Hi list, Has anyone any experience in using an nVidia GeForce 2MX graphics card with Debian?
I did an apt-get install nvidia-glx-src but although startx apparently gets xserver up and running there is no visual on F7.
(Sorry - a bit lacking in helpful info there, there is a bundle of stuff on screen comes up on the console from which I typed startx but I don't now how to trap it in a file.)
How was the meeting? Most sorry not to make it.
Jenny.
I dont use debain, but I have got an nVidia Geforce 2MX and a 3Ti both working under slackware with no apparent issues. What I found on the nVidia web site was the GLX module and a kernel module, both of which needed to be installed to get the card working. It seems tha tyou might be missing the kernel module perhaps?
John Freeman
On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 11:51, Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
Hi list, Has anyone any experience in using an nVidia GeForce 2MX graphics card with Debian?
I did an apt-get install nvidia-glx-src but although startx apparently gets xserver up and running there is no visual on F7.
(Sorry - a bit lacking in helpful info there, there is a bundle of stuff on screen comes up on the console from which I typed startx but I don't now how to trap it in a file.)
How was the meeting? Most sorry not to make it.
Jenny.
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Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
Hi list, Has anyone any experience in using an nVidia GeForce 2MX graphics card with Debian?
I did an apt-get install nvidia-glx-src but although startx apparently gets xserver up and running there is no visual on F7.
(Sorry - a bit lacking in helpful info there, there is a bundle of stuff on screen comes up on the console from which I typed startx but I don't now how to trap it in a file.)
you can look in the logfile /var/log/Xfree86.0.log (probably, may have a slightly different name) anyhow if you don't need 3d acceleration with the card then you don't need anything apart from X4.x and I would try and get it working without the acceleration to start with as its easier to "upgrade" to the 3d from there.
Oh and to redirect stderr to a file when it isn't logged like X should you could do startx > logfile.xwindows 2>&1 (IIRC)
Adam
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 11:51:00AM +0000, Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com said:
I did an apt-get install nvidia-glx-src but although startx apparently gets xserver up and running there is no visual on F7.
(Sorry - a bit lacking in helpful info there, there is a bundle of stuff on screen comes up on the console from which I typed startx but I don't now how to trap it in a file.)
Simple... get the nvidia-glx-src and nvidia-kernel-src compiled (providing that in mind that you have left the kernel source in /usr/src/linux since it will build against your kernel)
Then in XF86Config:
Add the line in Section "Module"
Load "glx"
And then:
In Section "Device" change:
Driver "nv"
to
Driver "nvidia"
Restart 'X' and you should be on your way.
--
Craig
From: Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com Monday, November 04, 2002 11:51 AM
Has anyone any experience in using an nVidia GeForce 2MX graphics card with Debian?
I did an apt-get install nvidia-glx-src but although startx apparently gets xserver up and running there is no visual on F7.
I'm currently having great fun playing around with installing woody at the moment :o) My experience is that you have to get hold of the NVidia tarballs from the nvidia site and install them yourself. Then you need to tweak the \etc\X11\XF86Config-4 file.
My system is still in bits at present (hence my reply via work) but I'll send you a copy of my XF86Config-4 for NVidia (which works) if you think it might help.
Sorry to miss the meeting on Sunday, last minute visit by the jolly old mater and pater! (which was nice).
Keith ____________ Honey, I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better! - Sophie Tucker
Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
Hi list, Has anyone any experience in using an nVidia GeForce 2MX graphics card with Debian?
I think I've had one of those working fine in 2d with XFree86 3.x using the svga binary, or 4.x using the nv driver. Both can be configured as you install xserver-svga or xserver-xfree86, respectively, or using dpkg-reconfigure afterwards.
3d support is still non-free and not recommended. If you want good 3d, these are not the cards that you are looking for.</obi-wan>
MJR
MJ Ray wrote:
Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
Hi list, Has anyone any experience in using an nVidia GeForce 2MX graphics card with Debian?
I think I've had one of those working fine in 2d with XFree86 3.x using the svga binary, or 4.x using the nv driver. Both can be configured as you install xserver-svga or xserver-xfree86, respectively, or using dpkg-reconfigure afterwards.
3d support is still non-free and not recommended. If you want good 3d, these are not the cards that you are looking for.</obi-wan>
but they are if you want to play games.... so you have a problematic choice if games are what floats your boat.
You can buy a GFX card that has open specs and 3d support in Linux, but you can't play Unreal tournament 2003 (Nvidia are the only people who support the necessary 3d extensions atm, ATI have said possibly/maybe (which imho means never) but it isn't here yet) and probably not Unreal 2 or Doom III when they come out, and you will not be getting the best performance for things like Return to Castle Wolfenstein etc.
So this brings you to scenario 2 where you buy a card which has great open Linux support but every time you want to play a game you have to reboot to the evil empire.
rock, hard place... no Unreal Tournament 2003!
:-/
Adam
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