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Issues with my new Mandrake install
preacher:
I forgot to mention, you dont need the kernel source to install the nvidia drivers. The install is simple. Do it now, it is a huge improvement.
WMD:
Ok, got the Nvidia drivers installed...holy shit, why can't all Linux 3rd party drivers be that simple? :( And now I get an 85Hz refresh, so that problem is fixed!
quote:Their on CD 4 and 5, so you don't have them with the download version.
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:mad: Ah well. I'm downloading that RPM now. Hopefully that'll work out.
Oh BTW, yeah this is a dual boot machine. Got the hardware a few weeks ago, and it has Windows 2000 on it as well. Should work out OK, use Linux for pretty much everything, execept some games that don't run.
WMD:
Alright...it didn't work. :( The source RPM installed ok, but the wlan config says the source is 2.4.22-10mdkcustom, and that I'm running 2.4.22-10mdksmp. I just have it install into the module directory for what I run (the smp one). I can modprobe the driver, but then the instructions say:
quote:D) Run 'wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable' to initialize the
driver+MAC functions.
E) Run 'wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_autojoin ssid=<your ssid> authtype=opensystem'
to enable the MAC in Infrastructure Station mode.
F) Run 'ifconfig wlan0 <your IP address>'
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But it's not recognizing "wlanctl-ng" as a command.
Ok, I just looked the driver up, and found that the Linksys site gave me an old version. Gonna go try that.
insomnia:
quote:Originally posted by ThePreacher Linux Game Master:
I forgot to mention, you dont need the kernel source to install the nvidia drivers. The install is simple. Do it now, it is a huge improvement.
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If you change or update the default kernel, you do need them.
preacher:
quote:Originally posted by insomnia:
If you change or update the default kernel, you do need them.
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That is not an issue for him because he is using the default kernel. Read his post above, looks like he has it working.
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