How to install the graphics card driver under Linux Step

Install the graphics driver under Linux

Step 1: Download a graphics card driver for Linux, I am under NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run My kernel is 2.6.18-53.el5

Step 2: If you find xen in your kernel, you are on the virtual machine platform. In the virtual machine platform can not install the graphics card driver, it does not mean that it must not, but the graphics card driver does not support the virtual machine, anyway, I did not get up again. To exit the virtual machine platform, you must restart the computer and select the kernel version without xen to enter. If there is no way, I can't do it. You Googel, I am not re-selecting the virtual machine when reinstalling the system.

Step 3: After entering the system as shown in the second step above, press Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace to enter the character interface and log in as root. If it is still a graphical interface, enter the graphical interface and enter the command init 3 in the shell. Enter the character interface.

Step 4: After entering the video card driver directory in the character interface, use ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run to start the installation. Pop up the first screen and select Accept to allow installation, then pop up. The second screen selection is not installed after the network update, and finally choose to enable the configuration software that comes with the driver.

Step 5: Enter the command init 5 to enter the graphical interface. If the graphical interface reports an error, the rboot system.

Well, your graphics card driver is installed, is it that the machine is running much faster, and it looks comfortable.