hello all: I am wondering how I can change my video card from the existing Ati Rage 128 to an NVidia GeForce2 MX200. I am a newbie using SuSE linux 7.2. What I'm afraid of is that when I install the card the X-Window system will not respond and I will have to reinstall everything. What is the easiest way to swap video cards? can anybody point me in the right direction (a howto on upgrading video cards?) do i have to move to init 3? and then start SAX2? do I install the nvidia drivers first using YAST2 then do I move to init 3 and install the video card? I'm a bit confused. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I just need to be pointed in the right direction (In other words, I will RTFM if I am pointed to it). Thank you very much for your help guys and gals Have a lot of fun... __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
omarcastz@netscape.net wrote:
hello all:
I am wondering how I can change my video card from the existing Ati Rage 128 to an NVidia GeForce2 MX200. I am a newbie using SuSE linux 7.2. What I'm afraid of is that when I install the card the X-Window system will not respond and I will have to reinstall everything. What is the easiest way to swap video cards? can anybody point me in the right direction (a howto on upgrading video cards?) do i have to move to init 3? and then start SAX2? do I install the nvidia drivers first using YAST2 then do I move to init 3 and install the video card? I'm a bit confused. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I just need to be pointed in the right direction (In other words, I will RTFM if I am pointed to it). Thank you very much for your help guys and gals
Just run 'sax' (xfree3) or 'sax2" (xfree4) from command line to configure your video card. Don't in run it in X-Window. If you're in X-Windows, first press CTRL-ALT-F1 to switch to a command line- Login as root , and start sax/sax2. Best regards, Bart
Schelstraete Bart wrote:
omarcastz@netscape.net wrote:
hello all:
I am wondering how I can change my video card from the existing Ati Rage 128 to an NVidia GeForce2 MX200. I am a newbie using SuSE linux 7.2. What I'm afraid of is that when I install the card the X-Window system will not respond and I will have to reinstall everything. What is the easiest way to swap video cards? can anybody point me in the right direction (a howto on upgrading video cards?) do i have to move to init 3? and then start SAX2? do I install the nvidia drivers first using YAST2 then do I move to init 3 and install the video card? I'm a bit confused. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. I just need to be pointed in the right direction (In other words, I will RTFM if I am pointed to it). Thank you very much for your help guys and gals
Just run 'sax' (xfree3) or 'sax2" (xfree4) from command line to configure your video card.
With this card sax is out of the question as your card is not supported, so its sax2 only. I don't believe it should ask whether you want to enable 3d or not, if it does say no. Make sure you get the Linux drivers from www.nvidia.com (get the src rpms if you have changed kernel). With sax2 it bombed on me when I ran it after selecting "nvidia" option, keep it with "nv". You can test the resolutions and save the file, then edit /etc/X11/XFree86Config and change nv to nvidia. Also under the modules section have this: Load "glx" Also, I believe you need to run switch2nvidia_glx. Then you should be set. Further information/clarification is available at portal.suse.com Do a Search for Nvidia and you should have all the information you need. Matt
Don't in run it in X-Window. If you're in X-Windows, first press CTRL-ALT-F1 to switch to a command line- Login as root , and start sax/sax2.
Best regards,
Bart
I am wondering how I can change my video card from the existing Ati Rage 128 to an NVidia GeForce2 MX200. I am a newbie using SuSE linux 7.2. What I'm afraid of is that when I install the card the X-Window
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Just run 'sax' (xfree3) or 'sax2" (xfree4) from command line to configure your video card.
With this card sax is out of the question as your card is not supported, so its sax2 only. I don't believe it should ask whether you want to enable 3d or not, if it does say no. Make sure you get the Linux drivers from www.nvidia.com (get the src rpms if you have changed kernel).
With sax2 it bombed on me when I ran it after selecting "nvidia" option, keep it with "nv". You can test the resolutions and save the file, then edit /etc/X11/XFree86Config and change nv to nvidia. Also under the modules section have this:
Load "glx"
Also, I believe you need to run switch2nvidia_glx. Then you should be set. Further information/clarification is available at portal.suse.com
................................ My geforce works fine with the drivers that came with SuSE 7.2. However, these have no 3D acceleration; to get hardware 3D you have to use the drivers that can be downloaded from Nvidia's web site. But yes, it also bombed out on me when switching from driver "nv" to the new driver "nvidia" (XF86 complains about not being able to initialize nvidia's kernel module, which seems to be already running, though). So unfortunately, I have to make do with the "nv" driver and use Mesa soft 3D, which is not at all as fast as could be desired. Anybody's got an idea about what to do to get this running? Regards, Nacho de los Ríos
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