User`s guide

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System Procedures
Check the NVIDIA Driver
To check that the NVIDIA driver is installed correctly, verify that the xorg.conf file
contains the following entry under Devices:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
If the driver is not listed as "nvidia" then the xorg.conf file is not using the NVIDIA
accelerated drivers.
Re-installation of the Graphics Drivers
After a clean install of the OS, the .rpm files can be re-installed by using one of the
following procedures.
• Download the latest 64-bit linux driver from NVIDIA (www.nvidia.com) and
follow the instructions provided with the driver.
Note: The NVIDIA installer may require you to install additional packages on the
system.
• Install the .rpm files supplied by SGI
For SLES 10 with the NVIDIA 169.12 driver, install the following .rpm files:
rpm -ivh x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-3.rpm
nvidia-gfxG01-kmp-smp-169.12_2.6.16.46_0.12-3.x86_64.rpm
For Redhat with the NVIDIA 169.12 driver, install the following .rpm files:
rpm -ivh nvidia-graphics169.12-169.12-96.el5.x86_64.rpm \
nvidia-graphics169.12-devel-169.12-96.el5.x86_64.rpm \
nvidia-graphics169.12-kmdl-2.6.18-53.el5-169.12-96.el5.x86_64.rpm \
nvidia-graphics169.12-libs-169.12-96.el5.x86_64.rpm \
nvidia-graphics-devices-1.0-5.0.el5.noarch.rpm \
nvidia-graphics-helpers-0.0.26-27.el5.x86_64.rpm