[Please don't top post.] On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 06:12:20PM -0700, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Hi, > > You're Xfree86 config file is all wrong. You're trying to use the fbdev > driver (and it looks like you don't even have the framebuffer enabled in > your kernel so that will not work). If you don't want 3d acceleration, > just use the 'nv' driver instead of 'fbdev' (and then change your > resolution if you don't want to be running in 640x480). If you do want > 3d, you will need to check out the nvidia closed-source drivers on there
Unfortunately, the 'nv' driver in Woody does not work with GeForce4
cards. So he'll have to either live with non-accelerated graphics,
upgrade to 4.2, or go get Nvidia's non-Free drivers. The
nvidia-{kernel,glx}-src packages ease the pain of the latter option.
-rob
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