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dRIVER INSTALLATION
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Select OK to compile a kernel interface. If a kernel interface cannot
be downloaded, either because the fTP site cannot be reached or
because one is not provided, the installer will check your system for
the required kernel sources and compile the interface for you. You
must have the source code for your kernel installed for compilation
to work. On most systems this means that you will need to locate
and install the correct kernel source, kernel headers or kernel
development package.
Linking of the kernel interface (in the case that the interface
downloaded or compiled at installation) required you to have a linker
installed on your system. The linker, usually /usr/bin/ld is part of the
binutils package. If a precompiled kernel interface is not found, you
must install a linker prior to installing the NVIdIA driver.
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Run the nvidia-xconfig utility. nvidia-xconfig will find the X configuration
file and modify it to use the NVIdIA X driver. If you have an NVIdIA
device that is graphics output capable, you can answer Yes when
the installer asks if it should run it. If you have no device capable of
displaying graphics output, answer No. If you need to reconfigure
your X server later, you can run nvidia-xconfig again from a terminal.
nvidia-xconfig will make a backup copy of your configuration file
before modifying it.
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Installation is now complete.
Note: The X server must be restarted for configuration
file changes to take effect. More information about nvidia-
xconfig can be found in the nvidia-xconfig manual page by
running: %man.nvidia.config.
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