#Nvidia Nforce 8800 GTX CUDA installation
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/cuda_1_1_beta.html

#save old version
cd /opt
mv NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/ NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK-0.8
cd /lib/modules/2.6.17-prep-perfmon-smp2.6.17-perfmon-patchforthr/kernel/drivers/video
mv mv nvidia.ko nvidia-0.8.ko
cd /usr/local
mv cuda cuda-0.8

cd /home/mueller/linux/nvidia/XXX
#installation of nvidia module, CUDA compiler/library toolkit

#reboot in runlevel 4 (no X)
/sbin/init 4
/sbin/rmmod nvidia
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.04-pkg1.run
#ignore warnings, no not configure for X
/sbin/modprobe nvidia
/sbin/init 5

#add to /etc/rc.local:
/sbin/init 4
/sbin/rmmod nvidia
/sbin/modprobe nvidia
/sbin/init 5
chmod 666 /dev/nvidia*

sh NVIDIA_CUDA_Toolkit_1.1_Beta_RHEL5_x86.run
#installs into /usr/local/cuda
sh NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK_1.1_Beta_Linux.run
  /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK 
#  /opt/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK 
yum install freeglut-devel.i386
cd /opt/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK
export CUDA_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/local/cuda
export PATH="$CUDA_INSTALL_PATH/bin:$PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CUDA_INSTALL_PATH/lib
make
./bin/linux/release/matrixMul
Processing time: 0.164000 (ms)
Test PASSED
./bin/linux/release/bandwidthTest
Quick Mode
Host to Device Bandwidth for Pageable memory
.
Transfer Size (Bytes)   Bandwidth(MB/s)
 33554432               1181.4

Quick Mode
Device to Host Bandwidth for Pageable memory
.
Transfer Size (Bytes)   Bandwidth(MB/s)
 33554432               997.9

Quick Mode
Device to Device Bandwidth
.
Transfer Size (Bytes)   Bandwidth(MB/s)
 33554432               70733.9

#installtion as a user:
mkdir nvidia
cd nvidia
cp /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/Makefile .
mkdir common projects
cd common
cp /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/common/Makefile .
cp /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/common/common.mk .
ln -s /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/common/* .
cd ../projects
cp -R /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/projects/matrixMul .
cp -R /usr/local/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/projects/bandwidthTest .
cd ..
export CUDA_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/local/cuda
export PATH="$CUDA_INSTALL_PATH/bin:$PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CUDA_INSTALL_PATH/lib
make

./bin/linux/release/bandwidthTest
Quick Mode
Host to Device Bandwidth for Pageable memory
.
Transfer Size (Bytes)   Bandwidth(MB/s)
 33554432               1190.0

Quick Mode
Device to Host Bandwidth for Pageable memory
.
Transfer Size (Bytes)   Bandwidth(MB/s)
 33554432               997.2

Quick Mode
Device to Device Bandwidth
.
Transfer Size (Bytes)   Bandwidth(MB/s)
 33554432               70733.9

./bin/linux/release/matrixMul
Processing time: 0.174000 (ms)
Test PASSED


#stale notes:
kernel modules precompiled:
http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/4/i386/RPMS.lvn/
Nvidia Linux forum:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14
download drivers:
nvidia.com