getting Nvidia 2D/3D to work (M.Hockings)

Mon Nov 10 04:20:26 UTC 2003

Hi Eric,

I think that it needs to be done before so that things link correctly.  
I installed the Nvidia driver without the uninstall and graphics was not 
working even after the uninstall of the Mesa stuff.  A re-install of the 
Nvidia driver (with the Mesa removed) seemed to fix the problem.  I will 
not profess to completely understand why but I expect that  the Nvidia 
drivers come with their own libGL that conflicts with the Mesa-libGL?

Kind regards,

Mike

ERIC KLINGER wrote:

> Well.... I never knew to uninstall the XFree-Mesa-libGL package.  Do 
> you think its ok dto do so after the driver install?
>
> Thanks
> Eric
>
>
>> From: Wayne Schuller <k_wayne at linuxpower.org>
>> Reply-To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>> Subject: Re: getting Nvidia 2D/3D to work (M.Hockings)
>> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:40:04 +1100
>>
>> hi David,
>>
>> Thanks for the great instructions. They should have been in the Release
>> Notes!
>>
>> thanks,
>> wayne
>>
>> On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 07:21, David Utidjian wrote:
>> > Mike,
>> >
>> > I also went through similar tribulations since installing RC1 and the
>> > 4496 version of the Nvidia drivers. I went to the Nvidia forum and 
>> there
>> > are some pretty goofy methods in there (recompile the kernel with
>> > gcc-3.3.2 and whatnot). The basic method (see below) is identical 
>> to the
>> > regular Nvidia install instructions in the README from Nvidia with two
>> > added steps. Pretty (relatively) simple.
>> > I also had some problems with running Quake3. Very messed up. I 
>> haven't
>> > tried UT2K3 yet. I also have a dual PIII system not an Athlon.
>> >
>> > Please let me know if this works.
>> >
>> > [Begin included instructions]
>> >
>> > This is what I did (all root commands are prepended with a # sign):
>> >
>> > 0. Download the file NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run from
>> > http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/...0-4496-pkg2.run
>> > and put it somewhere useful (/tmp or /home/downloads or whatever).
>> >
>> > 1. Logout of the system then Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a virtual 
>> console and
>> > log in as root.
>> >
>> > 2. Switch runlevels from 5 to 3 this will stop X (as root):
>> >
>> > # telinit 3
>> >
>> > It will take a few seconds as things shutdown/restart.
>> > Hit [Enter] if you don't get a prompt back right away.
>> > This will stop X "gracefully". X will restart automatically on 
>> reboot OR
>> > the command startx OR the command telinit 5.
>> >
>> > 3. Set the C compiler environment variable to gcc32 (it is 
>> currently gcc
>> > by default).
>> >
>> > # export CC=gcc32
>> >
>> > 4. Remove the XFree86-Mesa-libGL package:
>> >
>> > # rpm -e --nodeps XFree86-Mesa-libGL
>> >
>> > 5. Now run the Nvidia driver installer as usual:
>> >
>> > # cd /path/to/where/you/put/it
>> > # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run
>> >
>> > Answer the usual questions and it should build and install correctly.
>> >
>> > 6. Make a backup copy of your "known good" /etc/X11/XF86Config file:
>> >
>> > # cd /etc/X11
>> > # cp XF86Config XF86Config.bak
>> >
>> > 7. Edit your XF86Config file so that it will use the nvidia driver
>> > rather than the stock nv driver. This will be in 'Section "Device"' 
>> and
>> > there will be a line like this:
>> >
>> > Driver "nv"
>> >
>> > Change that line to:
>> >
>> > Driver "nvidia"
>> >
>> > You may also need to add and/or comment out some options in the 
>> 'Section
>> > "Module"' part of that file. For details on this see the README file
>> > which should be in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README. Once you are
>> > finished editing the XF86Config file save it.
>> >
>> > 8. Test the new driver:
>> >
>> > # startx
>> >
>> > Which should start X. If X starts up OK try opening a terminal and 
>> type
>> > in the command:
>> >
>> > # glxgears
>> >
>> > If that works fine then you are done installing the driver.
>> >
>> > 9. Logout of X. You should be abck at a command prompt. Then 
>> restart the
>> > GUI login for X:
>> >
>> > # telinit 5
>> >
>> > The GUI login for X should start up.
>> >
>> > 10. One last thing... you left a virtual console logged in as root. 
>> You
>> > propably don't want to forget and leave that open so....
>> >
>> > Ctrl-Alt-F1
>> > # exit
>> > Alt-F7
>> >
>> > Will log you out as root and return you to the GUI login.
>> >
>> >
>> > Note: The above method is really pretty simple. There are only two 
>> added
>> > steps from the method one would use in previous versions of Red Hat 
>> 9 or
>> > earlier... they are steps 3 and 4. If you have installed Nvidia 
>> drivers
>> > in Red Hat (or other distros) before then you will already be familiar
>> > with most of this. Even if you are familiar with the Nvidia Linux
>> > drivers you should read the README and other docs because there are a
>> > lot of very cool features you may want to try out. This feature set
>> > changes with each release of the drivers.
>> >
>> > [End included post]
>> >
>> > -DU-...etc...
>> >
>> >
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>>
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