Nvidia Driver Install Script Problem

[Ug]

I'm having a problem with installing the latest Nvidia driver (IA32 edition, version 1.0-5336), to get 3D acceleration working on my Laptop. When I try to launch the shell script to install it from a terminal I recieve an error, telling me that i haven't got the package for the right platform and that it cannot continue. But surely I have the right package? If I'm running an Intel P4 with hyperthreading then I'm going to need th 32-bit package and not the 64-bit package. The AMD package is also clearly not going to be compatible.

My laptop's got an Nvidia Geforce FX Go5200 in it, as well as a Pentium 4 3 gig processor with hyperthreading. I've also downloaded and installed the modified Red Hat kernel with the 8 stack enabled on it for SMP from http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader...ernel-i686.php . The Kernel is 2.6.5-1.358smp .

Any ideas on this one?

[ghaefb]

That's strange..
Clearly you have the right package.
You can try installing different kernel, or new 2.6.7, but I think that's not the problem.

Try here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/foru...?s=&forumid=14

[Ug]

Indeed it is odd.

[Picomp314]

perhaps try installing a non smp kernel and then try the IA32 Nvidia driver again (I wonder how much the perfomance suffers when you do that for the P4s)

[Ug]

I've just tried it with the non SMP kernel with the 8 stack, and I recieve the same error.

[Picomp314]

well then you will probably have to wait for the next Nvidia binary release, you might want to search for a thread with your same problem on the nv forums, and request a fix