In a previous message, Peter B Van Campen
On Friday 08 October 2004 14:08, John Pettigrew wrote:
OK. Once you've got sax2 working, don't install the nvidia driver until you're sure everything is working properly with the nv driver. Only change one variable at a time, as far as possible.
All NVIDIA cards are handled by the same "unified" nvidia code avail at the NVIDIA web site. Just choose the right package for the SUSE Linux distro you have.
Sorry, but it's simply not that easy for everyone. I've tried on three different systems with two different NVidia cards, and tried many, many times, with three different versions of SUSE. On no occasion have I got the nvidia drivers to work properly. Mostly, they cause the PC to crash. On two occasions I've had partial success, but both times the drivers wouldn't let me use a mode larger than 1280x1024 and I use 1600x1200 (I need the space for work), so I had to revert to the nv driver, which lets me use this resolution without any trouble at all. I've no idea why I have this trouble when others don't. I can only suppose that the chicken I wave over the box is the wrong colour or something.
If you can pick a resolution and color depth that is acceptable, and SAX2 shows your preferred options "ON" then you are done.
If, indeed! Of course, my problem was that the driver usually locked the system solid, which isn't very helpful. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies!