Re: Any experience with new NVIDIA drivers?
Mario Vukelic wrote:
>
> On 04 Feb 2001 20:01:20 -0600, Dr. Aldo Medina wrote:
> > I'm using a Gigabyte 6XOM7E-1 Mobo with a Creative Labs Graphics Blaster
> > Riva TNT. Debian 2.2r2 testing. I just installed the nvidia 0.9-6 from
> > tarball. I followed the instructions in NVIDIA_Linux.html, including
> > renaming /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a,
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a, /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so* and
> > libGLcore.so*. I didn't had any /usr/lib/libGL.so file. When I tried
> > xscreen-demo GL savers, the speed was very slow, so I tried searching
> > for Mesa* files and I renamed libMesaGL.so.3 and libMesaGLU.so.3. I made
> > a symlink from libMesaGL to /usr/lib/libGL.so.1, and from libMesaGLU.
> > Now when I try GL savers, I get a shared library not found relating
> > libGLU.so, so I deleted the libMesaGLU symlink. No success. Any ideas?
>
> No problems here. The glx tarball does everything for you. The steps
> related to Mesa that are needed with rpms are obsolete. The library
> links should be set up by ldconfig automatically. I you read carefully,
> you'll see that a /renaming/ of libMesaGL* is not needed anyway, you
> remove them (not needed when installng from tarball)
>
> >From the FAQ:
> ------------------------------------
> 5.2.2 Install from tar file
>
> Using the tar file simply requires untarring the file, and typing 'make'
> in the resulting directory. The Makefile will remove conflicting
> libraries, install the libraries into the correct location for you, then
> run "ldconfig"
> ------------------------------------
>
> did you remember to change
> Driver "nv"
> to
> Driver "nvidia"
> in your XF86Config or XF86Config-4?
>
> You should reread the instructions carefully. It would help if you
> posted the relevant (not working) sections of your
> /var/log/XFree86.0.log for inspection
>
> --
I did all of this. Here is my ripped log:
XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
Release Date: 18 December 2000
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.2.18 i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Feb 6 01:38:43 2001
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
..
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) NVidia Riva TNT rev 4, Mem @ 0xd4000000/24, 0xd6000000/24
..
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.6
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.6
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.2
(II) NVIDIA: NVIDIA driver for: RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA TNT2 (Ultra),
RIVA TNT2 (Vanta), RIVA TNT2 (M64), RIVA TNT2 (Integrated),
GeForce 256, GeForce DDR, Quadro, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 MX DDR,
GeForce2 Go, GeForce2 MXR, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 GTS,
GeForce2 Ultra, Quadro2 Pro, NVIDIA card, NVIDIA card, NVIDIA card,
NVIDIA card
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset RIVA TNT found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0xd6000000 - 0xd6ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0xd4000000 - 0xd4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0xd7000000 - 0xd707ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0xd0000000 - 0xd3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000001ff (0x200) IX[B]E
[10] -1 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[11] -1 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[12] -1 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[13] -1 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[14] -1 0x0000f000 - 0x0000f0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0xd6000000 - 0xd6ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0xd4000000 - 0xd4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0xd7000000 - 0xd707ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0xd0000000 - 0xd3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[9] 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[10] 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[11] 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[12] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000001ff (0x200) IX[B]E
[13] -1 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[14] -1 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[15] -1 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[16] -1 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[17] -1 0x0000f000 - 0x0000f0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[18] 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[19] 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
..
(--) NVIDIA(0): Chipset: "RIVA TNT"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using HW cursor
(**) NVIDIA(0): AGP is enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): Using default pixmap cache size
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD6000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xD4000000
(==) NVIDIA(0): Write-combining range (0xd6000000,0x400000)
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 16384 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): DAC 0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 250 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): DAC 0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 250 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): DAC 0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 215 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): EDID specified monitor limits for head 0:
hsync range of 30-96 kHz
vrefresh rangle of 50-160 Hz
maximum dot clock of 202.500000 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): EDID specified maximum resolution for head 0: 1600 x 1200
(II) NVIDIA(0): Flatron: Using hsync range of 30.00-96.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Flatron: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-160.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 215.00 MHz
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Virtual size is 1600x1200 (pitch 1600)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1600x1200": 202.5 MHz, 93.8 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 157.5 MHz, 91.1 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 56.3 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x400": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Applying EDID constraints on remaining valid modes.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual Screen size determined to be 1600 x 1200
(++) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (100, 100)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation, version 0.1
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
(II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3
..
(==) NVIDIA(0): Write-combining range (0xd6000000,0x1000000)
(II) NVIDIA(0): AGP is disabled
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA driver enabled successfully
(II) NVIDIA(0): attempting to set mode "1600x1200"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
Solid filled trapezoids
8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles
8x8 mono pattern filled trapezoids
Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion
Solid Lines
Scanline Image Writes
Offscreen Pixmaps
Driver provided FillSolidRects replacement
Driver provided FillSolidSpans replacement
Driver provided FillMono8x8PatternRects replacement
Setting up tile and stipple cache:
32 128x128 slots
22 256x256 slots
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
..
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