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Old 09-05-2003, 01:35 AM   #1
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Question choppy video nvidia geforce4

i installed my nvidia driver thanks to the help of you guys, but now my video is choppy when running a game, any suggestions on how to smooth the graphics out?
I have an AMD1800+
512mb sdram dimms
60 gig 7200 r.p.m. drive
nvidia Geforce 64mb card
onboard sound
 
Old 09-05-2003, 01:39 AM   #2
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Did you edit your XF86Config file and added the necessary lines to enable your new driver?
 
Old 09-05-2003, 01:43 AM   #3
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yeah, i followed the exact directions on the driver readme..i get thye nvidia logo when i log in visually
 
Old 09-05-2003, 01:44 AM   #4
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but it wont let me hardware accelerate....Not sure why, does this card not support this feature in linux?
 
Old 09-05-2003, 02:11 AM   #5
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have you installed the right nvidia package

get the NVchooser.sh script and check it
 
Old 09-05-2003, 10:23 AM   #6
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where do i get that script?
 
Old 09-06-2003, 01:02 AM   #7
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http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_4...0/NVchooser.sh
 
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