5. Install Nvidia OpenGL drivers

-- delete the libGL.* files that come with XFree86 / Mesa 3.4 ... -- the nvidia libGL.* should replace them cd /usr/X11R6/lib rm libGL.* cd modules/extensions rm libGL* rm libglx* cd /usr/lib rm libGL.* cd /usr/src tar -xvzf NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-5.tar.gz tar -xvzf NVIDIA_GLX-0.9-5.tar.gz cd NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-5 make cd .. cd NVIDIA_GLX-0.9-5 make ldconfig cd -- make a basic X config file xf86config follow the prompts and fill in the information it asks for cd /etc/X11 You must edit XF86Config and set the following: vi XF86Config Load "dri" replace 'driver "nv"' with 'driver "nvidia"' "1600x1200" first (or your preferred screen resolution) Copy ttf fonts from Windows into a font directory and add a font path. Use ttmkfdir (check freshmeat.net) to a fonts.dir file. -- you may like to edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to have it "startkde" -- or "gnome-session" instead of twm. -- note, /usr/include/GL should be a symlink to /usr/X11R6/include/GL

Specifying "nvidia" for the driver in the XF86Config makes that take effect each time you startx. But the NVdriver kernel driver will have to be loaded each time your system boots using:

insmod NVdriver

You can place this command in one of the system startup files, like /etc/rc.d/rc.modules. But this may not be necessary if the following line is present in /etc/modules.conf:

alias char-major-195 NVdriver

If this line is present, NVdriver is loaded automatically when X is started (autoclean). You can check if its loaded using the command, lsmod.