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snail
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 Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 4:44 pm Post subject: nVIDIA kernel + glx & OpenGL Update; terminal corrupt |
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I followed the directions to the T, well at least I thought I did...
I used the X and Desktop config guide and followed these instructions::
Configuring your NVIDIA Card
If you happen to have an NVIDIA card, now would be a good time to install the NVIDIA accelerated drivers.
Note: If you recompile your kernel, you must also recompile nvidia-kernel. This has to be done because the new kernel build will delete your nvidia modules.
Code Listing 2.10: NVIDIA owners only
# emerge nvidia-glx
# emerge nvidia-kernel
# nano -w /etc/X11/XF86Config
(Change "nv" to "nvidia" in the Device section)
# modprobe nvidia
Note: If you are using a kernel version other than 2.4, replace 2.4 with that version.
Code Listing 2.12: Enabling GLX in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Section "Module"
# This loads the GLX module
# Load "glx" (Uncomment this line)
Code Listing 2.13: Tell X to use the NVIDIA driver in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
#Driver "nv"
Driver "nvidia"
#VideoRam 32768
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
Code Listing 2.14: Enable 3D Acceleration
# opengl-update nvidia
Run startx one more time to make sure that X still comes up (this time with the NVIDIA splash screen, if you have installed the nvidia drivers).
Note: If you run into problems with X, consult the glx documentation in /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx-1.0.XXXX/README.gz. There are many configuration variables which may affect your systems performance.
I followed ALL of the above, however, I configured my X using xf86config (its my fav!) I selected most of all of the defaults for monitor and mouse and key and such but I chose 349 for vid card and selected custom rez of 459abd for all bittages of rez and told it to default at 24mil and that was fine and all... the nVIDIA eye would load and all and I got my kde but when I would try to access a terminal or shutdown X I would get a corrupted term and it would have all sorts of colours and blinking and ascii chars all colorful and the system would only respond to a ctrl+alt+del
what is wrong?? |
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TommyB
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Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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Location: Nuremberg, Germany
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you use an nvidia framebuffer driver for your standard console? I didn't try, but I heard nvidia framebuffer and nvidia X driver don't work together. In that case you could try without framebuffer or with vesafb or something. |
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mike4148
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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If the source of the problem does not lie in framebuffer support, try
| Code: | | ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge nvidia-kernel nvidia-glx |
to use newer versions of the drivers. There have been some in the past that have had problems like that you've mentioned. |
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akha
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snail
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| Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject: ThankYou It Worked!!! |
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The Option to Ignore "TV" in XF86Config Worked like a charm... Albeit, now this means that I will re-think ever purchasing another nVIDIA based VIDcard... It seems that ATI has better Linux support judging by the open support products and DRI and all of the ATi driver projects listed in portage and on sourceforge....
Thanks So much
--Regards--
--Snail ~7~ |
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