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nVidia driver install problem
Name: Rogue Jedi X Date: October 11, 2002 at 16:24:18 Pacific OS: MD 9.0 CPU/Ram: 1200/256
Comment:
Hi. I have encountered a problem when trying to install the nVidia_kernel_something.something.rpm (runlevel 3). When I run rpm -ivh nvidia_kernel, it gives me this error:
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk/kernel/drivers/video/NVdriver; 3da74e5b: cpio: read
What does that mean? If it's something horribly simple then please don't be mad, because I am still a newbie. Thanks in advance!
Name: Jeff Date: October 11, 2002 at 16:50:54 Pacific
Reply:
I don't think you can run the files just like that. Since the RPMs haven't been made by Nvidia for MD 9.0 and RH 8.0 you have to build the drivers.
you start off with the command: rpm -i NVIDIA* etc...
I think that the procedure for Mandrake should be similar to Redhat. Here's a link that describes how to do it for Red Hat 8.0 (I just did this the other night and it worked perfectly!):
Name: Rogue Jedi X Date: October 11, 2002 at 18:42:41 Pacific
Reply:
Hey, thanks! I realized shortly after my post that I blindly downloaded the drivers not noticing that they were mad for MD 8.2 :/ That's what I get for being sloppy.
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