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