Hello Rob, What I do with my *GeForce 2 MX 400* :) is to let Xconf set it up, the test might fail, I think on one of the nvidia G4's it did, but it still saves the res. etc. Then just go in and change the two lines that they say in the files and you are set !
Cheers, Pieter ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 21:49 Subject: RE: nVidia GEForce 4 Ti 4600 > Thanks. I checked on nVidia, and they seem to have a driver for my > card. So when I do the initial RH installation, is there any logic to > which card to tell the system I have (since I have to tell it > something)? I assume I'll then install the nVidia driver RPM from the > shell. > > Rob Yale > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Dave Reed > Sent: April 15, 2002 3:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: nVidia GEForce 4 Ti 4600 > > > > From: "rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm trying to do a RH 7.2 install on a box that has a nVidia 128 meg > > DDR GEForce 4 Ti 4600. The RedHat installer doesn't seem to know > > about this card, and in fact only goes up to a GF 3 with 64 meg. > > Consequently, X Windows doesn't work. Any ideas how I can get this > > card working? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rob Yale > > In an effort to stop this thread from repeating past long winded threads > about NVidia drivers . . . > > It's not surprising that the installer doesn't know about it since the > card came out after Red Hat 7.2 You may be able to get 2D support by > setting it up as a GF 3, but if you shelled out the bucks for a GF 4 I > assume you want 3D accelerated graphics. NVidia can't/won't (I'm not > certain exactly which) release the specs so it is impossible for open > source drivers to exist. NVidia does provide their own "drivers" for > Linux (you need a kernel driver and a GL library - see nvidia.com); > these drivers are know to have bugs (although most of the time they work > reasonably well if you follow the README instructions carefully) so use > at your own risk (i.e., don't ask for support/help from Red Hat since > they can't support them without the source code for them). If it doesn't > work, bug NVidia. > > Dave > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-lis > > > > > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
