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fishbones

08-06-2008 02:52 PM

Installed NVIDIA graphics Driver, One Problem

Well, I've installed the NVIDIA graphics driver, and now my games work well. Only problem is my desktop is smaller than my monitor, it sits in about an inch or two. Any help? It did this by default.

PTrenholme

08-06-2008 03:50 PM

Most monitors have a "setup" function accessed from buttons on the monitor. Most recent monitors have an "autoconfigure" option that adjusts the monitor to respond to the single being sent to it, that usually works well. If your monitor is one of those, try that setting.

In any case, you should find options to adjust the screen display size.

You might also want to check the frequency settings in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and compare those with the monitor's specifications. (Some monitors do not respond correctly when the nVidia configuration tool sends an ESID request to them, and, sometimes, the default setting are not optimal.)

fishbones

08-06-2008 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTrenholme (Post 3239072)

Everything is good now, except my graphics card's performance. Going to see if I can install DirectX 9.0c.

jay73

08-06-2008 04:12 PM

Linux doesn't use DirectX...

fishbones

08-06-2008 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay73 (Post 3239093)

Linux doesn't use DirectX...

Does it use DRI?

jay73

08-06-2008 11:31 PM

Yes, but it uses OpenGL instead of DirectX.

fishbones

08-08-2008 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay73 (Post 3239371)

Yes, but it uses OpenGL instead of DirectX.

So what should I install from OpenGL's Unix/Linux projects?

farslayer

08-08-2008 01:22 PM

install the mesa-utils package and then use glxinfo to check if direct rendering is enabled.

Quote:

user@it-etch:~$ glxinfo | grep direct

direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose)
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect

Obviously with the nVidia or ATI drivers installed that should return a Yes....

you can also look at the output of xpdyinfo

fishbones

08-08-2008 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farslayer (Post 3241149)

install the mesa-utils package and then use glxinfo to check if direct rendering is enabled.

Obviously with the nVidia or ATI drivers installed that should return a Yes....

you can also look at the output of xpdyinfo

Direct rendering is enabled, but the graphics still don't match with Windows. I installed the NVidia graphics drivers, yet the terrain is low-quality in World of Warcraft (can't see pathways, block-like rendering on terrain effects in which the textures form squares over the hills).

Thats why I asked about OpenGL, because graphics card drivers usually match up with a graphics software like DirectX (or OpenGL).

When I went to the OpenGL website, I found many libraries to download, but thats why I asked which ones.

farslayer

08-08-2008 07:33 PM

if you have installed the nvidia drivers then OpenGL should already be enabled on your system

Code:

default@debianetch:~$ glxinfo | grep OpenGL

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6800/AGP/SSE2

OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.76

OpenGL extensions:

I would ask what color depth are you running at ? 16bit, 24bit ?

Is your xorg.conf file correct ?
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...hapter-06.html

Code:

In the Module section of the file, Remove the following lines:



    Load "dri"

    Load "GLCore"



In the Module section of the file, add the line (if it does not already exist):



    Load "glx"



If the X config file does not have a Module section, you can safely skip the 

last step if the X server installed on your system is an X.Org X server or an

 XFree86 X release version 4.4.0 or greater. If you are using an older 

XFree86 X server, add the following to your X config file:



Section "Module"

    Load "extmod"

    Load "dbe"

    Load "type1"

    Load "freetype"

    Load "glx"

EndSection

are the settings in WOW correct ?

fishbones

08-08-2008 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farslayer (Post 3241409)

if you have installed the nvidia drivers then OpenGL should already be enabled on your system

Code:

default@debianetch:~$ glxinfo | grep OpenGL

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6800/AGP/SSE2

OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.76

OpenGL extensions:

I would ask what color depth are you running at ? 16bit, 24bit ?

Is your xorg.conf file correct ?
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...hapter-06.html

Code:

In the Module section of the file, Remove the following lines:



    Load "dri"

    Load "GLCore"



In the Module section of the file, add the line (if it does not already exist):



    Load "glx"



If the X config file does not have a Module section, you can safely skip the 

last step if the X server installed on your system is an X.Org X server or an

 XFree86 X release version 4.4.0 or greater. If you are using an older 

XFree86 X server, add the following to your X config file:



Section "Module"

    Load "extmod"

    Load "dbe"

    Load "type1"

    Load "freetype"

    Load "glx"

EndSection

are the settings in WOW correct ?

Checked and fixed the X server, still have the "block" problem.

Screenshot URL: http://i34.tinypic.com/2u6l6cz.jpg

farslayer

08-08-2008 08:31 PM

So you are running WOW under Wine in Linux correct ?

have you searched for "WOW Wine graphics" ?

http://www.wowwiki.com/Linux/Wine

http://www.fsckin.com/2007/12/20/how...ux-using-wine/

did you make the config.wtf file changes for graphics referred to in these docs ?

fishbones

08-08-2008 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farslayer (Post 3241433)

WoW runs beautifully now, thanks =)

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