Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-05 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
> Anyone offer a tip? I just re-installed my entire system. From a single-CD rescue disk. Everything was done by hand, except for a few config files that I had stashed away. Hopefully this means I have everything in my notes that you'll need to get nvidia working. Note: I'm on a laptop and probabl

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-03 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:13:10 -0600 "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The 4191 version caused problems for everybody. I don't know anyone > > who was able to make it work in Debian, Mandrake or RedHat. > > Worked fine here. Though it didn't support Dual Head on my chipset at > the

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-03 Thread Jeffrey L. Taylor
Quoting Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 2003-06-02 at 08:45, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote: > > Quoting Kevin McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > So here's the question -- how many different ways do I need to tell the > > > system to keepen its little mittens offen those packages? Can you sugg

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-03 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 04:06:59AM -0400, Kevin McKinley wrote: > The 4191 version caused problems for everybody. I don't know anyone > who was able to make it work in Debian, Mandrake or RedHat. Worked fine here. Though it didn't support Dual Head on my chipset at the time, it did support TwinV

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-03 Thread Ron Johnson
On Mon, 2003-06-02 at 08:45, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote: > Quoting Kevin McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > So here's the question -- how many different ways do I need to tell the > > system to keepen its little mittens offen those packages? Can you suggest > > another/better way to accomplish this? >

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-03 Thread Jeffrey L. Taylor
Quoting Kevin McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So here's the question -- how many different ways do I need to tell the > system to keepen its little mittens offen those packages? Can you suggest > another/better way to accomplish this? > Don't mix dselect/apt-get and aptitude. Stick to one or the

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-02 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 20:15:08 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: > > When you install the Debian nvidia packages, the tarballs are put in > > /usr/src. > > Only if you don't care which version you get. See in my message my > description of problems with the current version at the time of

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-02 Thread Bob Proulx
Kevin McKinley wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > wget http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2880.tar.gz > > wget http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2880.tar.gz > wgetting the tarballs is no longer necessary; NVIDIA now allows them to be > distributed.

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-02 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 13:07:29 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: > Get the bits onto your machine: > cd /usr/src > wget > http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2880.tar.gz > wget > http://205.158.109.140/XFree86_40/1.0-2880/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2880.tar.gz > sud

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-02 Thread Dan Hunt
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 01:07:29PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Hope this helps, > Bob Thanks Bob, I appreciate the help, I will give it a whirl. Kind Regards Dan Hunt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-02 Thread Bob Proulx
Dan Hunt wrote: > I went "apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src" and >"apt-get install nvidia-glx-src" > and I found the instructions a bit confusing, > /usr/doc/nvidia-kernel-src/README.Debian > > cd linux ( or your kernel source directory ) > > O.K. I have a stock kernel installed > 2.

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-01 Thread Dan Hunt
> Go to the NVIDIA web site and download their drivers, or get the packages > nvidia-kernel-src and nvidia-glx-src from Debian. > > Follow the instructions. > I went "apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src" and "apt-get install nvidia-glx-src" and I found the instructions a bit confusing, /usr

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-01 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 31 May 2003 18:41:45 -0300 james leclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Setting up woody on my main box. Using geforce4 mx pci video card. After > installing x and running starx, I get error messages stating "no screens > found". When installing x, I had chose the nv server. Was this co

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-01 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sat, 2003-05-31 at 19:34, Bob Proulx wrote: > james leclair wrote: [snip] > The "nv" driver does not support framebuffer. But if you were like me > that option pulled you in. Find this in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > file and comment it out. > > Option "UseFBDev" "true" > > T

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-01 Thread Bob Proulx
james leclair wrote: > > Setting up woody on my main box. Using geforce4 mx pci video card. After > installing x and running starx, I get error messages stating "no screens > found". When installing x, I had chose the nv server. Was this correct? Had > good experiences on my test comp with Debi

Re: nvidia video cards

2003-06-01 Thread Haim Ashkenazi
On Sat, 31 May 2003 18:41:45 -0300 james leclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Setting up woody on my main box. Using geforce4 mx pci video card. > After installing x and running starx, I get error messages stating "no > screens found". When installing x, I had chose the nv server. Was this > co