Installing nVidia GFX drivers

[BitMonster]

Hi

Could some one please explain to me how to install the latest nVidia graphics drivers for my system?

I am running fedora core 8 and have an 8800GT.

This would be much appreciated.
Thankyou

[JN4OldSchool]

http://fedoraguide.info/index.php/Fedora8#Nvidia

You will have to install the Livna repo first, just use the link to move up in the guide.

edit: You do not need the 96xx as that is legacy. Just use kmod-nvidia.

[BitMonster]

I have installed both the Livna and Yum repositories, do I simply now run the command:

su -c 'yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-32bit'

?

Also I think I need 64 bit drivers, do I just change the last bit of the command from 32bit to 64bit?

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by BitMonster

I have installed both the Livna and Yum repositories, do I simply now run the command: ?

Also I think I need 64 bit drivers, do I just change the last bit of the command from 32bit to 64bit?

To install the driver

su -
rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
yum install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs xorg-x11-drv-nvidia kmod-nvidia
nvidia-config-display enable
service nvidia restart
reboot

you need all the highlighted packages for a 64 bit install

[root@localhost ~]# yum list |grep nvidia
nvidia-x11-drv.x86_64                    169.09-1.fc8           installed       
nvidia-x11-drv-32bit.x86_64              169.09-1.fc8           installed       
kmod-nvidia.x86_64                       169.09-7.lvn8          livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.1-42.fc8.x86_64       100.14.19-17.lvn8      livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.1-49.fc8.x86_64       100.14.19-18.lvn8      livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.14-107.fc8.x86_64     169.09-5.lvn8          livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.14-115.fc8.x86_64     169.09-6.lvn8          livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.15-137.fc8.x86_64     169.09-7.lvn8          livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.x86_64       100.14.19-19.lvn8      livna           
kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.9-85.fc8.x86_64       169.07-1.lvn8          livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx.x86_64                  96.43.05-3.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.1-42.fc8.x86_64  96.43.01-16.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.1-49.fc8.x86_64  96.43.01-17.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.14-107.fc8.x86_6 96.43.05-1.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.14-115.fc8.x86_6 96.43.05-2.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.15-137.fc8.x86_6 96.43.05-3.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.x86_64  96.43.01-18.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-96xx-2.6.23.9-85.fc8.x86_64  96.43.01-19.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy.x86_64                71.86.04-3.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.1-42.fc8.x86_6 71.86.01-15.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.1-49.fc8.x86_6 71.86.01-16.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.14-107.fc8.x86 71.86.04-1.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.14-115.fc8.x86 71.86.04-2.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.15-137.fc8.x86 71.86.04-3.lvn8        livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.8-63.fc8.x86_6 71.86.01-17.lvn8       livna           
kmod-nvidia-legacy-2.6.23.9-85.fc8.x86_6 71.86.01-18.lvn8       livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64               169.09-6.lvn8          livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx.x86_64          96.43.05-4.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-devel.x86_64    96.43.05-4.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-libs.i386       96.43.05-4.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-libs.x86_64     96.43.05-4.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-devel.x86_64         169.09-6.lvn8          livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-legacy.x86_64        71.86.04-5.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-legacy-devel.x86_64  71.86.04-5.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-legacy-libs.x86_64   71.86.04-5.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-legacy-libs.i386     71.86.04-5.lvn8        livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i386            169.09-6.lvn8          livna           
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64          169.09-6.lvn8          livna           
[root@localhost ~]#

The guide you have been following is obsolete due to package changes.

This package no longer exists !!

xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-32bit