NVIDIA driver compile
fs
frank at insightcomputer.com
Mon Dec 1 10:40:33 UTC 2003
Tom Mitchell wrote:
>May I add #7.
>
> 7. /usr/bin/X11/x11perf -all > /tmp/x11perf-out-nvidia
>
>Things 1-6 work fine for me. Number 7 dumps core both for the
>nvidia driver and the nv driver. The nvidia driver crashed the
>Xserver. An old SiS300 based PCI card did run this test to
>competion.
>
>When running the nvidia driver the last line in the log file was:
>
> 2800 reps @ 1.8933 msec ( 528.0/sec): ShmPutImage XY 100x100 square
>
>"lspci" tells me
> ....nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev a2)
>
>I am using my 'safe' XF86Config from my RH9 box with an older nVidia
>card that does fine with x11perf:
> ....nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2)
>I will look to see if I missed anything in the sample XF86Config
>files. I noted that /usr/bin/redhat-config-xfree86 had trouble
>on Fedora.
>
>Anyhow can other nVidia card holders with time please run:
> /usr/bin/X11/x11perf -all
>and validate that I am alone or in a crowd on this.
>
>
>
you need to type export CC=gcc322 before you compile the nvidia source.
I have a 440 card just like yours and both nvidia and nv drivers work
fine although I have a small problem with DRI. /usr/bin/X11/x11perf
-all does not core dump but also does display some funny lines in the
right corner.
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