[PLUG] Video problem with new PC

David Kaplan davek52 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 18 03:06:30 UTC 2008


the: ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus has a Nvidia Geforce 6100 GPU w/ nForce 430 MCP
chipset
should this be able to handle a 19" wide Samsung Monitor?

... the .run file - I shouldn't have to install every time I reboot. I'm
better off getting another video card.

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, David Kaplan wrote:
>
> > I would have to install it. but I can't see the bottom of some windows
> where
> > you have to click next.
>
> David,
>
>   If you visit the nVidia web site and download the linux driver for your
> card, it installs in text mode. You untar the download and end up with a
> file having an extension of .run. For my card I have a file called
> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.82-pkg1.run. As root, invoke it and an ncurses
> interface comes up in the middle of the monitor screen.
>
>   Accept the license, respond appropriately to the other prompts, and it
> will be installed for you. Check, using lsmod, and you should see something
> like this:
>
> nvidia               6904916  0
>
>   This works for me. If you go this route, keep that *.run file because you
> may need to reinstall it each time you reboot the machine. I've no idea
> why,
> but it's a small enough price to pay.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Rich
>
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