Woh GL-117 Very good game. Got me flying :-) score 300 Wow Cheers Szemir On May 15, 2004 00:36, Marcel Lecker wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I've been there. The latest N-vidia drivers kind suck in my oppinion. To > date I've had the most consistent success with this one: > > Version: 1.0-4496 > Operating System: Linux IA32 > Release Date: July 28, 2003 > http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-4496.html > > 1./ download it. > 2./ fire up a console (eg. ctrl-alt-F5) > 3./ log in as root > 4./ type 'init 3' without the quotes (to shut down X) > 5./ type 'sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run' and follow the directions > 6./ restart the box (yeah I know) > 7./ fire up a console again once it's started (eg. ctrl-alt-F5) > 8./ type 'init 3' > 9./ type 'sax2' > 10./ play around with the settings and make sure your driver says > 'nvidia' (not 'nv') (for best results use 16bit instead of 32bit) > 11./ You'll be able to have 3d with this driver, so make sure it's checked > 12./ Accept it all and test. Test screeen should have a nice little 3d > circle in the centre to show all is go. > 13./ If everything is good, save the settings > 14./ type 'init 5' to restart X > 15./ you should see the nvidia logo screen > > You should have 3D now as well. Test it with a wonderfull little mouse > powered 3d flight sim called GL-117 :)) or the obligatory tuxracer herring > run. > > Good luck with it. > > Marcel > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >~~~ Thanks Jessie. > > I was sure I followed all their instructions, and still wasn't able to get > things running. But the sax2 line looks different than what I was doing. > I'll try again in the next day or so. > > Shawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Jesse Kline > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:05 PM > To: CLUG General > Subject: RE: [clug-talk] Frustrated > > Quoting Shawn Grover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Jesse's response is the right approach - in Yast there is a setion to > > upgrade > > > your software - but you'll need an Internet connection first. Also, > > you're supposed to be able to upgrade your Nvidia drivers with this to > > the commercial version, but I found that no matter what I do with my > > drivers (manual or auto install), I can't run the advanced 3D > > applications. Not an issue if you're not using an Nvidia card though - > > that and I'm sure I've missed a step somewhere... something for me to > > tackle this weekend maybe... > > I have installed the Nvidia driver through YOU in the past, but it installs > an old version anyways. It very simple to get the latest Nvidia drivers on > your box. Just go to the Nvidia website ( http://www.nvidia.com/ ) and > download the Linux IA32 graphic card driver installer. There are special > instruction for installing under SuSE on the download page. It's as simple > as switching to runlevel 3 and running the installer as root. This will > give you a wizard that will guide you through installing the drivers and > downloading/compiling the kernel module. Once it is done you run Sax2 with > the command: > # sax2 -m 0=nvidia > and configure your graphics card. Don't worry about checking the 3d > acceleration > check box, as the docs say that it doesn't work in SuSE 9.0. Once you are > done you should be able to switch to runlevel 5 and see the Nvidia splash > screen when > X starts up. > > Jesse > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
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