--- Begin Message ---sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]Hi, This isn't true. These packages are for the nvidia kernel drivers, which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named "nv". This is a free driver, but doesn't contain any 3d acceleration. You probably misconfigured the x server somewhere. A good way to debug your XF86Config-4 is typing: X -configure Then see if it starts up. If it does, just look at the file created in the directory you were in while running this command, it should have a name like XF86Config.new or something, and find the differences with your config file (especially in the "device" section). gl, Wim On Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:04:19 -0500 sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > heya, > > yeah, you need a couple packages. install > > nvidia-kernel-src > nvidia-glx-src > > and follow the directions you get in /usr/share/doc/nvidia* > > > good luck, > sean > > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 08:49:38AM -0500, Ben Hill wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > > I have set up the device manually in the XF86Config-4 as a "nv" type, but when I try to start X, it just tries to display, then retrys endlessly. > > > > Do I need to add NVidia drivers? I noticed that there is an NVidia drivers source deb when I did a package search. > > > > Has anyone set this up? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ben > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree 86 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree86 From: Wim De Smet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:52:01 +0100 To: sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, This isn't true. These packages are for the nvidia kernel drivers, which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named "nv". This is a free driver, but doesn't contain any 3d acceleration. You probably misconfigured the x server somewhere. A good way to debug your XF86Config-4 is typing: X -configure Then see if it starts up. If it does, just look at the file created in the directory you were in while running this command, it should have a name like XF86Config.new or something, and find the differences with your config file (especially in the "device" section). gl, Wim On Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:04:19 -0500 sean finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > heya, > > yeah, you need a couple packages. install > > nvidia-kernel-src > nvidia-glx-src > > and follow the directions you get in /usr/share/doc/nvidia* > > > good luck, > sean > > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 08:49:38AM -0500, Ben Hill wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with >XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > > I have set up the device manually in the XF86Config-4 as a "nv" type, but when I >try to start X, it just tries to display, then retrys endlessly. > > > > Do I need to add NVidia drivers? I noticed that there is an NVidia drivers source >deb when I did a package search. > > > > Has anyone set this up? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ben > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, I had the same problem with the same TNT2 card. I have solved it by deleting the originally produced file in /etc/X11/XF86config-4. Then you use the oldfashioned "xf86config" command as root. You have to know some basic parameters of your monitor , preferably the horizontal and vertical refresh-rates. When you don't have them you can chose a conservative setting which is available in the configscript. Your card identifieer number will be "175" with probably 3200K memory. After saving the this new XF86config file you can use : "startx". Good Luck, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--- End Message ---
