I have a nvidia geforce 2 mx200 card and got it running last night under Mandrake 9.0. It was a bit more trouble than some of the other distros...I had to hand edit the XF86Config file a bit. I could send you a copy of my config file if you like.
The basic approach, which I'm sure you're familiar with, is to download the nvidia drivers from their site. I would recommend the tarballs. (presuming you have gcc et al. installed). I've used the 3123 drivers on several installs. Just follow the instructions that nvidia provides in terms of unpacking the tarballs 'make install' editing the XF86Config(-4) file, etc. I had some problems 'cuz I was tweaking the monitor section by hand, using the tech specs for a Mag Innovision 771 that I just bought (now $69 after rebate at BestBuy's - a steal) but It's working great now. Another alternative, if you have the other distros running OK on your card is to grab the "Devices" "Monitors" and "Screens" sections from the XF86Config file that works and use it in your Mandrake /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. Terry Smith On Thu, 2002-11-28 at 21:30, Rainer wrote: > hello, > > as a newbie to linux i have to agree that mandrake has been the easiest to > configure and i would like to go back - as a matter of fact i'm in the > process of downloading the 9.0 iso's. > > my problem is with the nVidia drivers for the geforce2 mx/mx 400. it worked > fine on mdk 8.1 (but it didn't support my audigy card). 8.2 froze constantly > and i finally lost my xserver completely. trying to fix things on the > command line only - as a newbie isn't fun! red hat 8.0, suse liveval 8.1, > debian 3.0, and slackware 8.1 all configure my graphics card so it works! > they might be more difficult to use but at least i have the advantage of a > gui which tends to simplify things. > > so, my question is, does anyone have a relatively straightforward answer to > this problem - nvidia geforce2 mx 400/400 card and mandrake. i've followed > this mailing list and have read that this problem continues on 9.0. i really > would like to give it one more shot. > > thanks > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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