Re: nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread Martin Atukunda
On Friday 18 January 2002 14:25, Benjamin Sommerfeld proclaimed: > > default window-manager: look at the links > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager and /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager > they point to your default window managers. i think if you set the > x-session-manager to gnome for instance,

Re: nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread Vaclav Hula
Hi, On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 12:25:00PM +0100, Benjamin Sommerfeld wrote: > the installation of these drivers is really no problem. just read the > Readme form their homepage. > default window-manager: look at the links > /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager and /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager

Re: nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread Paul 'Baloo' Johnson
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Xavier Hubin wrote: > I experienced also flickering but i fixed it by updating manually in the > XF86config-4 file the refrech rate given in my monitor documentation. > Be carfull with that! Be sure to put value given in your monito doc!! If they're not printed on the monitor

Re: nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread Paul 'Baloo' Johnson
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, David Wright wrote: > I don't need top 3D performance, so I would prefer not have have to > deal with nVidia's closed-source drivers -- isn't there also an > open-source driver from XFee86-4? ("nv"?) And shouldn't the kernel > load agpart to use the AGP slot? How do I get it t

Re: nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread Xavier Hubin
On Friday 18 January 2002 11:45, David Wright wrote: > I am using an AGP nVidia GeForce2 MX video card and am experiencing video > problems. The screen, even in text mode, shows lots of flickering, > horizontal lines. > > The monitor is a 1600 x 1200 19" LCD; I can plug it into another machine > an

Re: nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread Benjamin Sommerfeld
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, David Wright wrote: > > I am using an AGP nVidia GeForce2 MX video card and am experiencing video > problems. The screen, even in text mode, shows lots of flickering, horizontal > lines. > > The monitor is a 1600 x 1200 19" LCD; I can plug it into another machine and > th

nVidia and X problems

2002-01-18 Thread David Wright
I am using an AGP nVidia GeForce2 MX video card and am experiencing video problems. The screen, even in text mode, shows lots of flickering, horizontal lines. The monitor is a 1600 x 1200 19" LCD; I can plug it into another machine and the image is beautiful, so I don't think the problem is in