command console, and run startx on my own. That
way I can install drivers that xwindows may interfere with.

Regardless, the new NVIDI drivers go in very easily. You may be
thinking of the old manner they used to require for installation.

Now, it is a single file.

Works fine on my dual athlon. :]

good luck.