Total linux Newbie

Shibby · 09-02-2003, 07:05 PM

i use the graphics card list. i've used nvida vesa vga. and as i said my card is a pny geforce fx5200 pci.

and what is lspci

zsejk · 09-02-2003, 07:11 PM

"lspci" is something you can type at the command prompt and gives you a nice little output of all things pci currently recognized by your Linux kernel.

As for nvida: there's a thread somewhere on this forum that deals specifically with that. Perhaps do a search?

-zsejk

Shibby · 09-02-2003, 07:18 PM

thanks i try it out tomorrow since it 1.20am here in the uk

Shibby · 09-03-2003, 06:50 AM

here is what it shows when i type lspci

Quote:

00:00.00 Host bridge:intel corp. 440lx/ex - 82443lx/ex host bridge (rev03)
00:01.0 pci bridge: intel corp. 440lx/ex - 82443lx/ex agp bridge (rev 03)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: intel corp 82371ab/eb/mb p11x4 isa(rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: intel corp 82371ab/eb/mb p11x4 ide(rev01)
00:07.2 Usb controllor : intel corp 82371ab/eb/mb p11x4 usb (rev01)
00:07.3 bridge: intel corp 82371ab/eb/mb p11x4 acpi (rev02)
00:0b.0 multimedia audio controller cirrus logic cd 4614/22/24 [crystalclear soundfusion audio accelerator] (rev 01)
00:12.0 vcd compatible controller: nvida Corporation: unknown device 0322 (rev a1)
01:00.0 vcd compatible controller: ATI Technolgies Incd 3d rage pro agp 1x/2x (rev 5c)

i want to run of the pci card as i also have xp on another hard drive and i use the pc as a multimedia pc and output to my tv.

Kjetil4455 · 09-03-2003, 08:31 AM

download and install the nvidia driver for your g-card. btw; DUUUDE!! 433 mhz?! for a geforce 4 card?!? DUUUDE!!! thats wack, i doubt it work very vell?

h1tman · 09-03-2003, 11:18 AM

the config file was a generic file, so it should work on all video cards.

you said you tried Knoppix and everything worked?
im assuming the XF86Config file is in /etc/X11
copy it somewhere or upload it on the net. and then boot back into your system on your hd, and copy that file into /etc/X11

aaa · 10-01-2003, 10:28 AM

I tried that before with a file from Mandrake, and it didn't work (the files differ slightly from distro to distro).