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3.2
Installation Instructions for Linux (RedHat/Fedora/SuSE)
Linux Installation Notes
Add the boot parameter
linux noapic
when starting installation on the following OS:
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9-x86-64
Fedora Core3-x86-64
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS-x86-64
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS Update 1-x86-64
After installing the operating system, proceed to the following driver installations.
VGA Driver
Use the operating system’s default VGA driver except for the following:
RHEL3_AS_Update_4_x86
RHEL3_AS_Update_5_x86
1.
Type
vi /etc/inittab
, set
init runlevel
to
3
, then reboot.
2.
Insert the driver CD into the CD drive.
3.
Copy
/Drivers/Intel 915GV Graphics Driver/32bit/LINUX/
i915Graphics.tar.gz
to a local folder. For example,
/tmp
.
4.
Type
cd /tmp
.
5.
Untar/unzip archive:
tar zxvf i915Graphics.tar.gz
. This will unzip all the
files of
i915Graphics.tar.gz
to
/tmp
, including the folder
dripkg
.
6.
Change to the driver src directory:
cd e1000-5.2.16/src/
.
7.
Type
cd dripkg
.
8.
Type
./install.sh
.
9.
Type
startx
.
10.
Click on
Start Main Menu
–>
System Settings
–>
Display
–>
Advanced
–>
Video
Card Configure
–>
Select “Intel 810”
. The driver should now be loaded.
