SuSE Linux: Version 7.0
This article refers to an older version of SuSE Linux.
Therefore some of the informations given in this article may
be outdated or the article may contain stale links.
XFree86: Version 4.0
The following cards can be configured, but the 3D support isnīt satisfactorily with SuSE Linux 7.0:
TNT ULTRA TNT2 Integrated TNT2 Geforce DDR TNT2 Vanta TNT2 Geforce 256 Quadro
The following cards are not or partly supported by XFree 4.0 and 4.0.1 (2D und 3D)and canīt be configured therefore:
Geforce2 MX Geforce2 MXR Geforce2 Ultra Geforce2 GTS Quadro2 Pro
Please download the following packages from our FTP server or one of the mirror server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/suse70
- xloader-xxx.rpm
- xmodules-xxx.rpm
- xshared-xxx.rpm
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/suse70/sax2/
- sax2-xxx.rpm
Mount where required the directory/device in which the downloaded files do exist, if they are not in a standard directory like e.g. /tmp/ or /home/username. For further information regarding "mount", please have a look at our supportdatabase
http://support.suse.de/en/sdb/html/maddin_fstab.html
Start YaST and choose an confirm the following topics one after another with enter/return
Package Management Install packages Source choose a directory (e.g. /cdrom/)
Mark the downloaded packages with the spacebar and install with F10. Exit YaST and reboot your system. To start your system in runlevel 2, please type at the boot prompt (LINUX boot:)
linux 2
Now start SaX2 with the following option:
sax2 -m 0=nv
Configure your hardware, but do not change the driver for the graphics card! Test and save the settings.
After finishing the configuration successfully, start the graphical user interface with "startx" or "init 3" (for the graphical login).
If you want to use the graphical login, you can adjust this feature by using YaST liked described as follows:
Start YaST and choose -> System Administration -> Login configuration 1. graphical 2. choose XDM or KDM 3. all
You can find an explicit instruction, how to install XFree 4.0.2 with SuSE 7.0 in our supportdatabase. Please have a look at:
http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/wessels_how_to_install_xfree.html
Please download all packages from our ftp server that you can find with the links below:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/suse70/
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/suse70/sax2/
Mount if necessary the directory/device which containes the downloaded files, in case that they do not exist in a standard directory like /tmp/ or /home/username.
Start YaST, and choose the following topics one after another and confirm them with enter/return
Package Management Install packages Source choose a directory (e.g. /cdrom/)
Mark the downloaded packages with spacebar and install with F10. Exit YaST and reboot your system. To start your system in runlevel 2, please type at the boot prompt (LINUX boot:)
linux 2
Now start SaX2 with the following option:
sax2 -m 0=nv
Configure your hardware, but do not change the driver for the graphics card! Test and save the settings.
After finishing the configuration successfully, start the graphical user interface with "startx" or "init 3" (for the graphical login).
If you want to use the graphical login, you can adjust this feature by using YaST liked described as follows:
Start YaST and choose -> System Administration -> Login configuration 1. graphical 2. choose XDM or KDM 3. all
The installation is without guarantee due to the varying and often unreproducable behaviour of the respective graphics cards with the drivers from NVidia.
The installationsupport isnīt able to help you due to the various sources of errors. Please download the optimized Nvidia drivers from the following URL:
http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/suse70/
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/XFree86-4.0.2-SuSE/suse70/sax2/
In addition please download the following packages from Nvidia:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux
and search for the actual NVIDIA_GLX* and NVIDIA_kernel packages
Mount if necessary the directory/device which containes the downloaded files, in case that they do not exist in a standard directory like /tmp/ or /home/<username>.
Deinstall with the command
rpm -e mesasoft
the software-3D-support.
Package Management Install packages Source choose a directory (e.g. /cdrom/)
Mark the downloaded packages with the spacebar and install with F10. Exit YaST and reboot your system. To start your system in runlevel 2, please type at the boot prompt (LINUX boot:)
linux 2
sax2 -m 0=nvidia
In case that SaX2 does not start with this parameter, please check the BIOS-settings and, if possible, choose the
SETUP DEFAULTS.
Configure your hardware, but do not change the driver for the graphics card! In addition choose "load 3D-modules" and mark "glx". Test and save the settings.
After finishing the configuration successfully, start the graphical user interface with "startx" or "init 3" (for the graphical login).
If you want to use the graphical login, you can adjust this feature by using YaST liked described below:
Start YaST and choose -> System Administration -> Login configuration 1. graphical 2. choose XDM or KDM 3. all
Now you can ckeck the hardware acceleration: Open a shell/console on the desktop an type
/usr/share/mesa/demos/gears
to test the framerate.
Info: In case of a Pentium III 500 with the GeForce2MX-card approx. 1700 Fps should be displayed.