On Thu, 2001-11-22 at 07:31, Robert MacLean wrote: > there is no need to reboot. > > when you are at the command prompt, edit the config file > and type startx. > > it will then attempt to load x. if it fails it will kick you back to > the console. > otherwise it will work Hi! I am wondering what I need to do beyond installing the Nvidia drivers for Open GL or Mesa to work. Or if that is an inappropriate goal what is a simple 3D thing I can do to observe the effect of having 3D drivers on my system.
I downloaded the RPMs for 8.1 from the MandrakeUser site and followed the instructions that were there. I seem to have been successful because Gnome is working just like normal. Now I would like to do something that makes use of the 3D capabilities of the Nvidia drivers but when I go to the Mesa and OpenGL demos in the toys section of the amusements menu they don't appear to be working. OpenGL demos open a Window but it appears to include my desktop and it never does anything else, the Mesa demos don't seem to even launch. I click but nothing visible happens and I can't find a process for them in gtop. Is there something I need to do to activate 3D support other than successfully installing the Nvidia kernel and glx? The instructions said that I just needed to run XFdrake and choose my resolution after rpming the drivers. I did that. The instructions said that I didn't need to edit anything since I was using 8.1, but, I either don't understand what should be happening or I'm don't know how to invoke what should be happening. Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks. Traci
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