to install the nvidia driver and get it working with the default kernels shipped with Fedora Core Release 3 do as follows (you may want to print this document or save it as a file to read while in Text mode):-
Step one: GET THE DRIVER
first of all get this nvidia driver (for i386, if you have amd or other architecture, go to www.nvidia.com and download the correct driver).
download it somewhere easy to remember like /home/anyweb
add the line 'modprobe nvidia
' so it now looks something like this
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.
touch /var/lock/subsys/local
modprobe nvidia
save the file :wq
Step Eight: COPY FILE/CHANGE OWNERSHIP
now copy some files.. as root
Code:
cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices
chown root.root /etc/udev/devices/nvidia*
Step Nine REBOOT THE COMPUTER
this howto worked fine for me on a plain Fedora Core Release 3 install, with Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT (AGP) and the default kernel.
Quote:[anyweb@localhost ~]$ glxgears45844 frames in 5.0 seconds = 9168.800 FPS
66613 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13322.600 FPS
56198 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11239.600 FPS
66199 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13239.800 FPS
68422 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13684.400 FPS
68244 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13648.800 FPS
68221 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13644.200 FPS
66314 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13262.800 FPS
68218 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13643.600 FPS
67884 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13576.800 FPS
65867 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13173.400 FPS
66753 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13350.600 FPS
68425 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13685.000 FPS
66579 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13315.800 FPS
66013 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13202.600 FPS
57304 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11460.800 FPS
42549 frames in 5.0 seconds = 8509.800 FPS
51651 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10330.200 FPS
57783 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11556.600 FPS
67616 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13523.200 FPS
68449 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13689.800 FPS
65505 frames in 5.0 seconds = 13101.000 FPS
look at those numbers ^^ !!! :P
here is my working xorg.conf for you in case you are interested
So where I work we have around 100 or so RH9 servers. Most of these are cranking 24/7 and its the general rule of thumb around here that if something isn't broke.. lets not fix it. So as you may know RH9 isn't supported anymore. So if a new openssh problem is released.. there is no offical RH patch for 9. So what can you do?
Well you have two options..
1) remove the openssh rpms and install from source (yuck!)
2) grab a nice.. say core3 source rpm and rebuild it (yes!)
well I guess you know which one i like. For me to rebuild the source on all machines would take awhile. If i build a rpm made for RH9 it will work on the rest of my servers. So I have a dedicated apt server that hosts all the RH9 rpms and updates. Once i place an update there others will find it and install the update.. then i'm done.
So here are some simple instructions for building your own rpm.. the easy way.
So lets grab and install the core2 openssh source rpm
we now see we get something like this (probably anyway)
Code:
[root@monitor root]# rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/openssh.spec
error: Failed build dependencies:
sharutils is needed by openssh-3.6.1p2-34
gnome-libs-devel is needed by openssh-3.6.1p2-34
[root@monitor root]#
so we have some depandancy issues. DAMN! the good thing is they can easily be worked out. . so both of these packages are avaliable for RH9 so we can either install them or work around it. Installing them is staight forward. My goal is to teach you how to work around these.. so lets so that.
so edit the file /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/openssh.spec
look for the following line. (line #123 on my file)
[root@monitor root]# rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/openssh.spec
error: Failed build dependencies:
gnome-libs-devel is needed by openssh-3.6.1p2-34
[root@monitor root]#
great.. down to the gnome library devel package. so now lets ax that out
so look for this line
line #16 for me
Code:
%define no_gnome_askpass 0
and change it to
Code:
%define no_gnome_askpass 1
now lets run rpmbuild command again
NOTE: on my system.. i don't place the path to kerberos in my path. I need kerberos auth on my system. if you don't want it.. look for %define kerberos5 1 and make it a 0
Code:
rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/openssh.spec
now thats all my depandancies.. you may have more that you will need to install rpms for to get it to compile.. this is just a gernal doc on how to keep a system upgraded by working with a fedora source rpm. It makes my life 10x easier :)
Posted by: crowyguy - 2004-11-13, 05:58 PM - Forum: How Do I?
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I have an ATI Radeon 7500 64mb video card with dual outputs, and i want to know how to get a configuration for dual heads to use them without having both monitors mirrored. Think someone can help me out?
well FCR3 is out now, most of us have already installed it, so what do you think ? are they getting better with these releases ? got any gripes ? (i do, the new xchat sux, the color scheme is so wrong, and changing it is a nightmare.... - small gripe i know)
