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- To: debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org, Subject: Re: NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree86 From: Wim De Smet Date: Mon <fragmeat@yucom.be>, "9 Dec 2002 16:52:01 +0100 To: sean finney CC: benjim@bikerider.com" <seanius@seanius.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org, Hi, This, isn't, true., These, packages, are, for, the, nvidia, kernel, drivers, "which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named \"nv\". This is a free driver" "which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named \"nv\". This is a free driver", but, doesn't, contain, any, 3d, acceleration., You, probably, misconfigured, the, x, server, somewhere., A, good, way, to, debug, your, XF86Config-4, is, typing:, X, -configure, Then, see, if, it, starts, up., If, it, does, just, look, at, the, file, created, in, the, directory, you, were, in, while, running, this, command, it, should, have, a, name, like, XF86Config.new, or, something, "and find the differences with your config file . gl" <"and find the differences with your config file . gl">, Wim, On, Mon, "nv\" type" <""seanius\"\"@seanius.net> wrote:>, ">", ">", yeah, you, need, a, couple, packages., install, ">", ">", nvidia-kernel-src, ">", nvidia-glx-src, ">", ">", and, follow, the, directions, you, get, in, /usr/share/doc/nvidia*, ">", ">", ">", good, luck, ">", sean, ">", ">", On, Mon, Dec, 09, 2002, at, 08:49:38AM, -0500, Ben, Hill, wrote:, ">", ">", Hi, "> > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > >, but, when, I, try, to, start, X, it, just, tries, to, display, then, retrys, endlessly., ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Do, I, need, to, add, NVidia, drivers?, I, noticed, that, there, is, an, NVidia, drivers, source, deb, when, I, did, a, package, search., ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Has, anyone, set, this, up?, ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Cheers, "> > > > Ben > > > > -- > > benjim@bikerider.com > > Subject: Re: NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree86 From: Wim De Smet Date: Mon" <fragmeat@yucom.be>, "9 Dec 2002 16:52:01 +0100 To: sean finney CC: benjim@bikerider.com" <seanius@seanius.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org, Hi, This, isn't, true., These, packages, are, for, the, nvidia, kernel, drivers, "which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named \"nv\". This is a free driver" "which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named \"nv\". This is a free driver", but, doesn't, contain, any, 3d, acceleration., You, probably, misconfigured, the, x, server, somewhere., A, good, way, to, debug, your, XF86Config-4, is, typing:, X, -configure, Then, see, if, it, starts, up., If, it, does, just, look, at, the, file, created, in, the, directory, you, were, in, while, running, this, command, it, should, have, a, name, like, XF86Config.new, or, something, "and find the differences with your config file . gl" <"and find the differences with your config file . gl">, Wim, On, Mon, "nv\" type" <""seanius\"\"@seanius.net> wrote:>, ">", ">", yeah, you, need, a, couple, packages., install, ">", ">", nvidia-kernel-src, ">", nvidia-glx-src, ">", ">", and, follow, the, directions, you, get, in, /usr/share/doc/nvidia*, ">", ">", ">", good, luck, ">", sean, ">", ">", On, Mon, Dec, 09, 2002, at, 08:49:38AM, -0500, Ben, Hill, wrote:, ">", ">", Hi, "> > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > >, but, when, I, try, to, start, X, it, just, tries, to, display, then, retrys, endlessly., ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Do, I, need, to, add, NVidia, drivers?, I, noticed, that, there, is, an, NVidia, drivers, source, deb, when, I, did, a, package, search., ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Has, anyone, set, this, up?, ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Cheers, "> > > > Ben > > > > -- > > benjim@bikerider.com > > > > Subject: Re: NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree86 From: Wim De Smet Date: Mon" <fragmeat@yucom.be>, "9 Dec 2002 16:52:01 +0100 To: sean finney CC: benjim@bikerider.com" <seanius@seanius.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org, Hi, This, isn't, true., These, packages, are, for, the, nvidia, kernel, drivers, "which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named \"nv\". This is a free driver" "which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named \"nv\". This is a free driver", but, doesn't, contain, any, 3d, acceleration., You, probably, misconfigured, the, x, server, somewhere., A, good, way, to, debug, your, XF86Config-4, is, typing:, X, -configure, Then, see, if, it, starts, up., If, it, does, just, look, at, the, file, created, in, the, directory, you, were, in, while, running, this, command, it, should, have, a, name, like, XF86Config.new, or, something, "and find the differences with your config file . gl" <"and find the differences with your config file . gl">, Wim, On, Mon, "nv\" type" <""seanius\"\"@seanius.net> wrote:>, ">", ">", yeah, you, need, a, couple, packages., install, ">", ">", nvidia-kernel-src, ">", nvidia-glx-src, ">", ">", and, follow, the, directions, you, get, in, /usr/share/doc/nvidia*, ">", ">", ">", good, luck, ">", sean, ">", ">", On, Mon, Dec, 