Here are the steps I used to setup X on my computer with a nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200. You should be able to do exactly the same thing with your card.
1: Run 'xf86config'. Choose 18 "NVIDIA (generic)" for the card definition. This generates a good XF86Config file using XFree86's nv driver. This command will also allow you to specify the resolution(s) X will run at (can be cycled with ctrl-alt-+ & ctrl-alt--). After doing this, X should work, but without hardware accelerated OpenGL. 2a: These weren't available when I did it, but now you can download the latest nvidia driver already patched to word with 2.6 from: <http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5328-pkg0.run> 2b: If you don't trust that file, download nvidia's driver from nvidia's official site, and patch it with the patch from <http://minion.de>. This is what I did, so I can personally vouch for it; but it's more work. If you decide you want to do this, follow the instructions on the minion site; I'll outline the other (easier) method. 3: Run the patched installer as root. It should install everything to the correct locations automatically. 4: Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (or XF86Config) and change the line that says: Driver "nv" to Driver "nvidia" For OpenGL (3D support), make sure that in the module section it has the line: Load "glx" and does NOT have (or they are commented out): Load "dri" Load "GLcore" 5: Should work. Try startx now. GL, Conway S. Smith >> [snip] > > Thanks again, the problem was that nvidia_drv.o was not being placed in > the right place (/usr/...) > I had to do a find .|grep nvidia to find the module(buried in the > NVIDIA...... installation directory) > and cp it to the right place <phew>. Now xinit works fine but startx > hangs. Also my shiny new 2.6.1 kernel locks hard pretty often > (considering that my 2.4 kernel never did) Any ideas as to Why??????? > and how do I change the resolution? > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
