Updating files

Mon Mar 1 18:35:03 UTC 2004

On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 15:28, Brittany wrote:
> Ok I've done that and i've gone into the root but now im receiving this
> message...
> 
> ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
>          installing.  For further details, please see the section
> INSTALLING
>          THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
>          download page at www.nvidia.com.
> 
> and then
> 
> ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
>          '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find
>          suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README
> available
>          on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
> 
> 

You need to kill X to do this.. Close all your applications log off X..
Then press ctrl+alt+f1 , login as root and type 
init 3
then run the installer again and then do a 
init 5
You`ll be back to X...

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Pedro Macedo