Hi Dan,
The nVidia drivers that come with Mandrake are not 3D
capable. You'll need to go to nVidia's web site to download
the proper driver RPMs and the Installation Guide.
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux
Miark
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:32 AM
Subject: [newbie] GeForce2 MX
> Hello!
>
> I just installed my second Mandrake machine (which I built
from components, a
> new experience for me!), and this second installation is
giving me somewhat
> more grief than my first did.
>
> Most notably, my GeForce2 MX doesn't do full-screen GL
very well at all.
> Tuxracer gives me about .5 frames per second--which makes
sliding down a
> mountain VERY challenging! I saw this same behavior in
gltron too.
>
> I installed Mesa off the Core CD, which allowed Tuxracer
to launch.
> Prior to that it gave an error about being unable to find
GL extensions for
> this device. I don't have the exact wording of that error
(this machine is at
> home, while I'm at work), but I could get it if that would
be helpful.
>
> Then when I saw the performance I was getting, I went to
nvidia.com and
> downloaded their drivers, which I installed. I made the
changes they
> recommended to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Installing
NVIDIA_GLX from rpm, I got a
> bunch of messages about it copying away GL-related
libraries that it had
> conflicts with. With NVIDIA_GLX installed, I get the same
error I got before
> Mesa about missing GL. 'rpm -e NVIDIA_GLX' gets back my
Mesa stuff, and gets
> me back the very poor performance I mention above.
>
> Any input on this? Anybody got a GeForce2 MX running GL
successfully?
>
>
> --
> Dan Ray
> Director Custom Applications
> Triangle Research, Inc.
> http://www.triangleresearch.com
>
