nvidia driver installation question

[sickels]

I followed the instructions:
Instructions:
To install from tar file, unpack each file:
$ tar xzf NVIDIA_kernel.tar.gz
$ tar xzf NVIDIA_GLX.tar.gz
cd into the NVIDIA_kernel directory. Type 'make install'. This will
compile the kernel interface to the NVdriver, link the NVdriver, copy
the NVdriver into place, and attempt to insert the NVdriver into the
running kernel:
$ cd NVIDIA_kernel
$ make install
Next, move into the NVIDIA_GLX directory. Type 'make install' -- this
will copy the files into place:
$ cd ../NVIDIA_GLX
$ make install
Note that the "make install" for each package will remove any previously
installed NVIDIA drivers.
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Everything was going well until I typed make install then I got a bad command message. Any Ideas why I would get this? Every way I've read to intall these besides the RPM tells you to type this command why wouldn't it work?
Thanks

You must execute the make install command as root. If that does not fix it can you post the exact error message.

[sickels]

Originally posted by nvidia_linux:
You must execute the make install command as root. If that does not fix it can you post the exact error message.

I was logged in as root I think
[root.../root]typed make install and got this message
bash:make:command not found
what does that mean?

That means that the make command is not installed. I had the problem too when I tried to install the drivers. I'm not sure what windows manager you are using but if you open the RPM program there is a button that shows search. Click that and it will create a large list. In that list is the make command. Check that and click the install button. That should install the make command and you should be able to install the drivers.