On Thursday 19 August 2004 10:30 am, Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> On Thursday 19 August 2004 09:25, Tom Brinkman wrote:
> > On Thursday 19 August 2004 05:19 am, SnapafunFrank wrote:
> > > Thereidos wrote:
> Ok Tom I'm confused while using 2.6.3-7 I was using nvidia
> driver confirmed in /etc./X11/XF86Config-4. Glxgears reported
> 300 to 600fps in 5 sec when the gears were minimized it went
> over 1000fps in 5 sec. When I switched to 2.6.3.15 glx gears
> wont even run and the nvidia driver is nv in Config-4. I don't
> play any games that require accel, maybe pysol once in a while.
> Is there any reason for using 2.6.3.15?
The real question is do you need the proprietary driver?
Actually I'd suggest the newest kernel you can find for your
system. Even if you have to compile a cooker rpm from
kernel-source. Later 2.6.7 (higher version level) should be
good. The 2.6.8's are a little new right now (low version
levels). YMMV
I suspect glxgears won't run either because the line
Load "glx" # 3D layer is commented out (disabled) in
XF86config.... or..... since you had the proprietary drivers
previously installed on the system (you have uninstalled them,
right?), nVidia's installation removed Xfree's mesa files/dirs.
If that's the case you'll need to urpme all xfree (or xorg)
rpms and the reinstall them..or You could just use 'rpm -Uvh
--force' to put them back in over the existing pkgs. That will
also replace missing files/dirs that nVidia fsck'd with. Do
either of the above at a level 3 prompt (no X running).
If you've nVidia tainted that 2.6.3-15 kernel, you should either
remove and reinstall it, or just use --force to replace kernel
files and pkgs.
> Ok I don't need nvidia but there are flashes 3/4" bars running
> through my desktop now with nv and 2.6.3.15 that wernt there
> with nvidia and 2.6.3-7.
Might be related to missing files/dirs, nVidia taints above?
OTOH, it could be overstreched hardware. What you see on the
monitor is the result of the video card, motherboard, and monitor
working together. The result will be no better than the weakest
link. Run 'ddcxinfos' to see your hardware specs, what it is
capable of and the suggested modelines. A lot will depend on if
your monitor has EISA info, so look for a line like mine
tom # ddcxinfos | fgrep -i eisa
20.85 inches monitor (truly 19.31') EISA ID=SAM0080
If you see somethin similar, go ahead and run 'ddcxinfos |less'
Another common mistake people tend to make is running at too
high a resolution and/or color depth (bpp). Going back to EISA
above, mine is a 19" TFT that both Samsung and 'ddcxinfos' says
maxes out at 1280x1024(Samsung-) x24(nVidia- limitations). It
will run at 1600x1200, and as a matter of fact that's what a
Mandrake fresh install suggests......but that's overreaching.
Particularly since many video and monitor vendors tend to
overstate hardware specs.
HTH, but I haven't touched nvidia proprietary drivers in
years, and I've never had any issues with the 'nv' driver ..so I
might not be the best one to help. I really just butted in here
to correct the common misconception that xfree (xorg) doesn't
support acceleration and OpenGL. It surely does ;)
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Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
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