>'''G'day and welcome to my ubuntu 6.06 wiki page.'''
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>~-by forum community member u.b.u.n.t.u-~
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>~-(started Sunday 11 June 2006)-~
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>'''~+ubuntu+~'''
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>'''~-humanity towards others-~'''
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>'''How to add 3D Nvidia drivers.'''
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>There are 3 steps.
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>~-1. Download.-~
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>'''~-sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx linux-restricted-modules-'uname -r'-~'''
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>'''~+IMPORTANT+~''' ~-I cannot show the correct code,
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> you need the ` which is the button under the "esc" button
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> and not ' where you see 'uname -r'.-~
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>~-2. Configure.-~
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>'''~-sudo nvidia-xconfig-~'''
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>~-3. Reboot.-~
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>~-* Tests that you have 3D.-~
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>~-* Test 1-~
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>'''~-You see a Nvidia logo flashscreen when starting ubuntu.-~'''
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>~-* Test 2-~
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>~- See the FPS (frames per second).
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> Wait a few seconds for the FPS to show. 3D will be like 500+FPS. Newer cards are like 5000+FPS.-~
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>'''~-glxgears -iacknowledgethatthistoolisnotabenchmark-~'''
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>~-* Test 3-~
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>~- Check the xorg.conf to see if your have "nvidia" which means you have 3D.-~
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>'''~-sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf-~'''
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>~- You want to see this:-~
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>'''~-Section "Device"
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> Driver "nvidia"-~'''
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>'''How to add a second Hard Disk Drive (HDD)'''
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>~-1. Make a mount folder for the HDD.-~
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>'''~-sudo mkdir /media/storage-~'''
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>~-2. Open to edit your fstab file.-~
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>'''~-sudo gedit /etc/fstab-~'''
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>~-3. Add this line to the bottom of your fstab file and then save.-~
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>'''~-/dev/hdb1 /media/storage ext3 defaults 0 0-~'''
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>~-4. Mount your HDD.-~
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>'''~-sudo mount /dev/hdb1 -t ext3 /media/storage-~'''
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>~-5. Give yourself access permission to your HDD.-~
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>'''~-sudo chown -R username: /media/storage-~'''
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>'''~-Notes.-~'''
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>~-"/media" is the folder HDD are usually mounted.
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>"/media/storage" - where "storage" can be any name your choose.
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>"hdb1" is the name of your HDD you are adding.
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>"username" is the name your log in with.-~
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>'''Nautilus''' ~-(File manager to always see the path.)-~
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>~-1. To always see the path in Nautilus.-~
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>'''~-Edit > Preferences > Behaviour-~'''
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>~-2. Tick the box.-~
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>'''~-Always use text-enty location bar-~'''
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>'''Restart X''' ~-(Restart gnome without fully rebooting.)-~
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>'''~-ctrl-alt-backspace-~'''
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>~-Wait a few seconds for the login screen to appear.-~
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>'''Firestarter''' ~-(Firewall GUI for iptables.)-~
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>~-* Check to see if Firestarter is running.-~
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>'''~-sudo /etc/init.d/firestarter status-~'''
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>~-* Add Firestarter to start-up programs.-~
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>'''~-System > Preferences > Sessions-~'''
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>~-Click.-~
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>'''~-Add-~'''
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>~-Enter the text.-~
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>'''~-sudo firestarter --start-hidden-~'''
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