On Tuesday 27 May 2003 03:58 pm, Dmitry Suzdalev wrote: > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 23:42, Ernie Schroder wrote: > > Close! you enable it in /etc/modules.d/nvidia. This, in turn > > updates /etc/modules.conf. If you edit modules.conf, it will be > > overwritten the next time you start X. Be prepared to revert back > > to where you are now. How about posting /etc/modules.d/nvidia so we > > can have a look at it. > > I've put the option that brett suggested in /etc/modules.d/nvidia, > not in /etc/modules.conf. I think, he mistyped or smth like that :). > I knew that modules.conf is not the right place to put one's options. > > And what do you expect to see in my 'nvidia' file? If you wanted to > know what my GPU is: its a GF4 MX440 SE. > Anyway here it is (I think it's rather common): > > <begin file> > # Nvidia drivers support > alias char-major-195 nvidia > alias /dev/nvidiactl char-major-195 > > # To tweak the driver the following options can be used, note that > # you should be careful, as it could cause instability!! > # > # To enable Side Band Adressing: NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 > # > # To enable Fast Writes: NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1 > # > # To enable both for instance, uncomment following line: > # > options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1 > <end file> > > Last option works perfect, no errors (at least visual). I'm writing > this message with that option set (I'm in X of course :) ). > And what error might one expect to happen when setting this option to > 1? > > And another thing that left unanswered: what is 'FastWrites' and why > might I need it?
I may have you confused with someone who could only get AGP 1X working. Sorry about that. -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
