I was able to copy the ldconfig file to the sbin directory so then running the nvidia driver now results in the following message.
.ERROR: Unable to find the system utility `ld`; please make sure you have the
package 'binutils' installed. If you do have binutils installed,
then please check that `ld` is in your PATH
Actually, i cheated - i had devx on the other machine and copied ldconfig from there. I checked that machine for the binutils file to no avail. What to they mean by utility 'ld'? Searching on ld leads to 500 items in the other machine, 137 in the target machine so i guess maybe i'll have to install devx which i was hoping to avoid.
Ok, that's done, now, trying to run the driver results in the following message.
On the Nvidia page at http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/52240# it saidERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at www.nvidia.com.
So, i exited X. Instructions for noobs like meInstallation instructions: Once you have downloaded the driver, change to the directory containing the driver package and install the driver by running, as root, sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-310.19.run
One of the last installation steps will offer to update your X configuration file. Either accept that offer, edit your X configuration file manually so that the NVIDIA X driver will be used, or run nvidia-xconfig
cd ..
dir
repeat until you see 'root' and 'mnt' listed
cd /mnt/home
dir
enter the command given above -
sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-310.19.run
This resulted in the following message (also recorded in /var/log/nvidia-installer-log) ....
Oooph, this is waaay beyond my ken, even with Nvidia's help details page http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L ... index.htmlUnable to find source tree for currently running kernel
Make sure they are installed & properly configured.
ie for Red Hat, ensure 'kernel-source' or ' kernel-deve1' RPM is installed
You may specify the path with --kernel-source--path' command line option
The FAQ and Problems section seem relevant but are written in geek!
I asked pfind to look up 'kernel' - 27 items returned, many in the /lib/modules/ directory but also many others. No file called kernel-source found or kernel-deve1 so maybe this whole quest is hopeless?????
Well, maybe I'll try the command
sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-310.19.run --kernel-source-/lib/modules/ or
sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-310.19.run --/lib/modules/kernel-source
to see if that works but how can it when there's no kernel-source file?? Will the real kernel please stand up!!! Otherwise, can someone clue me in to the proper syntax for what they're asking? Or whatever you think i should do.
edit - if i have to give up on installing the nvidia driver, it looks like i'll have to go back to this page
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=72405
although i suspect those aren't designed for dual screen but there is some discussion of kernel-source.
Thanks again.