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List:       suse-xfree86
Subject:    Re: [suse-xfree86] problems loading nv driver
From:       Laura Jordana <lauraj () catapult ! com>
Date:       2006-07-03 17:39:13
Message-ID: 44A95641.1090202 () catapult ! com
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Thanks. Running sax2 -r seemed to fix the problem that was occurring 
(choppy video display).

Matthias Hopf wrote:
> On Jun 20, 06 15:09:39 -0700, Laura Jordana wrote:
>   
>> HP xw6200 running SuSE Linux 9.2
>>
>> In YaST, under graphics card it says "nVidia VGA compatible controller"
>> The number on the card itself says P283. I am trying to make the "nv" 
>> driver work - instead of the "fbdev" driver that is currently loaded.
>>     
>
> Which one? 6200 or higher? That won't be supported by the nv driver of
> 9.2.
>
> If you want to stick to this old distribution, try downloading the
> nvidia proprietary driver. You will need the kernel sources of the
> kernel you're running to install it.
>
>   
>> After running X -configure, in the xorg.conf.new file, the correct 
>> driver "nv" is loaded
>>     
>
> Don't use X -configure. sax2 does a much better job for that (use
> 'sax2 -r' in order to ignore your old configuration).
>
> Matthias
>
>   


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