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The NIVIDIA Problem continues
I have an I8200 with the nivida GeForce 2 ddr
and I have tried to install Mandrake 9.0.1
of course it took me a while to figure out what was wrong with my video
but I found just about everything I thought I need right here "thanks to all"
Well I got the kernel and glx rpm installed, and I changed "nv" to "nivida"
when I run startx I get big fat fatal server error that reads
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialze the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usalbe configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
My guess is that I need to do some configuring to the XF86Config-4 file
but I have no idea what needs to be done
anyone have this same problem
Please help
I need linux for a COCS4302 and I really dig Mandrake even thought they just filed ch11
Wade Salazar
and I have tried to install Mandrake 9.0.1
of course it took me a while to figure out what was wrong with my video
but I found just about everything I thought I need right here "thanks to all"
Well I got the kernel and glx rpm installed, and I changed "nv" to "nivida"
when I run startx I get big fat fatal server error that reads
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialze the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usalbe configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
My guess is that I need to do some configuring to the XF86Config-4 file
but I have no idea what needs to be done
anyone have this same problem
Please help
I need linux for a COCS4302 and I really dig Mandrake even thought they just filed ch11
Wade Salazar
Have you installed the nvidia drivers? If you haven't, go to www.nvidia.com to download the source file or whatever, install it, should be no problem then..!!
- I got this message because the kernel I downloaded had errors and didn't install correctly. I then downloaded the src rpm, built it and it worked.
I was using RH7.3 and these instructions helped a lot.
https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/redhat-install-list/2002-September/044425.html rbgaynor, I have the same setup you have. i8100 laptop w/ Nvidia GeForce2 Go. Which driver should I look for on the Nvidia website? I am new to Linux. And I am researching what all I am going to need. I havent decided if I will go with Redhat or Mandrake. Will this driver work for both? I cant seem to find it.
Dell Inspiron 8100 1000Mhz A14
512MB Ram Win XP Home SP1
Nvidia GeForce2 Go
"And then one day you find ten
years have got behind you. No
one told you when to run, you
missed the starting gun."go to http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4191
then download these two files...
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.src.rpm
- I still have not managed to get this going but as I understand
the steps on this page are the "means to success" for the rest
of the I82 community. Namly
download the drivers
install using rpm -ivh
edit the properties table
-change nv -> nvidia
-and change the sync rate and refresh rate as listed above
When my professors ease-up on the work load I will give it a go and
let everyone here know what problems I did or hopefully do not have
And in response to the guy that has not made
up his mind about Redhat or Mandrake
I have be a Mandrake defender in the past, in fact up to about the
time I started this thread, but since then Man-Soft has filed for
bankruptcy in France. I didn't see much future with the guys, as much
success as I have had in the past with them I decided to switch camps. I
aquuired a couple of versions of redhat 7.0 and 8.0 and have been very
pleased so far (I spend 4-6 hours a day in front of it). I am about to
buy a new DELL and am considering purchasing redhat equiped from the factory.
Wade Salazar
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Posted January 24th, 2003 20:00