Hraphics driver

[Tjebychef]

I have just installed Debian Sarge on PC with a GeForce 6600 graphics card. It works, but only with very low resolution (VGA). So it appears that the proper driver isn't installed. Anybody out there that knows if there is a driver for GeForce 6600 GT (Sparkle)?

[psic]

I have just installed Debian Sarge on PC with a GeForce 6600 graphics card. It works, but only with very low resolution (VGA). So it appears that the proper driver isn't installed. Anybody out there that knows if there is a driver for GeForce 6600 GT (Sparkle)?

There is a driver for it, but you can get better resolution just by editing your X config file (check in /etc/X11/, it should be either xorg.conf or XF86Config-4). Whichever it is, look for the "Screen" section. See the various resolutions? Add the ones you wish, so it looks like this:

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen 1"
	Device     "Standard VGA"
	Monitor    "My Monitor"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes    "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

[farslayer]

using the kernel-compile how-to in conjunction with the debian nVidia How-to should make installing the nVidia drivers pretty easy.. worked like a charm for me.

nVidia How-To
http://home.comcast.net/~andrex/Debi...tallation.html


Kernel Compile How-to
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...kernel.en.html
(you will need this is you have to install sources.)

[Vergil83]

you can also use the nv driver (replace vga with nv). You just won't have the same fps as with the proprietary one (see above)

[farslayer]

you also won't have hardware 3D acceleration with the nv driver..

if you wish to play any games (bzflag, UT series, quake series including Quake4, Savage, etc.. ) you will want the nVidia driver.


If 3D hardware acceleration isn't an issue the nv driver works just fine.