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VisionTek nVidia GeForce2 GTS Pro 64MB DDR
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Description: Works great on many distros and kernels (I have tested 2.2.x and 2.4.x). Nice FPS. Also has TV output, which works if you configure it in XF86Config.

The install procedure I used under Redhat 7.x is explained below. It's obviously dated, and you would want the latest RPMs, so your YMMV.

* Save the following source RPMs to /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_4...0-2960.src.rpm
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_4...0-2960.src.rpm


* Build and install the RPMs
o cd /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS
o rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.src.rpm
o rpm --rebuild NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.src.rpm
o cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
o rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2960.rpm
o rpm -ivh NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-2960.rpm


* Run the Xconfigurator program to generate a skeleton XF86Config-4 file
o Don't let it probe for the card
o Set the memory size accordingly (e.g. 64MB)
o Skip the test at the end


* Open the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
o comment out Load GLcore and Load dri
o change Driver "nv" to Driver "nvidia"

Keywords: geforce visiontek video tv out
/sbin/lspci output: 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV15 [GeForce2
GTS/Pro] (rev a4) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Chipset: nVidia GeForce2 GTS Pro 64MB DDR
Connection Type: AGP






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