09, 2002, at, 08:49:38AM, -0500, Ben, Hill, wrote:, ">", ">", Hi, "> > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > >, but, when, I, try, to, start, X, it, just, tries, to, display, then, retrys, endlessly., ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Do, I, need, to, add, NVidia, drivers?, I, noticed, that, there, is, an, NVidia, drivers, source, deb, when, I, did, a, package, search., ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Has, anyone, set, this, up?, ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Cheers, ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", Ben, ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", ">" ">", --, ">" ">", ">" ">", benjim@bikerider.com, ">" ">", ">" ">", benjim@bikerider.com
- Subject: Subject: Re: NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree86 From: Wim De Smet <fragmeat@yucom.be> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:52:01 +0100 To:
- From: Kees Huisman <cghuisman@freeler.nl>
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:21:57 +0100
- Message-id: <3DF5CE55.1080602@freeler.nl>
sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> CC: benjim@bikerider.com, debian-user@lists.debian.org Hi, This isn't true. These packages are for the nvidia kernel drivers, which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named "nv". This is a free driver, but doesn't contain any 3d acceleration. You probably misconfigured the x server somewhere. A good way to debug your XF86Config-4 is typing: X -configure Then see if it starts up. If it does, just look at the file created in the directory you were in while running this command, it should have a name like XF86Config.new or something, and find the differences with your config file (especially in the "device" section). gl, Wim On Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:04:19 -0500 sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> wrote: > heya, > > yeah, you need a couple packages. install > > nvidia-kernel-src > nvidia-glx-src > > and follow the directions you get in /usr/share/doc/nvidia* > > > good luck, > sean > > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 08:49:38AM -0500, Ben Hill wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > > I have set up the device manually in the XF86Config-4 as a "nv" type, but when I try to start X, it just tries to display, then retrys endlessly. > > > > Do I need to add NVidia drivers? I noticed that there is an NVidia drivers source deb when I did a package search. > > > > Has anyone set this up? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ben > > > > -- > > benjim@bikerider.com > > > > NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree 86 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: NVidia Riva TNT PCI with XFree86 From: Wim De Smet <fragmeat@yucom.be> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:52:01 +0100 To: sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> CC: benjim@bikerider.com, debian-user@lists.debian.org Hi, This isn't true. These packages are for the nvidia kernel drivers, which are the nvidia propietary drivers. The X server contains a package for nvidia cards named "nv". This is a free driver, but doesn't contain any 3d acceleration. You probably misconfigured the x server somewhere. A good way to debug your XF86Config-4 is typing: X -configure Then see if it starts up. If it does, just look at the file created in the directory you were in while running this command, it should have a name like XF86Config.new or something, and find the differences with your config file (especially in the "device" section). gl, Wim On Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:04:19 -0500 sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> wrote: > heya, > > yeah, you need a couple packages. install > > nvidia-kernel-src > nvidia-glx-src > > and follow the directions you get in /usr/share/doc/nvidia* > > > good luck, > sean > > On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 08:49:38AM -0500, Ben Hill wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am having some hassle setting up my NVidia Riva TNT PCI graphics card with XFree86 on Debian 3.0 rev0. > > > > I have set up the device manually in the XF86Config-4 as a "nv" type, but when I try to start X, it just tries to display, then retrys endlessly. > > > > Do I need to add NVidia drivers? I noticed that there is an NVidia drivers source deb when I did a package search. > > > > Has anyone set this up? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ben > > > > -- > > benjim@bikerider.com > > Hi, I had the same problem with the same TNT2 card. I have solved it by deleting the originally produced file in /etc/X11/XF86config-4. Then you use the oldfashioned "xf86config" command as root. You have to know some basic parameters of your monitor , preferably the horizontal and vertical refresh-rates. When you don't have them you can chose a conservative setting which is available in the configscript. Your card identifieer number will be "175" with probably 3200K memory. After saving the this new XF86config file you can use : "startx". Good Luck, cghuisman@freeler.nl > >
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