Linux nForce Driver - IA32
Version: 1.0-0261
Release Date: June 11, 2003
Release Highlights for 1.0-0261:
- Added kernel patch to support nForce GART
- Added "spdif_status" module parameter to audio driver to enable/disable S/PDIF support for compatibility
- Fixed bug in audio driver that was causing MSI nForce board to only use 2 channels
- Fixed mmap bug in audio driver causing Quake III to hang.
- Fixed Red Hat Linux 9 build issue with remap_page_range().
- Fixed problem with rebuilding SRPM on Red Hat Linux 9.
- Added Red Hat Linux 9 and Mandrake Linux 9.1 binary RPMs.
This page contains drivers and documentation for the nForce chipset. The chipset includes hardware support for IDE disk control, ethernet networking, audio support, win modem support, and a USB controller. These packages have support for ethernet networking and basic ACI audio. USB and IDE hardware will work with standard Linux drivers. There is no win modem support.
To download and install the drivers, follow the steps below:
STEP 1: Review the NVIDIA Software License. You will need to accept this license prior to downloading any files.
STEP 2: Review Documentation
STEP 3: Download Drivers
To simplify installation, the suite of nForce Linux drivers are bundled into a single package. If you are using one of the distributions mentioned below, and haven't installed a different kernel (or significantly modified the default one), the installation will be very simple. If you don't use one of the distributions listed or have a custom kernel, please choose one of the alternative installation packages.
Directly Supported Distributions
These links contain binary RPMs with drivers and documentation for installing nforce drivers in these major linux distributions.
| Kernel Supported | Kernel Driver Package | MD5 Sum |
| Mandrake 8.2 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.mdk82up_2.4.18_6.athlon.rpm | e6b20a54431e32f080068a9c7a32d8b4 |
| Mandrake 9.0 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.mdk90up_2.4.19_16.athlon.rpm | c40626a9cdcb2936529c796b29251a79 |
| Mandrake 9.1 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.mdk91up_2.4.21_0.13.athlon.rpm | f866242a8f49eaa54518a7976b88a021 |
| Red Hat 7.3 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh73up_2.4.18_3.athlon.rpm | c61e832dec02399058957c4dd609e61d |
| Red Hat 7.3 (Kernel Upgrade) | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh73up_2.4.18_27.athlon.rpm | ad2e1d94f97e590b2de7727da6ec7af5 |
| Red Hat 8.0 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh80up_2.4.18_14.athlon.rpm | 58c9614f236dfe43c242a189b31df561 |
| Red Hat 8.0 (Kernel Upgrade) | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh80up_2.4.18_27.athlon.rpm | f79502995f69491b9fbaee811a3269e3 |
| Red Hat 9.0 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh90up_2.4.20_6.athlon.rpm | 98374f67aa8b08a09022ae98572ae80f |
| Red Hat 9.0 (Kernel Upgrade) | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh90up_2.4.20_9.athlon.rpm | f253468d08169fab8523e29b36a80b4f |
| SuSE 8.1 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.suse81.i586.rpm | 48f065d7d52e208e0841286b228ad301 |
| SuSE 8.2 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.suse82.i586.rpm | 52f6a92ae80550ed918bbec71e131a9c |
| SuSE 9.0 | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.suse90.i586.rpm | aad31c971e31aa5edf5e25dbe4ddff09 |
Alternative Installation
Use this installation if you don't use one of the distributions listed above, or have modified or replaced the default kernel. Please see the README (HTML) for instructions on compiling and installing the tar file or source RPM. The documentation for doing this is contained in the package.
| Kernel Supported | Kernel Driver File | MD5 Sum |
| Kernel Tar File | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz | 19e9c6592e8db6ba55c08d42dc49163f |
| Source RPM | NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.src.rpm | 3ba12f259c661e9c0c9bc6d6fdf0eb35 |
STEP 4: Install
Please read the README (HTML) for details on unpacking and installing the drivers.
If you have any questions or problems, please check the linux discussion forum. If you don't find an answer to your question there, you can send email to linux-nforce-bugs@nvidia.com
