RedHat 8.0(2.4.18-14) X Windows configuration problem.

[Joshua Bergland]

Note that if you want to use this method, you need the kernel source 
installed...

Josh

Charles Steinkuehler wrote:

> joecho at everestkc.net wrote:
>
>> when I installed two files,
>>
>> NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up_2.4.18_18.8.0.i686.rpm
>> NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm
>>
>> The reason I download the file
>> NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up_2.4.18.8.0.i686.rpm
>> instead of NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up.i686.rpm
>> was that I couldn't find the exact name on the web page
>> NVIDIA
>> http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4191
>
>
> I strongly suggest you simply download the source RPM's, and build 
> them on your system.  This way they will exactly match what you have 
> installed, and you'll be prepared for when RedHat releases their next 
> kernel upgrade (NVidia takes a while to make new RPM's available 
> online).  You will need to make sure you have the kernel source or 
> kernel headers installed (grab these with up2date if necessary), then 
> just:
>
> rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
> rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm
>
> Install the RPM's as you normally would, following the nvidia 
> instructions.  The new files will likely be in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/
>
> You can get the RPM source from the NVidia site:
> http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
> http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-4191/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm
>