(SOLVED) How do I pick the correct video driver from the command line?

[almorzar]

Hi -- I am still running pclos 2009 because I can't get certain apps to run under the newer KDE4 version; I understand 2009 isn't "supported" anymore but I was hoping someone might help anyway since this may be a more general problem/screw-up.  In the midst of trying to get an upgraded video card to work, I selected the wrong driver (it was one called "nvidia", I think). It didn't work and threw me out to a command line.   Now, even with my old/original video card re-inserted (it is a Zotac Geforce GS8400), I can't get to the desktop -- only to a command-line prompt.  I KNOW that the correct driver is the NVIDIA 180 driver (the one that covers all of the 6xxx, 7xxx, 8xxx, and 9xxx series Nvidia card -- the hardware utility detects it as the 6100 driver).  My question is:

How do I select that driver from the command line?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.    [I am a newbie so if you could type out the complete command(s) I would need to use (including any file paths to get to the driver file) it would be a big help.  And yes, I do feel like an idiot].  I am typing this from a windows box.

[AS]

Hi almorzar,

XFdrake is your friend command. 

AS

[almorzar]

sorry -- what is XFdrake?    do I type that at the command line?

[AS]

sorry -- what is XFdrake?    do I type that at the command line?

Is the program to configure the video card driver, and yes, from root account type in the command XFdrake.

AS

[Was_Just19]

I would type  pcc   (or maybe on 2009   video     also worked?)

That should give you a curses version of the PCLOS Control Centre from which you can select the Display and then the driver.

[almorzar]

YAY!!!    Thanks very much.   XFdrake WAS my friend!          I am now typing this from my pclos 2009 desktop.

Thanks again....very much!