Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 06:50:04AM -0700, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: > I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to > get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white > screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero > problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i > would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. > Thanks to those who respond. Well, I just installed a new Geforce2 MX a couple days ago and had no problems, so I'll tell you what I did. This is using unstable and already having X 4 installed. If you don't have X 4 installed, you should probably upgrade to it; and if you're not using unstable, these instructions may not help you (in which case I recommend following the decent instructions on nvidia's website). It would help you if you would describe your system (which version of Debian you're using, which version of X, what you tried to do to set up the card, etc.) I'll go ahead and post what I did anyway in case it benefits anyone. First, prereqs: Make sure you have the kernel-package package installed, along with the source for your kernel (the appropriate kernel-headers package may work; I don't know), and the usual stuff needed to compile stuff (like gcc, dev versions of typical libraries, etc.). Anyway, once you're ready: 1. Assuming you're running X 4, run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" and choose "nv" for the video card driver. Start X and make sure it works (you'll have 2D but no 3D hardware acceleration). 2. apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src nvidia-glx-src 3. Switch to the directory with your kernel source or headers (hopefully this will work with just kernel-headers; I haven't tried it since I compile my own kernels) and run make-kpkg modules_image 4. You now have a package with the kernel module in the directory above the dir with your kernel source; "cd.." and install it with dpkg -i 5. cd to /usr/src/nvidia-glx-# (where # is a version number like 0.9.769) and type "dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc" 6. Again, you'll have a built package in the parent directory, so cd.. and dpkg -i it. 7. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and: In the "Module" section Comment out these two lines: Load "dri" Load "GLcore" In the "Device" section change Driver "nv" to.. Driver "nvidia" Restart X and pray. :) I'm in a rush so apologize for any mistakes, I'll check over what I said later. -- Tom "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
What version of X are you running? My GeForce 2 GTS runs fine with XFree 4.0.2 On 23 Apr 2001 06:50:04 -0700, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: > I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to > configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all > scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. > This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would > be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. > > Andrew J Woodill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Craig Holyoak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.uq.net.au/craigh/
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
Hello Stephen, * Stephen Boulet wrote: > This is how I did it. > > Download the latest drivers (NVidiaNVIDIA_GLX-0.9-769 and > NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-769) and as root do "make" in the kernel and then GLX > directory. > > Run and configure X with xf86config. I believe graphic card you want is under > number 320. > > Then you'll need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file by uncommenting the > "Load glx" and changing the driver from "nv" to "nvidia". Don't forget to comment "Load Glcore" "Load dri" out. No mesa have to be installed. In unstable there a installpackages for the binary-modules. cya Waldemar -- * A good website for linuxsoftware:| (o_ * * http://www.sourceforge.net | //\ * * Linux rulez!;-)| V_/_ * * GnuPG-Key: 0xBE21BD90 | Tux: #155220 | ICQ: 64035650 *
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
This is how I did it. Download the latest drivers (NVidiaNVIDIA_GLX-0.9-769 and NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-769) and as root do "make" in the kernel and then GLX directory. Run and configure X with xf86config. I believe graphic card you want is under number 320. Then you'll need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file by uncommenting the "Load glx" and changing the driver from "nv" to "nvidia". -- Stephen On Monday 23 April 2001 08:50 am, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: > I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x > to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all > scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. > This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there > would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. > > Andrew J Woodill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 06:50:04AM -0700, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: > I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to > configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all > scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. > This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would > be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. You don't give much detail on your system.. don't expect great replies.. but make sure you have X version 4.0.x .. such as 4.0.2 from woody as 3.3.6 doesn't work.. There is a generic geforce driver which I am pretty sure works for the 4.0.x servers or you can go to nvidia and grab the latest linux driver from there.. Once configured your GII will work fine.
Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. Andrew J Woodill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
