JackLab/NVidia driver for the JAD Kernel

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NOTE: You need gcc and the matching kernel-source rpm package installed, at the moment this is kernel-source-2.6.19-5.i586.rpm

Installing the NVidia Driver for the JAD Kernel

As the JAD (Jacklab Audio Distribution) Kernel is a custom compiled kernel, we cannot use the easy method to install the NVidia driver as documented here. The only method to get 3D performance on a computer with a NVida graphics card with the JAD kernel is to install it the slightly more difficult alternative way.

The steps are documented on the same page as the the more difficult method (titled 'The Hard Way') but for easy reference, they are documented here as well.

1. Download the NVidia drivers from the NVidia website's Unix Drivers Portal Page. Select the IA32 driver if you are running a 32bit processor, IA64 if you are running an Intel 64bit processor, or AMD64/EM64T if you are running an AMD 64bit processor.

2. You now need to go into runlevel 3, a running mode without graphics or network support. It is suggested that you print out the rest of the instructions to follow as you won't have access to the internet. Open a terminal (either Konsole for KDE or gnome-terminal for Gnome). Type as root:

telinit 3

NOTE: Some users have mentioned that they were not able to install the driver after calling "init 3" (which should act identically to "telinit 3"), when using E17/entrance. As a workaround you can reboot the machine and pass the option "3" at the GRUB boot prompt. This way you will boot into runlevel 3 directly, without any X services running. After driver installation, simply type "telinit 5" at the console prompt to start X/entrance/E17.

3. Install required packages to be able to build the drivers

yast -i gcc make

4. Change into the directory where you have saved the NVidia drivers:

cd /where/you/have/stored/the/nvidia/driver

5. Run the script:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-<arch>-<version>-<build>-<pkg#>.run -q

(You can simply type the first two letters and press the tab key!)

6. Configure the X server:

sax2 -m 0=nvidia

This will launch its own version of the X server to configure.

Upgrade the NVidia Driver when you upgrade the Kernel

Everytime you update the JAD kernel you will need to re-compile the NVidia driver.

 sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9629-pkg1.run -K