Re: [newbie] GeForce2 MX

2001-07-20 Thread =/\\= Majki =/\\=
So NOW when I launch tuxracer (just for instance--this actually happens with ALL full-screen gl apps), the screen blanks, I hear the monitor tick to a different frequency, my speakers play the first note of the music, and then nothing; I hang with a black screen. If I hit "esc" and

Re: [newbie] GeForce2 MX

2001-07-19 Thread Dan Ray
John-- On Thursday 19 July 2001 02:17 pm, you wrote: Surely somebody's come up against this before. Any hints at which of the libs is likely to be the one? Or should I rpm -U NVIDIA_GLX, then refresh Mesa, then manually delete all the conflicting components, and reinstall NVIDIA_GLX? Any

Re: [newbie] GeForce2 MX

2001-07-19 Thread s
You need to be root first, then the command is: sh nv_check.sh -s On Thursday 19 July 2001 01:50 pm, you wrote: I d/l'ed that but I'm a newbie and I don't know how to run it, when I try a, ./nv_check.sh from Konsole I get the following error message: bash: ./nv_check.sh: bad interpreter:

Re: [newbie] GeForce2 MX

2001-07-19 Thread Dan Ray
Partial success, partial failure: On Wednesday 18 July 2001 11:55 am, Miark wrote: The nVidia drivers that come with Mandrake are not 3D capable. You'll need to go to nVidia's web site to download the proper driver RPMs and the Installation Guide. Okay, so now I'm clearly using the nVidia X

Re: [newbie] GeForce2 MX

2001-07-19 Thread s
Yeah, here's an url to a little script that I just love. It checks to make sure the nvidia drivers are loaded, and that you have edited your xf86config file properly, but most importantly (and conveniently) checks for conflicting mesa files. http://mail.lokigames.com/~heimdall/nvidia/?S=A

Re: [newbie] GeForce2 MX

2001-07-18 Thread Miark
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:32 AM Subject: [newbie] GeForce2 MX Hello! I just installed my second Mandrake machine (which I built from components, a new experience for me!), and this second installation is giving me somewhat more grief than my first did. Most notably, my