Linux Newbie About To Forget Linux All Together
 

k well u see i have installed redhat 7.3 on a dual p4 866 mobo with a hercules gf3 grahics card but my problem is that when i make and install rpm drivers and then restart x windows i get a white checkerboard effect all over the screen and cant figure out why for the life of me.


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this is a simple display of what my screen looks like but little white squares with lines in them

Does any1 know what causes this any how i can fix it

Thnaks in advance

FURFLE LINUX NEWBIE

Yep. That's X in it's bare and naked state. You're using a GeForce card, so I would suggest the following:

Download the source tar.gz files and compile manually. I actually found it easier than the RPM method. Download the files, extract them to a sensible directory, and then type make install in both the kernel and glx directories (you need to be root to do this). Then make a backup copy of your X config file (should be /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) and edit. You will need to add the line Load "glx" somewhere in the middle (should be fairly obvious due to the other 'load' lines present). You will also need to change the driver (right down the bottom) from nv to nvidia. You might need to do some other housekeeping (such as removing references to DRI), but they're all described in the readme.txt file on the NVidia site.

Now, when all is said and done, you should start your X session and cross your fingers.

Oh, a word of warning. When you're installing the drivers and editing your config files, you MUST NOT BE RUNNING X AT THE TIME. DO IT FROM A TEXT PROMPT.