to mo_x, who gave the hint which additional packages might be needed, and.To Raphha, who kindly helped me with this at: This should output something like: nvnet 72484 0 This should return nothing, as we should not have forcedeth loaded. Just in case you would like to check if the network card is really using the nvnet driver, after the reboot do: lsmod | grep forcedeth (if you're using Kubuntu) kdesu kate /etc/modprobe.d/blacklistĪnd add this line to it: blacklist forcedethĪnd you're done now just reboot and have fun with your new nvnet nForce driver. (if you're using Ubuntu) gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist If, on the other hand, you are a Dapper user, you just need to edit one more text file: Here's how: sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-`uname -r` If you are using Breezy, you need to rebuild the initrd. (if you're using Kubuntu) kdesu kate /etc/modprobe.d/nvnetĪnd paste those two lines into the editor: alias forcedeth off (if you're using Ubuntu) gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/nvnet We have to create a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/: We don't want that - we want the network adapter to use our new nvnet driver let's do something about it, then! The forcedeth driver gets loaded by default at boot time. By exporting the CC environment variable, the default compiler (which is refered to by $CC) is set to gcc-3.4.Īfter the installer completes the installation and exits, we just have one thing to do. This is only necessary, if your default compiler differs from the one used to compile the running kernel. Instead, exit the installer and type export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4 If you get a warning message from the installer talking about compiler versions: don't ignore it. The defaults should be OK (among other things you should notice the compilation of the module for your kernel - that's perfectly correct). After accepting the licence, the commands are pretty self-explanatory. Unless you would like to install the sound driver too (I didn't), choose only the network driver. This will run the nVidia's installer program. WARNING: this will cause that you will not have the network until we install the new driver.Īfter that, let's cd to the directory you have saved the nVidia's driver and do: sudo sh Let us begin.įirst of all, we should unload the forcedeth module: sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop In case you haven't yet compiled anything on your ubuntu machine, you most probably will also need to install the build-essential and the correct gcc compiler package for your system:įor Breezy: sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-3.4įor Dapper: sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc Most probably the installer won't have a pre-compiled module for your kernel (they're not very up-to-date with kernels on nVidia, I suppose), so you should do: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` It's been tested on nForce2/nForce430-based systems, but should work on any nForce-based system (nForce, nForce2, nForce3, nForce4, you name it) and works both for Breezy Badger (5.10) and Dapper Drake (6.06)įirst of all, you definetely need the nVidia's driver - you can download it from: Save it, and remember where you save it, but don't run it yet. This HowTo describes how to get it up-and-running in no time. If you are having issues with the default (forcedeth) driver for your nVidia nForce networking adapter ( WakeOnLan not working, connection breakes, etc.), you can try the original nVidia's driver - nvnet. Installing nVidia's nForce network driver HowTo This article does not follow the style standards in the Wiki Guide.
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