Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-12 Thread nathanp
On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 05:33:32PM -0700, Kai Martens wrote: > > It is quite true that you need NVIDIA's own drivers and GLX package (I had > no success with the corresponding debian packages there). This driver > (downloaded it from the NVIDIA web site is not in binary format though, > but distri

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-12 Thread nathanp
On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 05:33:32PM -0700, Kai Martens wrote: > > It is quite true that you need NVIDIA's own drivers and GLX package (I had > no success with the corresponding debian packages there). This driver > (downloaded it from the NVIDIA web site is not in binary format though, > but distr

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-12 Thread Daniel Povlsen
Hi all, I can only recommend downloading the debian source packages from the unstable archive and follow the instructions in the README. This will allow you to fetch the binaries off nvidias site and build your own debian packages. It solves problems with DVD playing, the missing line in modu

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-12 Thread Richard Watson
Kai Martens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It is quite true that you need NVIDIA's own drivers and GLX package (I had > no success with the corresponding debian packages there). This driver > (downloaded it from the NVIDIA web site is not in binary format though, > but distributed as source code th

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Daniel Povlsen
Hi all, I can only recommend downloading the debian source packages from the unstable archive and follow the instructions in the README. This will allow you to fetch the binaries off nvidias site and build your own debian packages. It solves problems with DVD playing, the missing line in modu

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Richard Watson
Kai Martens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It is quite true that you need NVIDIA's own drivers and GLX package (I had > no success with the corresponding debian packages there). This driver > (downloaded it from the NVIDIA web site is not in binary format though, > but distributed as source code t

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Kai Martens
It is quite true that you need NVIDIA's own drivers and GLX package (I had no success with the corresponding debian packages there). This driver (downloaded it from the NVIDIA web site is not in binary format though, but distributed as source code that I compiled against my own kernel code. The on

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Philipp Zabel
Hi Jonerik! > My only problem is the nVidia driver. I'm using XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 > / X Window System and the internal nv drivers won't work, so instead I'm > using the vesa drivers. Suffice to say, this doesn't make full use of my > hardware. Has anyone here had similar problems getting the n

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Kai Martens
It is quite true that you need NVIDIA's own drivers and GLX package (I had no success with the corresponding debian packages there). This driver (downloaded it from the NVIDIA web site is not in binary format though, but distributed as source code that I compiled against my own kernel code. The o

Re: Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Philipp Zabel
Hi Jonerik! > My only problem is the nVidia driver. I'm using XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 > / X Window System and the internal nv drivers won't work, so instead I'm > using the vesa drivers. Suffice to say, this doesn't make full use of my > hardware. Has anyone here had similar problems getting the

Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Jonerik Sjolander
Hi! I'm having a problem. I use a Dell Inspiron 8000 (thanks for recommending it to me btw) with the 15" TFT screen and the 16mb geforce2go. My only problem is the nVidia driver. I'm using XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System and the internal nv drivers won't work, so instead I'm using

Dell Inspiron 8000 and Geforce2go

2001-09-11 Thread Jonerik Sjolander
Hi! I'm having a problem. I use a Dell Inspiron 8000 (thanks for recommending it to me btw) with the 15" TFT screen and the 16mb geforce2go. My only problem is the nVidia driver. I'm using XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System and the internal nv drivers won't work, so instead I'm using t