Updating Video Drivers
This is a discussion about Updating Video Drivers in the Linux Hardware category; I am a total newbie ! I have Mandrake 9. 1 , AMD XP 1800 and a Asus G4 video card ! How do you update the drives for it ? < detail please At nvidia. com here are 4 option to download : 1. Linux IA32 2.
I am a total newbie ! I have Mandrake 9.1 , AMD XP 1800 and a Asus G4 video card !
How do you update the drives for it ? <---- detail please
At nvidia.com here are 4 option to download :
1. Linux IA32
2. Linux AMD64
3. Linux IA64
4. FreeBSD
What one do I get, and explain how to tell ?
Thank u !!
How do you update the drives for it ? <---- detail please
At nvidia.com here are 4 option to download :
1. Linux IA32
2. Linux AMD64
3. Linux IA64
4. FreeBSD
What one do I get, and explain how to tell ?
Thank u !!
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You want to get the Linux IA32 drivers. IA32 stands for 32-bite Intel Architecture, i.e.
what is commonly referred to as a PC. AMD64 is the new 64-bit architecture by AMD,
IA64 is the 64bit Itanium architecture by Intel, FreeBSD is a different operating system
altogether.
what is commonly referred to as a PC. AMD64 is the new 64-bit architecture by AMD,
IA64 is the 64bit Itanium architecture by Intel, FreeBSD is a different operating system
altogether.
Just remember that when you install the drivers from the nVidia web site you have to open up your /etc/XF86Config (or XF86Config-4) file and change the Driver line from "nv" to "nvidia"
Also, once you have the new drivers installed you can update them when a new version is released by opening a command prompt (as root) and typing:
Code:
Also, once you have the new drivers installed you can update them when a new version is released by opening a command prompt (as root) and typing:
Code:
nvidia-installer --update
