Mandrake 8.0 and Geforce2 MX

[NialM]

I have an ASUS V7100 and downloaded the

NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-1512.i386.rpm
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-1512.mdk80up.i386.rpm

I followed the instructions about changing driver NV to NVIDIA
and adding 'Load GLX' - (said to make sure that it was there....it wasn't each time I installed the driver....could be sign that something didn't work ?)

Anyway, I tried to run the SIN demo that came with the distro and change to default OpenGL and bang......back to the desktop. Any ideas ? I read that with my board that AGP was x2 as some sort of work around....does this mean I have to change AGP setting in the BIOS, or will it dumy down to x2 automaticly ?

Thanks,
-N-

AMD Thunderbird 1000 266 FSB
ASUS A7V133 (KT133A)
256 Megs SDRAM PC133
ASUS V7100 Geforce2 MX
Realtek RTL8029 NIC - Net via Cable
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[silverpig]

Just making sure you did the rpm -Uvh deal on the rpms...

I had problems installing the drivers as well. I just let it go, but I'm gonna try again soon. I sorta screwed up my kernel bad, and am gonna do a reinstall once 8.1 gets out of beta.

Lyrics. Wasted time between solos.

 

[NialM]

-Uvh ?
Didn't see anything about that in instructions......
I am a Newbie at Linux so don't asume I know ANYTHING....LOL

-N-

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[Red_Zealot]

Hey NialM...Can I recommend that you get <i>Running Linux</i> from O'Reilly? It explains a lot of this stuff and has a whole section on When Bad Stuff Happens. I think you'd really like it and it would be helpful. Its only 40 bucks and it covers EVERYTHING (except Gnome), and I mean EVERYTHING (Including rpms....) But I'd just like to say that I admire your tenacity in fighting these problems you're having and wish you the best of luck. (BTW... try "man rpm")

"If you teach a child to read, then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test" - George W.

 

[NialM]

Well.........thanks very much for your kind words and support :O)

I will look for the book you suggest. I have had a PC sence the first 8088's became "affordable" (don't ask me what I paid for it!) . I build and trouble shoot all the time. But with Linux, its like I am starting all over again !

Oh well, this first few weeks I have learned alot, and I do like this OS more then windoze all ready. Alot prob. has to do with the fact that it is NOT windoze !!!

Anyway, thanks for your input all !
-N-

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[silverpig]

Yeah, you have to install the rpms in order for the drivers to work. It's basically like taking a .zip file and downloading it to your computer, and hoping your vid card will work from that.

type:

rpm -Uvh nvidia(whatever the rpm name is).i386.rpm

Do this for both rpms and you'll have them installed.

I'll give you a few awesome tips here that took me a while to figure out when I was learning linux (I still am actually hehe).

If you get a source rpm, ie, something.src.rpm, you can compile it for your computer specifically by typing:

rpm --rebuild something.src.rpm

It will rebuild the rpm and compile it for your system. It will be placed in a certain directory (I can't remember specifically which one, but I think it's /usr/local/rpm/RPMS/i586. It may be i686 or i386 depending on a few things). You'll then have a something.i586.rpm file which you can then perform the rpm -Uvh something.i586.rpm command on to install.

Lyrics. Wasted time between solos.

 

[Rop]

nialm,

Red Zealot did recommend what i as well consider the best book for linux in the market. But i would also like to suggest you to use www.linuxdoc.org
You will find all you need there and i honestly belive that all the topics you could ever wish have been dealt with on the page.

The other best resource out there for Linux are the newsgroups and the IRC channels.. I suggest Dalnet #linux (I usually help there)

Good luck with the best OS there is
And btw you should give SuSE a twirl i think you would really like it.


Rop

Why do I use LINUX ? Cause its the BEST OS
Why do I use Windows? Cause its the BEST Nintendo..

 

[NialM]

I got it working !
Try this site:

http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/3dlinux/4.shtml

I love the title !
I had to make sure I was using XFree86 4.0.3 first (I have 3 and 4) and edit both XF86config and XF86config-4 files.

-N-

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