[opensuse] nVidia Video Card Advice Please
I just recently replaced my motherboard with a newer board with PCIe support (AMD x2 Dual Core 5200+) and an integrated nVidia 6100 video adapter. The integrated adapter works and I was finally able to install the nVidia drivers for 3D support, but it leaves a lot to be desired. First off, it wasn't even recognized by OpenSUSE. It came up as a Vesa Framebuffer adapter and I couldn't change it. I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" to get wide screen resolution from my monitor, then installed the nvidia drivers. It still shows up as a Vesa Framebuffer adapter even though the nVidia drivers are loaded. Also, I am getting extremely bad ghosting (shadowing) of my fonts which is especially noticeable while typing on a white background. I've tried adjusting the aliasing/anti-aliasing and changing to and from sub-pixel hinting with varying hinting styles, but so far I haven't come across the magic combination yet to get rid of the lousy looking fonts. I've got a MAG 22" wide screen LCD monitor and the setup with my old motherboard worked perfectly for me with a nVidia GeForce FX 5200 AGP card. My question is this: Is there something I may be missing in the setup of the integrated 6100 or should I just buy a separate PCIe 16x adapter? Which nVidia adapter would you folks recommend? I don't have a whole lot to spend on it at this point but would like something that works with 3D enabled and renders the fonts like my old 5200 did. I checked the HCL and found that the GeForce 7300LE PCIe is supposed to work properly with 10.2. Are any of you using that adapter and if so how is it working out for you? Thanks very much for your help. Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 5/31/07, Mike
adapter and I couldn't change it. I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" to
sax2 -r -m 0=nv will force sax2 to use the opensource nv driver, not the proprietary one. You need to do: sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Sunny wrote:
On 5/31/07, Mike
wrote: adapter and I couldn't change it. I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" to
sax2 -r -m 0=nv will force sax2 to use the opensource nv driver, not the proprietary one. You need to do:
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
Thanks for your reply. As I said in the post, I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" prior to installing the nvidia proprietary drivers so that I could at least get my wide screen display functioning. After installing the nvidia drivers, I activated the driver as you stated above. The proprietary driver for 3D is working fine. The problem is with the font rendering. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 5/31/07, Mike
Sunny wrote:
On 5/31/07, Mike
wrote: adapter and I couldn't change it. I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" to
sax2 -r -m 0=nv will force sax2 to use the opensource nv driver, not the proprietary one. You need to do:
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
Thanks for your reply. As I said in the post, I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" prior to installing the nvidia proprietary drivers so that I could at least get my wide screen display functioning. After installing the nvidia drivers, I activated the driver as you stated above. The proprietary driver for 3D is working fine. The problem is with the font rendering.
Did you try the nvidia setup utility (it comes with the drivers) ? -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Mike schrieb:
Thanks for your reply. As I said in the post, I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" prior to installing the nvidia proprietary drivers so that I could at least get my wide screen display functioning. After installing the nvidia drivers, I activated the driver as you stated above. The proprietary driver for 3D is working fine. The problem is with the font rendering.
But what problem? Too big, too small or too ugly? For the first 2 check the appendix on nvidia.com. There are switches for xorg.conf. For the last check the freetype source. Enjoy. Thx Jan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Mike wrote:
As I said in the post, I ran "sax2 -r -m 0=nv" prior to installing the nvidia proprietary drivers so that I could at least get my wide screen display functioning. After installing the nvidia drivers, I activated the driver as you stated above. The proprietary driver for 3D is working fine. The problem is with the font rendering.
but before that Mike wrote:
It still shows up as a Vesa Framebuffer adapter even though the nVidia drivers are loaded.
I'm confused. Is the proprietary driver running or not? If it is running: (a) do you see the nvidia splash screen at start up? (b) what do you mean by "It still shows up as a Vesa Framebuffer"?
Also, I am getting extremely bad ghosting (shadowing) of my fonts which is especially noticeable while typing on a white background. I've tried adjusting the aliasing/anti-aliasing and changing to and from sub-pixel hinting with varying hinting styles, but so far I haven't come across the magic combination yet to get rid of the lousy looking fonts.
How are you making these adjustments? What is the X screen size in pixels? (e.g. as given by xdpyinfo) What is the native resolution of the monitor? Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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