display driver install from root
by CFjohnny55 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4YQHG)
I need to install r300_cp.bin (graphics driver) from the console as the root user on a DELL Inspiron 9300 (in beautiful condition). I am new to Linux but very willing to learn. The most recent post related to this broader topic was in Nov. 2019, but it offered no help as to my specific problem.
I performed the full "Buster" install using the firmware-10.2.0-i386-DVD.iso package from Debian. That distro included the wi-fi/ethernet drivers, but not the graphics driver. It is tricky with display startup software as you have to use the very screen that you are trying to load a driver for. I have a second (satellite) display connected, via the VGA port, to the computer as the console display for now.
I need line-by-line command console commands for this, I believe, and to know when to reboot for completion of the process. My eyesight is poor and the small characters are rather blurred. I have already downloaded the driver file onto a usb memory stick. Thanks!
I performed the full "Buster" install using the firmware-10.2.0-i386-DVD.iso package from Debian. That distro included the wi-fi/ethernet drivers, but not the graphics driver. It is tricky with display startup software as you have to use the very screen that you are trying to load a driver for. I have a second (satellite) display connected, via the VGA port, to the computer as the console display for now.
I need line-by-line command console commands for this, I believe, and to know when to reboot for completion of the process. My eyesight is poor and the small characters are rather blurred. I have already downloaded the driver file onto a usb memory stick. Thanks!