GeForce 2 Graphics Card

[Dfyant]

Yep sure, I'll get the X86Config file tonight.
Yes I did install it as root - basically followed the doco's to the letter

[Dfyant]

Ok, here's the sections of my XF86Config file:
------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX"
EndSection

and:

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

How does this look?

I've just looked at my GeForce2 here at work (under my linux boot) and glxgears is getting 700.1 fps!

This is the config file here: (I suspect I'm missing parameters at home...)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX (generic)"
VideoRam 65536

and:

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

-------------------------------------------------------

I've just noticed that the Video Ram section is missing, could this be this issue?

[Chris H]

Add it and try it!
Post back though.

[Dfyant]

will do!

I'll try get back to you tomorrow cos I have to work (tomorrow is saturday here...)

Thanks for your help in this too.....

[Chris H]

For what it's worth this is all my XF86 Config file has about it

Section "Device"
Identifier "VESA Framebuffer"
Driver "nvidia"
#VideoRam 65536
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection

Slackware 9.1

[Chris H]

Dyfant, what version of the nvidia driver did you install?

I've seen loads of posts about probs with 5328 that are resolved by going back to the 4496 version.

Might be worth trying?

Go to text level and uninstall

# init 3
# nvidia-installer --uninstall

Then install the 4496 ones

Also make sure Load "dri" is removed or commented out.

[Dfyant]

Ok, I tried making the changes to include the 64MB memory and this did not help at all.

I am looking at re-doing my RH9 install after seeing the /var/log/messages - there appears to be ALOT of issues going on, particularly nvidia....ALOT. Some stuff about the kernel not being able to load stuff to do with nvidia.
I'll start from scratch and see how it goes - theoretically it should be fine - my work linux install works like a dream!

Let you know how I get on cos I won't be here for a couple of days....


Thanks,

Chris B