** Reply to message from Stan Glasoe <srglasoe@comcast.net> on Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:50:05 -0500 Stan, comments inserted into your latest reply. Gil
On Monday 08 August 2005 8:21 am, Gil Weber wrote:
Stan, thanks. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but nothing's happening. Here is the readout from the shell using your commands:
gil@phred:~> su Password: phred:/home/gil # init 3 phred:/home/gil # sax2 In the system BIOS, did you disable the onboard video? If not, please do so now...
Yes, disabled before I installed the new sound card. Set the BIOS to "PCI."
Instead do a "sax2 -l" without the quotes. That's a lower case L, not a numeral 1. Should bring up a 640x480 screen that allows you to proceed.
Nope. When I enter sax2 -1 all it does is bring up a list of the various results that one would get by entering the additional qualifiers after "sax2." It's only a list. It does not bring up a configuration screen.
There's also the "-m 0=xxx" parameter where you specify the module to use. I believe for an Nvidia you'd use "-m 0=nv".
phred:/home/gil # sax2 -l -m 0=nv (for example).
Are you following the Nvidia install instructions for SuSE 9.3? I'm coming from mainly ATI experience here but this shouldn't be all that different getting the initial display functioning. You can always screw-up the system later messing with the real video drivers! :)
Have not tried these additional options. Honestly, I don't know about any Nvidia install instructions. When I did the first online update after the install I told it to get the Nvidia driver. I assumed (???) it installed automatically since if I do another on-line update the Nvidia driver is no longer listed as an available download. Is there something I have to do to install the Nvidia driver? If yes, that sure as heck was not made clear during the on-line update! :o(
SaX: initializing please wait... SaX: ups lost card during probing... abort phred:/home/gil #
Nothing happens. I still can't get into a configuation screen to set the video card or monitor.
Any other ideas? Or am I doing something wrong? Which PCI slot is the card in? I'd recommend the slot closest to the power supply connector on the mainboard. That's usually the primary or first slot and has the shortest signal path and gets good power. Another question is the power supply's power. You've added a power drain to the system that wasn't there before. Don't know how loaded this system is (18 hard drives? 4 DVD burners? 8 NICs? etc) so that could be an issue.
It's in the farthest slot to keep it away from processor heat sink. But there are only 3 card slots (it's a small case). Very simple computer. One HD, one DVD burner, one sound card, one video card. That's it. The network card is an on-board chip. Power supply is probably 250 or maybe 300 watts. Should certainly be enough. Thx