[SLE] nvidia gforce mx & linux - no go. someone at suse investigate
Ive given up tryign to get linux to run on my system since upgrading my graphics card. this is a real disappointment as i couldnt wait to see how fast it was going to fly. Someone somewhere desperately needs to sort this out as the mx is a very good and reasonably priced card. dids -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
I think the same, quite a lot of people buy those kind of cards. Personnaly, I have geforce DDR and my son has a geforce2 GTS Just bought suse7 who recognized the geforce DDR easily (nv driver) Then I installed the NVdriver and glx module. Download it from SuSE ftp. There was only one little dependance to be resolved. Read also the guide at www.tomshardware.com. Very instructif. What I experienced was that the installation of SuSE is very bizarre : ( The two computers have only one microprocessor ) On my computer I have 6.4 and 7 installed. When I compare the autoconfig.h SuSE6.4 gave me an SMP and MTTR defined for the kernel options while SuSE7 gives me SMP and MTTR undefined. ( I don't know why, hardware is the same ). Anyway, with 6.4 couln't get the "nvidia" driver in my XF86Config working even with tomshardware indications. On the computer of my son the installation SuSE7 and the Geforce 2 failed because the autoc.h indicates a defined SMP. So, I think SuSE should try to explain this and make a little howto for people having those kind of cards. A lot is probably depending on the bios settings and the kernel options. So I can understand SuSE because there are a lot of different motherboards. But it's a challenge for SuSE to be uptodate because NVIDIA is leading in the graphics cards ( see they stocks on the market ). Anyway, don't give up you learn a lot even if installation fails. filip. Le jeu, 14 sep 2000, dids a écrit :
Ive given up tryign to get linux to run on my system since upgrading my graphics card.
this is a real disappointment as i couldnt wait to see how fast it was going to fly.
Someone somewhere desperately needs to sort this out as the mx is a very good and reasonably priced card.
dids
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yes i followed the tomshardware instructions. and sax2 cant even see the card. looks like i will attempt it again with suse 7 which i will get next weekend. regards dids -----Original Message----- From: Filip [mailto:vhf@skynet.be] Sent: 14 September 2000 09:44 To: dids; Suse-Linux-E Subject: Re: [SLE] nvidia gforce mx & linux - no go. someone at suse investigate I think the same, quite a lot of people buy those kind of cards. Personnaly, I have geforce DDR and my son has a geforce2 GTS Just bought suse7 who recognized the geforce DDR easily (nv driver) Then I installed the NVdriver and glx module. Download it from SuSE ftp. There was only one little dependance to be resolved. Read also the guide at www.tomshardware.com. Very instructif. What I experienced was that the installation of SuSE is very bizarre : ( The two computers have only one microprocessor ) On my computer I have 6.4 and 7 installed. When I compare the autoconfig.h SuSE6.4 gave me an SMP and MTTR defined for the kernel options while SuSE7 gives me SMP and MTTR undefined. ( I don't know why, hardware is the same ). Anyway, with 6.4 couln't get the "nvidia" driver in my XF86Config working even with tomshardware indications. On the computer of my son the installation SuSE7 and the Geforce 2 failed because the autoc.h indicates a defined SMP. So, I think SuSE should try to explain this and make a little howto for people having those kind of cards. A lot is probably depending on the bios settings and the kernel options. So I can understand SuSE because there are a lot of different motherboards. But it's a challenge for SuSE to be uptodate because NVIDIA is leading in the graphics cards ( see they stocks on the market ). Anyway, don't give up you learn a lot even if installation fails. filip. Le jeu, 14 sep 2000, dids a écrit :
Ive given up tryign to get linux to run on my system since upgrading my graphics card.
this is a real disappointment as i couldnt wait to see how fast it was going to fly.
Someone somewhere desperately needs to sort this out as the mx is a very good and reasonably priced card.
dids
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First of all, please try to reduce what you're quoting in the future to those parts you're replying to. That makes for an easier reading. * dids (richard@diddyland.com) [20000914 18:28]:
looks like i will attempt it again with suse 7 which i will get next weekend.
With SuSE Linux 7.0 alone you most probably won't have success. You'll need
the XFree86 4.0.1 updates and the Nvidia update, all available on
ftp.suse.com or one of its mirrors.
Philipp
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