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Nvidia-GLX
For: Mepis Linux 6.0.4 by: je.saist Nvidia-GLX, Nvidia's proprietary driver, offers high performance 3D acceleration for *nix users. Currently Nvidia-Glx Supports the Following Graphics Adapters: Geforce FX, Geforce 6, Geforce 7, Geforce 8, Geforce 6100, and Geforce 6150 If you have a graphics card that is a Riva TNT, TNT2, Geforce, Geforce 2, Geforce 3, Geforce 4, Nforce, Nforce 2, Nforce 3, or Nforce 4, you'll need to install nvidia-glx-legacy. After installing the Nvidia-Glx Driver, Mepis may come back up to a black screen. If this happens, follow this guide: DPKG-Reconfigure Xserver-Xorg This guide is also built for Mepis 6.0.4. The components of Mepis Utilities are now seperate. 1: Lets get started by opening up Synaptic. It's the Yellow Box on the taskbar.  2: Enter your /root password for Synaptic Then Left Click on OK.  3: Wait for Synaptic to Open  4: Then Left Click on Search.  5: In the Search box type in nvidia-glx  6: As usual, we have a couple of entries for nvidia-glx  7: Left Click on nvidia-glx  8: Right Click on nvidia-glx to bring up the context menu.  9: Then Left Click on Mark For Installation.  10: We should now see a yellow arrow next to nvidia-glx  11: Left Click on Apply at the top of Synaptic.  12: Left Click on Apply  13: Wait for Synaptic to finish.  14: Left Click on Close  15: Go ahead and close Synaptic.  16: Left Click on System in the Taskbar.  17: One of the changes to Mepis 6.0.4. is the seperation of the old Mepis Utilities. Thus, we have a new entry in System for Mepis.  18: Under Mepis, Left Click on Mepis X-Windows Assistant.  19: Enter your /root password, then Left Click on OK  20: This window panel should be familiar to users of previous versions of Mepis.  21: Left Click on the tab for Nvidia.  22: Left Click on nvidia (new)  23: Then Left Click on Apply.  24: Left Click on OK to clear the prompt.  25: Then Restart.  Remember, if Mepis Black Screens, try this guide: DPKG-Reconfigure Xserver-Xorg Take me back to the Guides. |