Re: Installing nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 drivers
george roman wrote:
Joris Huizer wrote:
Richard Cavell wrote:
Hi,
I wish to extract my kernel source into /usr/src. I downloaded it as
a bz2 file. Only root can write into this file. My 'GNOME Desktop
Manager' does not allow me to log in as root.
Now in KDE my Ark program will allow me to extract, but I can't write
into /usr/src. I can cheat by, say, extracting somewhere else then
using root to move it in, but how would I do this properly?
You can use the `su <name>` command; It'll let you log in as another
user in your console. If you leave out the name, it'll choose to let
you login as root (so `su` is the same as `su root`)
You can also do the extracting and compiling without root powers, if
you are in the src group; You can add yourself to the 'src' group (`su
-c "adduser <name> src"`) - if you're in the X, login out of the X and
log in again (otherwise you're groups aren't yet updated) - I don't
know what's needed when you are on a virtual console, but login out
there should help too
HTH,
Joris
if you want ti install the driver (as i remember) ou have to stop x
server. so a solution to your proble is to wsitch in a terminal with
(Ctrl+Alt+F1 dor example), kill your x server and then install the driver.
Nah, you'll be compiling a kernel for half an hour or longer - just open
a xterm or gnome terminal for the compiling and do your other stuff;
The drivers won't be installed just like that: you'll need to install
the new kernel and boot into it; You'll see no change before you reboot
HTH,
Joris
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