Re: [XFree86] nVidia driver maimed my X server

2006-06-04 Thread Russell Shaw
andrew dunkin wrote: I just installed an nVidia graphics driver on my Mandrake 10 Linux system and it seems to have wrecked X in the process. The nVidia installation script started an interactive dialog within which I was asked if it could alter X to make the driver work. I said OK. DOH! After

Re: Fwd: Hooking

2005-09-09 Thread Russell Shaw
Tim Roberts wrote: ramalingareddy bommalapura wrote: Can anybody please suggest how hooking can be done in the xserver functions. XServer needs to invoke my function before the call is passed to the XServer original function. I have found that this is the procedure in windows for

[XFree86] Can't get simultaneous display on both heads

2003-08-02 Thread Russell Shaw
Hi, I'm using XFree86 4.3 on debian with an nvidia FX5200EP dual-head agp-slot video card (has two outputs). With this, i can get the left monitor to work: Section ServerLayout Identifier Dual-Head Screen Screen_Philips InputDeviceMS Wheel Mouse CorePointer

Re: [XFree86] Can't get simultaneous display on both heads

2003-08-02 Thread Russell Shaw
Mark Vojkovich wrote: The nv driver does not support dual head. You have to use NVIDIA's binary Linux drivers if you want to use both heads. As i discovered reading thru some previous posts. I've been trying the binary drivers over the last couple of months, but it causes

Re: [XFree86] DisplaySize ignored

2003-02-23 Thread Russell Shaw
Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote: On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Russell Shaw wrote: In XF86Config-4, i have the display set to 31.2cm wide: Section Monitor Identifier Philips VendorName Philips ModelName C20 (CM0500) HorizSync 31.5,35.2,37.8,48,56,64

[XFree86] DisplaySize ignored

2003-02-22 Thread Russell Shaw
Hi, In XF86Config-4, i have the display set to 31.2cm wide: Section Monitor Identifier Philips VendorName Philips ModelName C20 (CM0500) HorizSync 31.5,35.2,37.8,48,56,64 DisplaySize 312 234 VertRefresh 50-90