Re: Confusion about X in woody
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".
But if you don't need accel. OpenGL support or _fast_ graphics,
you can just use the "nv" driver.
Hope this helps,
Adam
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