On 6/29/05, Jarom Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Subject: Re: [newbies] Savage/IX fedora core 4 > > On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 22:40 -0600, Jarom Jackson wrote: > > > My problem is I cant figure out how to get the graphics card > > > working. With my other computer, fedora auto detected it(nvidia > > > geforce) and set things up to work with it, but I still had to get > > > nVidias drivers from there web site for it to work well (i.e. run 3d > > > games, etc). That was pretty easy. This time though its a savage/IX > > > and I don't know where to go or what to do. > > > > >The nVidia installer is a point of some controversy. As an alternative, > > >livna has RPMs of nvidia's driver. I've had some annoying experiences > > >with nvidia's installer, so livna is my preference. But like I said, > > >it's controversial, so I won't try to tell you one of the other is > > >"best". > > > > >Are you certain that savage/ix drivers are available for Linux? You > > >might be out of luck. These questions are usually best addressed to Dr. > > >Google. > > > > I don't know if there are savage/ix drivers for linux, I searched alot > on google, and gave up. I guess I have no choice but to return to windows?
Dangling the threat of returning to windoze in front of us is a good way to get some responses. Way to go! What do you mean by video not working? I've had a thinkpad with savage video running linux since redhat 7.something. The video always worked OK. 3d support has never been good, but what do you expect from savage? Bryan -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/
