Mukund JB. wrote: > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:linux-newbie- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike >>Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 8:20 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: keyword for rivafb in XF86Confige file >> >>What video card do you have? > > NVidia Riva TNT2 Modewl64 is my card. > Sorry for the delay. I was off station > > >>Mike >> >> >>Mukund JB. wrote: >> >>>Hello All, >>> >>>I am not able to make my X server work on rivafb (framebuffer > > module) > >>which is loaded as a module on system. >> >>>I edited "XF86Config-4" file >>>Driver "nvidia" . >>>Is it the right keyword to invoke the rivafb driver. I got this on > > same > >>maillists. Where in the system can I find the database for these > > keyword > >>stuff. >> >>>Later, when I say >>># startx , it fails. >>>It says:- >>>(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) >>>(EE) No devices detected. >>> >>>What is going wrong here? Is there any other way through which I can >> >>tell the X server to use Framebuffer. >> >>>Please help. >>> >>>My system configuration >>>Os linux 7.3(kernel - 2.4.18) >>>Boot loader lilo >>>Default runlevel 3 >>>Framebuffer rivafb >>>X server version 4.2.0 >>> >>>Regards, >>>Mukund jampala >>>
Well no expert here, but I had an nvidia card once under linux. If you edited your "XF86Config-4" file to Driver="nvidia" which I believe is the name of nvidia's driver from there site which you would download from them and install as per there readme instructions which I have done and works fine and has 3d accelleration. XFree86 has their open source driver which handles framebuffer support as well and your "XF86Config-4" file would have been Driver="nv" this driver works fine but only 2d accelleration. I dont think you need the rivafb driver if you use the xfree86 driver or nvidia's propietary driver. Mike - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
