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Nvida drivers for Redhat 9.0

  • 06-03-2004 2:27am
    #1
    Q_Ball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭


    guys,

    just wondering if anyone knows which drivers i should be using on my system. its a :

    1ghz athlon
    Geforce FX5600
    Red Hat 9.0

    There's the IA32, IA64, AMD64 and BSD set of drivers. I've dredged through numerous forums but just cant seem to find a specific answer. I've no X-Windows at all, so any drivers i get will be gotten using wget command

    thanks in advance

    daz


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  • #2
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,985 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    the ia32 ones


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    why do you need nvidia drivers if you done have xwindows?


  • #4
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,919 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Try using the XFree vesa drivers so as to have a GUI display while you download the proper display drivers from nvidia.


  • #5
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,562 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-5336.html

    You should be able to run Xfree in 2D mode using the "nv" driver that is present.


  • #6
    slartibardfast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 188 ✭✭slartibardfast


    I think rh9 xfree's 'nv' driver is too out of date for the fx5600,


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  • #7
    Q_Ball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Q_Ball


    Yes they're out of date for the whole FX series afaik, Xwindows doesnt work at all. Cheers guys, ia32 it is


  • #8
    McClane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 231 ✭✭McClane


    The Vesa driver that comes with rh9 works well with XWindows. I have a Geforce FX5600 and i have had problems running any of the nvidia drivers except the 4963 release (last may) for some reason any newer drivers cause my screen to flicker every few seconds.


  • #9
    Q_Ball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Q_Ball


    I've a 5600 too and the new 5336 drivers work grand so far but the vesa ones wouldnt start xwindows cos of some gammy missing font


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