Thanks for the info. i'll try that tommorrow, along with setting up my new
sb live platinum card. (out celebrating xmas tonite!!)
Jamie
>From: John Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] uninstalling Xfree 3.x
>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:52:55 -0800 (PST)
>
>I'll try to tell you what i did, but unfortunatly I am
>away from my computer (and install notes) till Jan3!
>And yes, I have 3d accell working- man quake 3 is
>cool!
>
>I had to mix and match instructions from soooo many
>sources. I have the Viper V770 using the TNT2 -so I
>presume the install will be the same for the other
>drivers. You need the nvidia kernel 0.9-5 and glx
>tarballs - dont get the rpms.
>gunzip and untar them in a temp directory.
>go to the Nvidia kernel directory and run:
>make SYSINCLUDE=/usr/src/linux/include
>Now you have to remove all of the traces of libGL:
>cd /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions
>mv libGLcore.a libGLcore.a.mesa
>mv libglx.a libglx.a.mesa
>cd /usr/X11R6/lib
>mv libGL.so libGL.so.mesa
>mv libGL.so.1 libGL.so.1.mesa
>mv libGL.so.1.0 libGL.so.1.0.mesa
>mv libGL.so.1.2.0 libGL.so.1.2.0.mesa
>I can't remember nor find the help files I used, but
>search your computer for other libGL files.
>next go to the Nvidia glx directory and run: make
>Then goto /etc/X11/ and edit the XF86Config-4 file
>(not the XF86Config file) and change the entry Driver
>"nv" to Driver "nvidia", I think it is in the screen
>section. Also add the line Load "glx" to the Module
>section.
>This last part seems to be a problem with M7.2 - you
>have to
>cd /etc/X11
>rm X
>ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 X
>so that you are now using the right server.
>Finally, if X locks up when you load it you need to
>add
>the line that removes AGP support in you config file -
>I forgot what it is, but it should be listed on the
>Nvidia help file.
>After that, quake should run!
>check out
>http://members.home.net/linuxfrog/nvidia.html
>
>Later!
>
>--- Jamie Kerwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What did you do to get the nvidia drivers working, I
> > haven't for the life of
> > me been able to get them to work. (i assume here you
> > have 3d acceleration
> > working)
> >
> > Jamie
> >
> >
> > >From: "John and Marcie Alexander"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: [newbie] uninstalling Xfree 3.x
> > >Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:53:47 -0500
> > >
> > >I installed lm7.2 and finally got my nvidia drivers
> > working. When I ran X
> > >-version, I got 3.something as my current version,
> > even though I checked
> > >the rpms installed and it seems x version 4.0 is
> > installed.
> > >When I redirected X to the 4.0 server, all works
> > fine now. Does this mean
> > >I have both versions installed? If so, how can I
> > remove the one I am not
> > >using?
> > >
> >
> >
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