Problems with nvidia...

[Plaz McMan]

Just installed RH9, and seems to be working OK, but I can't get the nVidia drivers that nVidia distributes: I installed the nVidia drivers, but it doesn't work. If I use driver = "nv" , though, it does. My XF86Config file



# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "dvorak"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Gateway Vivitron 20"
HorizSync 29.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia0"
Driver "nv"
BoardName "Unknown video card"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "nvidia0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection






As I said, that works, but replacing "nv" with "nvidia" results in blanks to the screen (NOT no signal), and a system lockup - no kb LEDs, no CTR ALT DEL.

Help?

Thanks,
-Plaz


Oh, hardware:

GeForce FX 5200 g-card
nForce-2 mobo (Epox)
Athlon 1800+

[Dillinger]

If it works with driver=nv, then what's the problem?

[Plaz McMan]

I was under the impression that nVidia's drivers provided more support. I do have a twin view card, and I don't think nv will support that.

Also, it will allow 3D acceleration, correct? nv won't.

[variant]

are you useing the drivers htat came one the cd? those are open source and not the official drivers from nvidia

[Plaz McMan]

I'm using the "nv" drivers only because the "nvidia" drivers don't seem to work.

Yes, the "nv" drivers came with RH9, whereas I DL'd the "nvidia" drivers.

[variant]

i had problems getting the nvidia drivers to work manualy as well so in the end i used suse online update which downloaded them and installed them itself and it worked.. is there a redhat auto update that allows you to select single packages? if so use it instead of manual method.

[Plaz McMan]

Got it all working - had to manually set it's IRQ in the BIOS.

Now, if I could only get that modem to work...