[SOLVED] Nvidia Drivers in ARCH linux?

Hello all,

I use Arch linux nowerdays I love it but I had this small problem under my box.

I installed arch, installed ndiswrapper and then I installed xorg and Openbox.

But I still need to install the nvidia drivers.

So i do: pacman -S nvidia like the Guide says.

And I get:
Error: ndiswrapper needs < kernel 2.5.25 (or something simulair (I can't copy it from my Screen since I am in Windows Now).


Does anyone have the slighest clue how to install the DriverS?
Thanks

Robin

Are you specifically trying to install them using pacman? I'm pretty sure this method works just fine in ARCH.

No I tried it the pacman way.

pacman -S nvidia
Since that should just work right??

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Originally Posted by RobinVossen

No I tried it the pacman way.

pacman -S nvidia
Since that should just work right??

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I don't have the foggiest idea. The point I'm trying to make is that if you can't figure out the pacman way, the manual way is still viable.

During the almost 4 years I've been running Arch, I've never installed ndiswrapper so I don't know anything about that, but installing nvidia drivers has always worked with:

Code:

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pacman -S nvidia

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So the command you used appears to be correct.

well it doesnt work for me ;)

I am wondering. Since when I try to do a System Update pacman -Su I also get a Error.
I think I have a Kernel Problem of some kind. I did use the Pre-Made Kernel to save sometime..

Does that help in answering the question?

Cheers,
Robin

You might want to try installing the latest kernel before installing the nvidia drivers, if you haven't done so already.

Edit: Never mind, I see that ndiswrapper wants an older kernel. I've never used ndiswrapper on any distro so don't know why it might want to use old kernels.

It appears that you might have installed the wrong version of ndiswrapper according to the current page for that package:

Pkg: ndiswrapper - Arch Linux Package Details

It says there:

Code:

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# kernel26<2.6.28
# kernel26>=2.6.27

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If needed, you can install the latest kernel and ndiswrapper locally if you will download the latest versions along with any needed dependencies and then install them with:

Code:

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pacman -U /path/to/package

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Thanks that did lead to a Fix.

What I did to fix:

First I uninstalled ndiswrapper [While it was still running, since I did Need it for inet]
Then I reinstalled ndiswrapper
I rebooted done.


When I did a upgrade to ndiswrapper I got a bunch of Errors.

I hope this helps other people aswell.


Thanks guys =)