Do you have screens defined for the correct X server tho. Like.. maybe
you're trying to use the SVGA one when you should be using one of the few
dozen accellerated ones out there.
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, David Krings wrote:
> Hi all, hi Kirk !
>
> Thank you for the fast response and the hint. But even after installing
> the rpms from nvidia I still get "screens not found", the line before
> stating that it couldn't detect a device - and I know it is a GeForce 2
> chipset.
>
> Yes, I started the Xconfigurator and choose as graphics card "NVIDIA
> GeForce 2" with the nv driver. Even repeating this and taking a look at the
> config file itself didn't give me more ideas. Which selection do I have to
> make ?
>
> Using XF86Setup I get the error message "something went wrong when
> starting the X server" for probing colour depths.
>
> Any other advice ? Setting up X is always a freaking nightmare.
>
> I'm going to bed,
>
>
> David
>
>
> At 18:19 06.03.01 -0800, you wrote:
> >Did you try the Linux drivers from Nvidia? They have drivers for X 4.0.1
> >and 4.0.2 although the only way I got their GLX to work with 4.0.2 was to
> >use the Suse RPM which seems to work ok. There is a kernel RPM and the
> >GLX RPM which has the X driver for the card. If you still have 4.0.1 get the
> >RedHat RPMS and follow the direction on their site. Their drivers work
> >great here - Nvidia Geforce 2 MX DDR, X 4.0.1, I get 126fps with Quake3.
> >
> >http://www.nvidia.com/Products/Drivers.nsf/Linux.html
> >
> >On your setup (If 4.0.2 is installed ) did you try to run Xconfigurator?
> >
>
>
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