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List:       opensuse
Subject:    [opensuse] Re: nviddia 3D support potential bug
From:       "Robert Lewis" <bob.l.lewis () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-11-30 17:27:15
Message-ID: 86d2b63e0711300927l5d7b066bna9a2cc81ed91e28d () mail ! gmail ! com
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> Before I submit this as a bug I thought I would run it by those of you
> who know something about
> 3D and Nvidia card configuaration.
>
> I have a PCI-E GeFoce 6500 which reports as having 512MB of RAM.
> VBIOS 05.44.02.49.00
>
> I have installed two RPMS from NVIDIA that are Driver Version
> 100.14.19 Released 9/18/2007.
> The drivers work properly but when I go into YaST -> Hardware ->
> Graphics Card and Monitor setup it
> reports back as:
>
> 3D Acceleration Not Supported
> ---------------------------------------------
> SaX2 cannot offer activation of the 3D
> subsystem because your graphics
> card/driver doesn't support 3D.
>
> However, when I try using 3D programs they are all working properly
> and even glxgears
> seems be doing quite well.  I haven't run glxinfo as yet.
>
> My conclusion is that YaST is simply not reporting accurately the true
> state of the card.
> This is the first machine I have had this happen on.  I have installed
> on dozens of machines
> SUSE with no such issue surfacing.
>
> Do I bug report this or am I missing something?
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
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Humm, I just found something else that can add top this.
The card says GF 6600 256MB DDR2 TV DVI

So why is YaST seeing it as a 6500 512M ?

Maybe I shouldn't worry since it is working.
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