Hi all,
As the subject says, I can't get the nVidia drivers (from nvidia.com) to work in SuSE 8.1. Before you ask, I followed the directions at the SuSE nVida howto page (
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/sup...ler-HOWTO.html) to a tee. The RPMs provided install fine, and the only error I get is that the nVidia driver taints the GPL module (no worries, right?). SaX2 still won't let me activate 3D effects, but I wouldn't have worried about that except I get no nVidia splash screen when X starts. Here's my terminal output for glxgears:
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
394 frames in 5.0 seconds = 77.400 FPS
Running 3Ddiag, I get this output:
3Ddiag version 0.691
Verifying 3D configuration:
Using 3dinfo
************************************************************
Verifying 3D configuration based on XFree86 4 for 3D board
"nVidia Corporation GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (10de@0110)":
Verifying driver installation:
nvidia ... failed!
======================= !!! WARNING !!! ========================
Due to license issues only a Dummy Nvidia 2D/3D driver with
Software 3D/OpenGL rendering is provided. Please download
the official 2D/3D Nvidia driver from the nVidia webserver
(
http://www.nvidia.com), if you want to use 3D hardware
accelerated 3D/OpenGL.
================================================================
Tests for correct OpenGL libraries/GLX extensions:
Test for correct XFree86 version ... done.
Tests for XFree86 configuration:
Config File /etc/X11/XF86Config ... done.
Driver ... failed!
================================================================
3D Hardware acceleration is not used. To use 3D
Hardware acceleration please specify the entry
Driver "nvidia"
in the Section "Device" of your /etc/X11/XF86Config.
================================================================
Color Depth ... done.
Extensions ... done.
Options ... done.
----------------------- NOTE -----------------------------------
If 3D hardware OpenGL configuration is not stable enough, you
should switch back to 'Mesa Software Rendering'. You can
verify this configuration with the command "3Ddiag --mesasoft".
----------------------- NOTE -----------------------------------
Checking GLU/glut runtime configuration:
GLU ... done (package mesaglu)
glut ... done (package mesaglut)
So what does this mean? I have a nagging suspicion that it's something so simple I'm just overlooking it... any ideas?