[ale] Suse 8.1 & Nvidia drivers

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Thank you!! Even if you don't get back to me tonight, I will still appreciate 
your help. I am not really wanting to play Tux Racer. I like the game okay, 
but I really use it as a test to see if the 3D is really enabled.

I want to play D3 and UT. My wife's computer can play it (RH 9.0) and so it 
would be nice to take her into the "Matrix" for a couple hours a week. Next, 
I will look into the new UT/Unreal. Finally, I am working on a new controller 
(think joystick) and I want to get all of the games up and running before I 
add new hardware. Thanks again for the step by step. 

(At first I was thinking that I would probably go to 8.2 soon anyway -but what 
if I don't like 8.2 better - not every upgrade is one. Besides, this will be 
an important learning experience for me.)

Drew

On Tuesday 29 April 2003 04:27 pm, Dow Hurst wrote:
> Drew,
> I promise I'll get back to you tonight.  Had a busy evening so wasn't
> able to get on the PC.  I am not sure what version of the nvidia drivers
> I have but whatever I have I can make available to you.  There is a
> switch2nvidia script that fixes the nv tag in the XF86Config file.  You
> can edit the XF86Config file by hand but don't run sax2 without making a
> backup of it first.  I'll work up a step by step procedure for you and
> post it tonight.  Sorry for the delay as I know how important Tux is!  I
> really enjoyed playing Tux!  It is a great game and a nice idea.  The
> free car racer game works great too!  I've been playing Descent3 and
> Quake3Arena with great success as well.  I don't know how to make Q3A or
> Descent3 use both monitors.  The flight simulator will use both so the
> feel is like a real windshield.
> Dow
>
> ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> >That idea didn't work for me at all. :(
> >The suse & nvidia manuals imply that the new driver is not for suse 8.1.
> >When I used it, it detected that the driver was already there (I don't
> > really think it was). Next, there was not a pre-compiled driver for my
> > kernel. It compiled one, and said that the install was successful. I did
> > not get a splash screen and the driver in XF86Config was still "nv"
> > instead of "nvidia." I made that change manually, and it still didn't
> > work. I also tried to modify the Sax2 setting as instructed. Still not
> > working.
> >
> >I am hoping that Dow, or someone else who actually has the nvidia driver
> >working on Suse 8.1 with Tux Racer working will help me find out what
> > magic to use to get this to work. One thing that I noticed was the
> > XF86Config mentioned that I should 'not modify it by hand.' Perhaps that
> > is the clue?
> >
> >Drew
> >
> >On Monday 28 April 2003 02:54 pm, Thomas Holmquist wrote:
> >>Use the new nVidia driver
> >>
> >>http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4363
> >>
> >>Dow Hurst wrote:
> >>>Drew,
> >>>To make sure that nvidia's drivers work, you have to totally switch
> >>>from the installed SuSE nv driver set.  I used the rpm drivers  from
> >>>nvidia and have Tux working fine under 8.1.  I'll check my
> >>>configuration and get back with you tonight.
> >>>Dow
> >>>
> >>>ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> >>>>Does anyone have Suse 8.1 working with the Nvidia drivers.
> >>>>
> >>>>1. I have rtfmed, but get the government runaround - nvidia says use
> >>>>drivers from Suse. Suse says download drivers from Nvidia
> >>>>
> >>>>2. I was able to untar and install 4191 drivers AND even get the
> >>>>Nvidia splash screen, but when I try to play TuxRacer, an error
> >>>>message says that 3D support is not enabled. Attempting to enable is
> >>>>futile. Moreover, the system is not stable (locks up completely like
> >>>>Win) and I just re-install.
> >>>>
> >>>>3. I have never gotten nvidia rpm drivers to work, but have used tars
> >>>>on RH 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0 successfully. Used the same techniques with
> >>>>Suse unsuccessfully. There is no Suse support for drivers to date -
> >>>>and I do not have Suse 8.2 yet. (Besides, I LOVE 8.1 - except for
> >>>>this driver problem - and their funny directory tree).
> >>
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Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
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