Note:These directions are out dated. RedHat 9.0 natively supports the sound card in the Grad PC. Also, nVidia has released new drivers for XFree which also work with the kernel that comes with RedHat 9.0. So, unless something else becomes out-of-date, there probably won't be anymore updates here.
To get X Windows working, you should install nVidia's video drivers.
They have pretty detailed directions on how to get it to work.
Go to nVidia's site and take a
look at their Linux drivers. They unfortunately only have RPMs
for RedHat 8.0 kernels up to version 2.4.18-18.8.0. So I will post
my RPMs. The only problem I've had with the driver is that text
modes seem to break once you switch into X Windows. If anyone
resolves this issue, please let me know.
To get sound working, you need to replace the i810 audio module.
The module that works is based on the source in the standard Linux
kernel. It just has a line or two commented out. You can
grab the patch
and apply it to your kernel, or you can just grab one of the binaries.
Since its a real pain to compile the module, I recommend you just
use the binary. Download the file appropriate for your kernel and
rename it to i810_audio.o. Copy the file into /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/kernel/drivers/sound.
As I upgrade my kernel, I will try and keep this page updated
with new binaries. Let me know if these drivers don't work for
you. Unfortunately, I don't have versions for older kernels.
| File | Kernel Version |
Description |
|---|---|---|
i810_audio.o |
2.4.18-18.8.0 |
Replacement audio module for the
Intel 82801DB AC'97 Audio controller (ICH4 south bridge) |
i810_audio.o |
2.4.18-19.8.0 |
Replacement audio module for the Intel 82801DB AC'97 Audio controller (ICH4 south bridge) |
i810_audio.o |
2.4.18-24.8.0 |
Replacement audio module for the Intel 82801DB AC'97 Audio controller (ICH4 south bridge) |
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.i386.rpm |
2.4.18-19.8.0 |
RPM for the nVidia Linux video driver kernel module |
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.i386.rpm |
2.4.18-24.8.0 | RPM for the nVidia Linux video driver kernel module |
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