Continuing problems with Nvidia

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.0
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XFree86: Version 4.0

Symptom:

You have followed the steps of the article Problems with graphic cards using nVidia chips but the X Window System isn't stable yet.

Cause:

The previous versions of the RPM-packages were not complete and did not work with some systems.

Solution:

  1. To use your Nvidia grahics card, you need the following drivers: nv_glx.rpm and nvdriver.rpm.
  2. Assuming, you are in the GUI (graphical user interface, e.g. KDE), shut down the GUI and switch to runlevel 1:
    1. Switch to a text console and log in as root user.
    2. Enter:
              init 1
      	
      and confirm with "enter". You should see the following:
              Master Resource Control: runlevel 1 has been  reached
      	
      press "enter" again once or twice. Now you can enter commands at the shell prompt.
  3. Now type in sax2 -f to start the configuration of your graphics card with SaX2.
  4. Enter all configuration items as usual. For TNT/TNT2 cards select the driver (modul) named nvidia. Do NOT use the nv module selected by SaX2, because this module does not work with the 3D drivers from Nvidia. 3D only works with the original drivers from Nvidia nvdriver.rpm and nv_glx.rpm.
  5. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config with an editor of your choice. Search for the line
    Section "Module"
    
    and add a line
       Load "glx"
    
    Have look at the file /etc/modules.conf and check, if the line
       alias char-major-195    NVdriver
    
    exists, or add it at the appropriate position.
  6. Save the files you edited and reboot your computer.
  7. Log in and start your window manager. Then start an xterm and enter the command
    grep "NVIDIA Corporation" /var/log/XFree86
    
    Now you should read:
    (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    
    In this case do the next step:
  8. Check, if the glutdemo is installed, or install it now (series x3d -> glutdemo). Use xterm to enter the command
    xlock-mesa -nolock -mode atlantis
    
    If the whales now move very fast, your Open-GL system is configured.

See also:
o Problems with graphic cards using nVidia chips

Keywords: NVIDIA, GLX, 3D

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