Adam Majer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 07:52:55AM +0000, Randy Orrison wrote: > > I figured that the two v 3.3.6 packages (note that I've added the "-v3" > > to the appropriate line, that was quite confusing for a while) were > > obsolete, and deleted them (while X was not running). Ha! xdm wouldn't > > start! I put them back and now all is well again. It appears that xdm > > was trying to start /etc/X11/X which is a symlink to > > /usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA, which comes from xserver-svga v 3.3.6. > > > > So, all is working again, but I think I'm running some weird 3.3.6/4.1 > > crossbreed which worries me. I'd like to be able to get rid of the > > 3.3.6 stuff. My video card is an NVIDIA Riva TNT Model 64, which 3 > > didn't support directly (hence the svga). Does 4 support this directly, > > and how do I configure it to use it? > > Get rid off the 3.3.6 stuff - install xserver-xfree86 package. > It will provide all the necessary drivers. > > Use XF86Config-4 file instead of the old version 3 file. It has > a much simpler syntax than 3.3.6 stuff... There were a few > problems in Sid with overwriting config stuff in that file b/w > upgrades but it should be fixed now. > > For NVidia cards, just use the driver "nv" in the XF86Config-4 > file. > > For accelerated support, you need to go to NVidia.com and DL the > sources for kernel [2.4.x series kernels I think] drivers and X > drivers. Install both of them in appropriate place and then the > X driver from NVidia is not "nv" anymore but it will be > "nvidia".
Note that testing and unstable contain packages for the nvidia drivers that will download the drivers and create Debian packages out of them. They're a bit more convenient than messing with the tar.gz's manually. -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
