* Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-05-04 17:48): > On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 03:31:13PM +1000, Ewing, Jeff wrote: > > Steps I used for Diamond Viper 770 AGP > > > > 1.Environment is Debian Unstable, XFree 4.0.3. > > 2.Remove Open GL software support Mesa, Utah-GLX etc. > > 3.Compile Kernel and ensure MMTR support, no DRI, no Framebuffer, no AGP. > > 4.Download Nvidia drivers (kernel and GLX tar files) and follow the included > > http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html > > instructions: > > > > Add: > > Driver "nvidia" > > Option "NvAgp" "1" > > to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > > > 5.Reboot > > 6.cat /proc/nv/card0 : should show AGP on. > > 7.Tuxracer,Flightgear and Xscreensaver+GL much improved speed. > > This doesn't seem to work for me: > > $ cat /proc/nv/card0 > ----- Driver Info ----- > NVRM Version: 1.0-769 > ------ Card Info ------ > Model: Riva TNT2 Vanta > IRQ: 11 > ------ AGP Info ------- > AGP status: Disabled > AGP Driver: > Bridge: Via MVP3 > SBA: Supported [disabled] > FW: Unsupported [disabled] > Rates: 2x 1x [-] > Registers: 0x07000203:0x00000000 > > From XF86Config-4: > > Section "Device" > Identifier "NV AGP" > VendorName "nvidia" > Driver "nvidia" > Option "NvAgp" "1" > # update this with the PCI id of your card. Consult the output > # of the 'lspci' command. > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > EndSection
Do you have agpgart built into your kernel? When I had it built in, then I couldn't get Nvidia's AGP support to work. When I left it as a module (and didn't modprobe it), then I could get the Nvidia AGP driver working. -- Sean Quinlan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
