This is from the nvidia readme related to tnt cards. (app-h) APPENDIX H: TNT SPECIFIC ISSUES __________________________________________________________________________ Most issues pertaining to SGRAM/SDRAM TNT cards should be resolved. There is the rare chance, however, that your video card has the wrong BIOS installed, and that this driver will continue to fail for you. If this driver fails for you, do the following: o watch your monitor as the system boots. The very first, brief screen will identify the type of video memory your card has. This will be either SGRAM or SDRAM. o edit the file "os-registry.c" from the kernel module sources. Look for the variable "NVreg_VideoMemoryTypeOverride". Set the value of the variable to the type of memory you have (numerically, see the line just above it). o since we don't normally use this variable, change the "#if 0" that is about 10 lines above the variable to "#if 1". o rebuild and reinstall the new driver ("make") it also mentions that the horizontal resol has constraints. So this would be pertinent to the interactions between the monitor and the card. Since Sax2 and XF86 both attempt to config the system based on this info, especially SaX2, the the settings for you monitor may be the real culprit in this situation. What I have found to be helpful at times is to make sure the symlinks for the drivers are correct. And if not make them right (check the readme for further help). Then if the symlinks for the drivers are correct. Then make sure the video timings are right, i.e. the hsync and vsync range. Often I choose a VESA device to get it up and running with 3d and then save that as a backup (XF86Config.bkup), The I change the monitor type, or timings, or res settings one at a time. If it fails and become unusable, then I just cp /etc/X11/XF86Config.bkup /etc/X11/XF86Config and it runs again. The main thing I've found is it may not always be just about the video drivers by themselves. Like I said, if you run 3Ddiag, made sure the symlinks are set correctly, and nothing obvious seems to be causing this then look at other aspect the XF86 configuration. HTH, Curtis.
Stuck at this. New NVIDIA Riva TNT2 card [new because it is still new in India], latest installer, latest SuSE Linux. And a white X screen if I try to use 3D :-(((((((((((((
Moaning.. Rohit
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