SW 7.1 and ti4600
 

Hi.

I've just installed slackware linux 7.1 and I'm experiencing some problems with setting up my resolution in xf86config. I've figured out my vertical frequency (55-120 hz) and horizontal sync (31-70 khz) but when I look at the vid card database the ti4600 isn't there.

And when I start up xwindows the resolution is very low like maybe 320*200.

If I upgrade to Slackware 8.1, will the ti4600 be there and will it fix the problem with the low resolution? Can I fix it without upgrading?

As you probably see, I'm new to linux.

Any help is greatly appreciated

I am not familiar with your video card and do not know if an accelerated driver is available or not. But I would suggest using frame buffer mode. Depending on your video card features and memory FB is setup to start with in the /etc/lilo.conf file. A line that would start with "vga=" is used to init the video. FB also requires kernel support to be included and I believe that is provided in all the Slack provided kernels so you should be OK unless you are running a custom kernel. After modifications to the lilo config file you have to run "lilo" to write the changes and reboot. In the /etc/X11 directory, there should a default X config file for FB. It should be called XF86Config-fbdev. Just use the command "cp XF86Config-fbdev XF86Config" then startx and see what you are able to get running. You might need to modify the file manually for your mouse pointer device.

Perhaps it will help you get X up and running to work. You could also try a search here for your video card. I did a quick search and determined that it is an nVidia card. I think nVidia provides drivers for Linux at their web site.

nVidia has drivers on their page. It seems kind of complicated to install them but maybe I can figure it out. If not, you'll hear from me. Thx for the info. I'll try it as soon as I get home.

For Nvidia drivers you need XFree86.4.0.1 at least I doubt that 7.1 comes with such luxuary out of the box, unless there is a typo and you ment Slackware8.1. So be careful with these.

I've upgraded to SW 8.1 and after a lot of work the nvidia drivers work. Do you know where I check if they're installed correctly?

All the info available at /proc/driver/nvidia directory
also /sbin/lsmod should contain NVdriver entry, when you load X there should be NVIDIA logo (you can disable it, but default installation has it enabled), all OpenGL applications should run smooth with high FPS

Hurray. It's working!!!:D