RE_ [olug] Second Monitor

[G.M.]

Yeah, not sure what you mean by "kill the X server"..

I mean I do the Alt+Ctrl+Backspace or logout of my desktop.


Did you get all the way to a usable desktop?
No -> mess with settings in your XF86Confg
-> Option "NvAGP"  "2"   #or 1 or 0
    (mandrake prolly has AGPART enabled in the kernel)

Yes I'm running the kde desktop

Yes -> Is TVOUT working?

I don't know how I would tell,I have Option "TVOutFormat" in my 
XF86Config 4 file under the graphics card section but I don't see my 
desktop on my tv.I'll wait until I hear back from you before I try a 
different driver.
No -> try A different driver release
Yes -> STOP don't mess with anything!

The nvidia drivers do a couple cool things:
sh driverversion.run
Installs driver the first time
nvidia-installer --uninstall
Must be run from init 3, removed drivers
nvidia-installer --update
Grab the latest drivers from the web
If you're using TVOUT or other 'advanced'
Options, don't do this
nvidia-graphics-switch <driver-number>
Switch to different installed drivers
nvidia-settings
Graphical menu similar to Display Options in windows


When installing / compiling...
/var/log/nvidia-installer.log
is helpful; when trying to finesse X...
/var/log/XFree86.0.log               (where 0 is the screen #)
dmesg
/var/log/messeges
are helpful.




-t



-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
mescie
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:22 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] Second monitor

I used the binary installer I got off the nvidia website and the
installlation went smoothly.And I edited the XF86Config-4 file (mandrake
9.1 distro) to read driver "nvidia"I haven't got to the TVout part yet.X
starts up fine with the nvidia splash screen appearing first but then
when I kill the X server the screen just goes blank,no  text or command
prompt.For the heck of it tho I blindly typed startx and my desktop
started up.Something to work on but at least I'm making a little progress.

              Gary

Ken wrote:

 > [snip]
 >
 >>
 >> FYI I've had much better luck using the sh driverversion.run
 >> installer from
 >> NVidia than using RPMs from anyone else, especially when using non-stock
 >> kernels....but of course NVidia's .run file doesn't with SUSE for some
 >> reason...
 >>
 >> -t
 >
 >
 > I definitely second this.  The binary installer from the website has
 > always done a better job for me than the rpm packages.  The only pain
 > is that you'll need to rerun the installer after each kernel upgrade..
 > -Ken
 >
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