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I don't know what i'm doing wrong:
1. Downloaded the nvidia driver setup program for linux from official site
2. I executed it this way:
#sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run -k2.6.8.1-10mdksmp
3. Got the warning about the rivafl module incompatibility in the setup process ignored and continued. Driver was built (i checked the nvidia.ko file was @ /lib/modules/.../kernel/drivers/video)
4. Added the nvidia module to modprobe.preload
5. Rebooted and checked nvidia module was loaded AND rivafl not.
6. Made the XF86Config changes (just changed the driver name in the device section from "nv" to "nvidia"
7. Added the Load "glx" and checked that Load "dri" and Load "GLcore" weren't there
8. $startx
9. Everything appeared to be ok as i saw the nvidia logo BUT then, when KDE started i saw the forms appeared to be transparent, only the labels widgets and captions of controls were visible, not even the title bar of the forms were visible, i could only see the borders. Then i tried to switch to a another virtual console using the CRL+ALT+Fx and my screen was all messed up with lines, dots, etc. nothing readable on it no matter the consoles used (from F1 to F6). That way (blind) my only option was login as root and #reboot.
Reboot was normal so i edited my XF86Config file and returned the driver to "nv". Now everything runs as usual but have no 3d acceleration, no twinview to use my tv.
I've already read the posts here and nothing seems to help.
This are my video HW specs (got from harddrake):
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Identificación
Fabricante: NVIDIA Corp.
Descripción: NV18.6? GeForce4 MX 4000
Clase de soporte: DISPLAY_VGA
Conexión
Bus: PCI
Bus PCI #: 1
Dispositivo PCI #: 0
Función PCI #: 0
ID del fabricante: 4318
ID del dispositivo: 389
Sub-ID del fabricante: 5208
Sub-ID del dispositivo: 12554
Misc
Módulo: Card:NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)
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And here's my XF86Config
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# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx" #Sugerido por el README de Nvidia
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
######################################### Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "es"
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
HorizSync 30-71
VertRefresh 50-160
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync
# Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1280x800
ModeLine "1280x800" 147.89 1280 1376 1512 1744 800 801 804 848
# Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1680x1050
ModeLine "1680x1050" 214.51 1680 1800 1984 2288 1050 1051 1054 1103
# Dell D800 and few Inspiron (16/10) 1920x1200
ModeLine "1920x1200" 230 1920 1936 2096 2528 1200 1201 1204 1250 +HSync +VSync
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corp."
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 (generic)"
Driver "nv" #Here's where i changed nv to nvidia and then switched back
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection
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Thanks in advance.
triaydev