NVIDIA driver install (Was: Re: Updating files)
You might try running (as root)
/sbin/telinit 3
To get out of X, and then log in as root and try running the install again.
Use
/sbin/telinit 5
to return to X afterwards.
Brittany wrote:
Ok i downloaded the drivers for Nvidia and heres what it's trying
to say
whenever try to install it in terminal:
[sambie@localhost Desktop]$ chmod 755 NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
[sambie@localhost Desktop]$ ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
Verifying archive integrity... OK
Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86 1.0-
5336................................................................................................................................................................................
nvidia-installer: Error opening log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
for writing (Permission denied); disabling logging.
I am logged onto root, as it shows the keys on the right bottom of my
desktop.
Is their anything that im doing wrong?
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