LINUX Equipment Driver Installation Guide
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Machine configuration:
CPU: Celeron 633
Memory: 128
128M
Hard disk: Xi Jie.
80g
PATA
Graphics card: NVIDIA TNT2 VANTA
16m
NIC: Reltek 8139 10 /
100M
Adaptive
Install 3CD RedHat9.1, Kernel
2.4.21
. Root partition
5.8g
, Switch partition (SWAP)
150M
. The principle of selecting is the same size as the memory. Specific rules can view other documents. Installation The time according to the specific selected package may take the same time. The overall feels is better than winxp. Typical installations require half an hour. This article is mainly for the installation of the driver, and the system is installed with reference to other documents. The next few points tell how to drive your hardware.
1: graphics card
Depending on the type of display chip, download the corresponding driver from http://www.nvidia.com, all models of NVIDIA use the unified installation package, I downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0 -4496-pkg2. Run, then put it in / home / in, modify / etc / initab to change the boot mode to 3: Single User then start from the new, log in with the root account, enter the directory where the driver package is located:
CD / home;
Chomod x nvidia-linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run;
./Nvidia-linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run
Start installing, if there is no error, the first phase is completed. Generating an error You can go to the NVIDIA website to see the image of the graphics driver installed, there is also a related document in the downloaded driver, you can use ./nvidia-linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run-extract-only solution. Next, you need to modify the X configuration file. If you are familiar with the VI editor, you can use it to open the / etc / x11 / xf86config file:
a) Delete the following line "Dri" Load "GLCORE" if the existence
b) Add LOAD "GLX"
c) Use Driver "NVIDIA" to replace Driver "NV"
Basically, you have to look at Readme carefully again. Modify / etc / initab Reform the start mode back: 5: InitDefault: The restart is completed.
Two: Sound Card
My machine is a built-in VIA AC97 sound card, using the sound card probe of the RH9 band to correctly identify, automatically add alias Sound-Slot-0 via82cxxxx_audio item in /etc/modules.conf, so my sound card can be used.
There have been an ISA sound card, the DSP chip is Yamaha, and I look at the Linux help documentation knows that there is a driver file in the system, but it is necessary to set the /etc/modules.conf automatically load the corresponding .so file when the system is started.
Three: Cat card
I am a driver under Linux in the coming CD, which is a semi-source code format. However, you need Linux source code before compiling, I only recognize this error after I have the compilation error, very low level, in fact, a lot of system-level software compiles, I need Linux source code, or Ann, There is a Linux installation CD, you can add from the system "Add / Remove the application. Modify the Makefile modification system in the source code directory contains the directory kernel_includes = / path / to / linux / include then:
Make;
Make Install-AMR;
After restarting, you can use KPPP to dial online.
4: NIC
Reltek 8139 can be automatically identified in RH9, do not worry. However, there is also a driver under Linux with the floppy disk included with the NIC. If there is a problem, you can put it on it.
Five: Other equipment
Like a camera, handle and other devices, if the vendor doesn't have a driving, it is a bit difficult, or if you can't use it in Linux, some devices are designed for Windows. It can only look for an alternative device or the like. Six: Summary
Commonly used devices generally have drivers under the corresponding Linux, if the system can identify itself, it is very good, if you can't, you need to install it yourself. Although it is not more than Windows, the release form of software under Linux may be diverse. But it is still possible to do it well. It is best to back up the corresponding profile after installation, so if the system is reinstalled, if the device is not changed, it is not so difficult. These files include:
/ ETC / X11 / XF86Config
/etc/modules.conf
In short, you need to know more about the Linux system, and you can go to you.
