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