Novell* Linux* Desktop 9

Use these procedures to install the audio, graphics, and network drivers:

Intel® High Definition Audio Driver

  1. Load the Intel Quick Start Kit for Linux product CD into your system’s CDROM drive.

  2. Log onto the system as root.

  3. At the Linux shell prompt, change directory to the following, where cdrom_drive could be /media/cdrom, /media/cdrecorder, /media/dvd, or /media/dvdrecorder, depending on the type of drive in your system.

<cdrom_drive>/drivers/audio/NLD

  1. Run the sound installation and configuration script ./audio_install

  2. Reboot the system.

Intel® Graphics Media Accelorator 900

NOTE:  These instructions apply only to Intel® Desktop Boards based on the Intel® 915G chipset.

  1. Log into the system as root.

  2. Copy i915Graphics-1.0-0.i386.rpm from the Intel® Quick Start Kit for Linux* product CD (<cdrom_drive>/drivers/graphics/NLD) to your system’s root partition.

  3. Make sure X11 is not running by bringing up a shell prompt and typing “init 3”.

  4. Switch to console 1 by typing Ctrl+Alt+F1 and then logging into the system again as root.

  5. Verify that you are in the root directory (“/”).

  6. Enter the following command to install the RPM:

rpm –ihv i915Graphics-1.0-0.i386.rpm

  1. Reboot the system.

  2. Log into the system as root.

  3. Run your distribution-specific display configuration utility.  For NLD 9, you do this from “yast2.”

  4. Select the 915 G driver and turn on Accelerated Graphics.

  5. Reboot the system.

Marvell* Yukon Gigabit Driver

  1. Load the Intel® Quick Start Kit for Linux* product CD into your system’s CDROM drive.

  2. Log onto the system as root.

  3. At the Linux shell prompt, change directory to <cdrom_drive>/drivers/network/NLD

  4. Install the driver.  Use the first command for SMP systems and the second command for UP systems.

rpm –ivh sk98lin-7_08-nld9-2.6.5-7.111-smp.1586.rpm

rpm –ivh sk98lin-7_08-nld9-2.6.5-7.111.1586.rpm

  1. Reboot the system.