<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for Linux/x86 (vers 1 September 2005), see www.w3.org"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content= "text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <title>Chapter 4. Installing the NVIDIA Driver</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title= "NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver README and Installation Guide"> <link rel="up" href="part-01.html" title= "Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions"> <link rel="prev" href="chapter-03.html" title= "Chapter 3. Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System"> <link rel="next" href="chapter-04-section-02.html" title= "Starting the Installer"> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 4. Installing the NVIDIA Driver</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href= "chapter-03.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions</th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href= "chapter-04-section-02.html">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr></div> <div class="chapter" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title"><a name="installdriver" id= "installdriver"></a>Chapter 4. Installing the NVIDIA Driver</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toc"> <p><b>Table of Contents</b></p> <dl> <dt><span class="section"><a href= "chapter-04.html#id2475032">Before you Begin</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="section"><a href= "chapter-04-section-02.html">Starting the Installer</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="section"><a href= "chapter-04-section-03.html">Installing the Kernel Interface</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="section"><a href= "chapter-04-section-04.html">Features of the Installer</a></span></dt> </dl> </div> <p>This chapter provides instructions for installing the NVIDIA driver. Note that after installation, but prior to using the driver, you must complete the steps described in <a href= "chapter-06.html" title= "Chapter 6. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver">Chapter 6, <i>Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver</i></a>. Additional details that may be helpful for the new Linux user are provided in <a href= "appendix-h.html" title= "Appendix H. Tips for New Linux Users">Appendix H, <i>Tips for New Linux Users</i></a>.</p> <div class="section" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2475032" id= "id2475032"></a>Before you Begin</h2> </div> </div> </div> <p>Before you begin the installation, exit the X server and terminate all OpenGL applications (note that it is possible that some OpenGL applications persist even after the X server has stopped). You should also set the default run level on your system such that it will boot to a VGA console, and not directly to X. Doing so will make it easier to recover if there is a problem during the installation process. See <a href="appendix-h.html" title= "Appendix H. Tips for New Linux Users">Appendix H, <i>Tips for New Linux Users</i></a> for details.</p> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href= "chapter-03.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href= "part-01.html">Up</a></td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href= "chapter-04-section-02.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> Chapter 3. Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System </td> <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href= "index.html">Home</a></td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Starting the Installer</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>
