Well done!

thanks for all the help. If i hadn't have solved it your kernel config where you said you had no AGPGART configured that definitely fixed my problem. Thanks again

Anytime.

Nice sig, BTW. :D

Hi folks,

After I installed the nvidia driver, something very odd start to happen on my machine...
When I first boot, X11 halts with complete lockout (event NumLock didnt works).

After I restart, Fedora started over and then it asks to reconfigure X11. I follow all steps and drivers and X11 works fine with all resolutions. When I turn off the computer and restart it, X11 halts again and I have to do the configuration process again.

It seems that xorg.conf is overwritten every time I did a hard boot....

Another oddity happens: after reconfiguration, when I boot as root, the configuration works fine.
But when I login as regular user, I can only get 800x600 resolution (even after trying to change /usr/bin/system-config-display

I'm using kernel 2.6.12-1.1381_FC3 / SEMPRON 2.6Ghz / Nvidia RIVA TNT2 Model 64.

Does someone has any tip on how to fix those problems ?

Thanks in advance,
Josir Gomes

what version of the nvidia driver are you using. I know that only versions 7174 and below work with the TNT2 cards. Also you must edit your xorg.conf. Another thing....this thread is not a thread to be posting that sort of questions....you would be better off starting a new thread. But anyway, what is done is done... would you please post the relevant contents of your xorg.conf. By relevant i mean info pertaining to your Graphics card/monitor

Hi Samoth,

thanks for replying. I am a student experimenting several distributions since 2003 (it's an academic research) and I don't have yet much expertise.

1) I install the nvidia driver using rpm.livna.org site instructions but I am not sure if the driver was sucessfully installed. How can I get driver version id ?

2) Configuration:
[root@localhost X11]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb Host Bridge (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e0 (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce 250Gb PCI System Management (rev a1)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a2)
00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Parallel ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2)
00:0a.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Serial ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AGP Host to PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb PCI-to-PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15)

working xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "abnt2"
Option "XkbLayout" "br"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "S/M 753DF"
DisplaySize 320 240
HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "RIVA TNT2"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

3) My guess is that SELinux or other security stuff is overriding my xorg.conf but I could not find yet how to avoid it...

4) I was in doubt to create a new thread or replying this one. But I decide to post here because my doubt could help other readers and audience would be more focused. Sorry if I did the wrong way.

Josir

what was the name of the rpm driver file you downloaded? Also, you dont need that section on DRI in your xorg.conf with the nvidia driver. Also you want to get rid of that line where it says: Load dri. did you try loading the driver file and looking at the log file in /var/log/nvidia-installer.log. if the installer worked then change your xorg.conf as noted in the instructions on the nvidia homepage. If the clipped version of your xorg.conf is the one you think is using the nvidia driver you need to change the "nv" to "nvidia" and get rid of the stuff i previously instructed you to get rid of. Hope this helps.

Oh, i forgot something. the driver version: it should be in the filename of the rpm. if it is not the it should be in the nvidia installer log.