On Sat, Nov 04, 2000 at 11:01:46PM -0800, Cisco.Addict wrote: > Sorry, is there any way i can get my GeForce2 GTS 64mb working in XFree86 > 4.0.1 (Im hopeing to be able to play Quake3)
I've got a GeForce2 GTS 32mb; I followed tomshardware instructions (+ others) to install and now I can play the quake 3 arena demo (looks great but is really gory). Now that X 4.0.1 is in woody you can install that and 2d should be fine. Then it's a matter of getting the 2 Nvidia Linux driver files and following instructions. Here are my notes (I usually keep a log or installation file so I don't have to remember 6 months down the track exactly how I installed some software). It's important you do the following: locate libGL drivers; renamed them to *.mesa ie. /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2.mesa /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.mesa /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a.mesa This is what the Nvidia glx driver will install: /usr/lib/libGL.so -> (symlink) /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.0.5 /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1 -> (symlink) /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1.0.5 Grab the 2 linux driver tar.gz files. cp NVIDIA_kernel* to /usr/local/src tar -zxvf; cd'd into dir. make SYSINCLUDE=/usr/src/kernel-source*/include (I've compiled a custome kernel that lives there.) lsmod revealed NVdriver. cp NVIDIA_GLX* to /usr/local/src; tar -zxvf; cd'd into dir. make dexter -> XF86Config-4; changed nv -> nvidia added NVdriver to /etc/modules restarted X X tried to start; all jumbled; nothing right Problems: Removed /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 -> *.mesa See /var/log/gdm|XFree*/*log for errors Commented out Load GLcore in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Renamed a glx.a file. When testing it's best to startx rather than gdm so remove /etc/rc2.d/*gdm symlink. When satisfied cp -d -p rc3.d/*gdm to rc2.d Remaining problems: /var/log/XFree86/*log* says DIA_GLX-0.9-5NVIDIA_GLX-0.9-5Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved! But doesn't seem to hurt anything. quake3 is really quick; looks good so I assume 3d performance is OK. See how it goes. Jonathan