[opensuse] That Damned NVIDA GT8600
Hi Guys Well mySQL is working. Apache is running, wrote some BASH scrips. I am even using PHP successfully. All is well on the programming front here. However.... graphics is still giving me trouble. I did download the latest driver from NVIDA and installed as outlined in the entire collection of how to documents on the opensuse.org site. I installed the driver and even got xgl running using gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl. Here are some of the problems I am having. 1) When enabling desktop effects on GNOME it still reports that my video card does not support 3d Acceleration. However the Compiz effect are running nicely(there are some glitches will get to them a little later), I have the rain and the cube effect running. Why does my Video card not get picked up as a 3d Accelerated card? 2) When I run gnome-xgl-switch from the Terminal (after an init 3) it reports that the GDM is not running. However it still enables the xgl system or disables it. Is it reporting this due to the run level 3? 3) When I run glxgears I get about 26800 FPS at default size. However sometimes this is as low as 5800 FPS. It runs however. Does this mean I am running 3D Acceleration 4) When running 3Ddiag it reports that 3D is not working. The openGL game Armagetron does not start up. 6) When I disable compiz effects in GNOME it still runs in KDE. How do I disable it on KDE? How do I enable it on KDE... basically where should I look here? 7) When I adjust the amount of rain or the sides of the cube my screen will white out completely forcing me to log into a terminal running init 3 and then init 5 on my system. Is this white screen a known bug? Sorry for all the questions. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Regards Neil ----------------------------------------- Engen Petroleum Limited, disclaims liability for any loss, damage or expense however caused, arising from the sending, receipt, or use of this e-mail and on any reliance placed upon the information provided through this service and does not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information. Please visit http://www.engen.co.za/home/server/common/disclaimer.asp to view the full disclaimer. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Cornelius Franken wrote:
Hi Guys
I did download the latest driver from NVIDA and installed as outlined in the entire collection of how to documents on the opensuse.org site. I installed the driver and even got xgl running using gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl.
First, don't use "--enable-xgl", instead use AIGLX. The xorg.conf I use is: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/linux/nVidia/xorg.conf.nVidia.8600GT take a look and compare with yours.
Here are some of the problems I am having.
3) When I run glxgears I get about 26800 FPS at default size. However sometimes this is as low as 5800 FPS. It runs however. Does this mean I am running 3D Acceleration
You are running 3D acceleration. You get that by default regardless of what sax2 shows. Remember, you are running a closed source driver.
4) When running 3Ddiag it reports that 3D is not working. The openGL game Armagetron does not start up.
Can't help with Armagetron, but If you need more confidence, just run a few of the openGL screen savers until you are satisfied.
6) When I disable compiz effects in GNOME it still runs in KDE. How do I disable it on KDE? How do I enable it on KDE... basically where should I look here?
Take a look at my xorg. I run compiz in KDE using AIGLX. I recommend starting compiz with fusion-icon. Install it if you don't have it installed already. It will show up under Start->System->More Programs.
7) When I adjust the amount of rain or the sides of the cube my screen will white out completely forcing me to log into a terminal running init 3 and then init 5 on my system. Is this white screen a known bug?
White screen is a known bug. I have encountered it before, but after updating compiz, it went away. Make sure you have the X11:XGL Community Repository enabled and then you can use Yast, Software Mgmt, Action, All Packages, Update All If New Ver. Avail. to not only update compiz to the latest version offered, but all packages for that matter. You can accomplish the same with "zypper up -t package" from the command line.
Sorry for all the questions. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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