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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: buzza24 on 22 November 2002, 00:33

Title: Video Card problems
Post by: buzza24 on 22 November 2002, 00:33
I am using RED hat 8 and i have a problem trying to use the hardware graphics instead the software graphics when playing games.

Linux "Display" won't allow me to make it use the hardware support.

do i need a new driver because i have got that but i don't know how to install it.

Later,
Buzza
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: KernelPanic on 22 November 2002, 00:40
Shall I use my 6th sense to determine what video card you own and what drivers you are using?
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: buzza24 on 22 November 2002, 01:48
Nvidia RIVA TNT2 Model 64

Generic Drivers
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: mobrien_12 on 22 November 2002, 02:06
All NVIDIA cards need proprietary nvidia drivers for 3d hardware accel.

I don't like the fact that they are not GPL, but NVIDIA does let people modify the kernel module source now, so long as they give it back to nvidia.    I had terrible problems with earlier versions of the NVIDIA drivers but the latest ones havn't crashed my computer yet.

http://www.nvidia.com (http://www.nvidia.com)
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: voidmain on 22 November 2002, 02:28
Yeah same here. I have the Geforce2 card and the earlier drivers were a little unstable. Haven't had a problem with the newer ones. I like the NVidia cards and also wish they would open up their technology, but I'm happy with the support they currently give. It's a lot more than most.
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: Crunchy(Cracked)Butter on 22 November 2002, 03:00
I got said drivers for my Gf2 and the damn thing doesn't work, i cannot enable 3d on my system.  If i do the system locks up at login and i have to go into the command line and work through YAST in order to unable the cards 3d abilities.  Any one know of this happening to them and what the work around was?

I use SuSE 8.1 and i did download the official drivers from SuSE and not used the rpm's from nvidias website since they are even worse for my system.
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: voidmain on 22 November 2002, 03:30
I had similar problems until I read the directions carefully. And I would use the drivers from NVidias site:

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-3123 (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-3123)

I also would suggest that you get the kernel SRC RPM and rebuild it yourself, at least make sure you get the right driver for the right processor and SuSe version. I have RedHat 8.0 and for me it was as easy as installing the Athlon kernel RPM and the GL RPM, then editing my XF86Config and changing "nv" (the builtin XFree nVidia Driver) with "nvidia" (the proprietary nVidia driver). I may have had to use the SRC RPM over the precompiled Athlon Kernel RPM but at any rate it works perfectly now.
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: mobrien_12 on 22 November 2002, 10:10
I downloaded the kernel module source tarball ('cause I manually updated my kernel and the RPM wouldn't have detected that correctly) and the source rpms for the rest.  I got all directly from the NV site.
Title: Video Card problems
Post by: Crunchy(Cracked)Butter on 22 November 2002, 12:15
quote:
Originally posted by void main:
I had similar problems until I read the directions carefully. And I would use the drivers from NVidias site:

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-3123 (http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_1.0-3123)

I also would suggest that you get the kernel SRC RPM and rebuild it yourself, at least make sure you get the right driver for the right processor and SuSe version. I have RedHat 8.0 and for me it was as easy as installing the Athlon kernel RPM and the GL RPM, then editing my XF86Config and changing "nv" (the builtin XFree nVidia Driver) with "nvidia" (the proprietary nVidia driver). I may have had to use the SRC RPM over the precompiled Athlon Kernel RPM but at any rate it works perfectly now.


Okay i will try, i will also register at the nvidia forum as well.  Thanks void main.