How to install the video card driver under Linux operating system

The first step: Download a for Linux version of the graphics driver, I nvidia-linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run my core is 2.6.18-53.el5

Step Two: If you find Xen in your kernel, you are on the virtual machine platform. In the virtual machine platform can not install the graphics driver, it is not to say must not, but the graphics driver support for the virtual machine is not good, anyway, I did not set up once. To quit the virtual machine platform to restart the computer after the choice of no Xen version of the kernel to enter, if there is no I have no way, you googel, I was reloading the system when the virtual machine is not selected.

The third step: as the second step into the system after the ctrl+alt+backspace into the character interface with root login, if still a graphical interface, enter the GUI after the Shell input command init 3 into the character interface.

Fourth step: After the character interface into the video card-driven directory with. Nvidia-linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run start installation pop up first screen select accept Allow installation, and then pop the second screen Select whether to start the installation after the network update, and finally choose to enable the driver with the configuration software.

Fifth step: Input command init 5 into the graphical interface, if the graphical interface error rboot system.

All right, your video card driver is installed, it is not found that the machine is running much faster, looking at the comfortable.