SiS Video not recognised

[Ashley Kitson]

Having checked elsewhere and drawn a blank, I hope I might get some help
here :-)

I've just bought a new PC, which has a Foxconn motherboard running AMD
Sempron and integrated SiS (741 series) video controller.  When Fedora 3
 installed and on subsequent delves into "system settings-display" it
autorecognises the video card as NVIDIA GeForce FX (Generic).

The problem with this is that I cannot use the screen saver as the
screen freezes after about 10 minutes of inactivity and the only
solution is a hard reset.  So I'd like to try the SiS driver.

However..., The SiS driver doesn't work.  I've read the Xorg spec sheet
for the sis driver and selected the SiS 315 (being the correct series
for the 741 chip).  When the X system tries to re-initialise, it does
not recognise the hardware.

I've included X output below and would appreciate any help
Kind regards
Ashley

My xorg.conf is:
*****************************************************
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "single head configuration"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name
of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
    RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "fbdevhw"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "type1"
    Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#	Option	"Xleds"		"1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#	Option	"XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#	Option	"XkbModel"	"microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
# or:
#	Option	"XkbLayout"	"de"
#	Option	"XkbVariant"	"nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#	Option	"XkbOptions"	"ctrl:nocaps"
#
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "kbd"
    Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
    Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName    "Gateway Vivitron 20"
    HorizSync    29.0 - 82.0
    VertRefresh  50.0 - 150.0
    Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Videocard0"
    Driver      "sis"
    VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
    BoardName   "SiS 315"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Videocard0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth     16
    SubSection "Display"
    	Viewport   0 0
    	Depth     16
    	Modes    "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Group        0
    Mode         0666
EndSection
**********************************************

Xorg.setup.log records the following (header removed)
**********************************************
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.11-1.27_FC3
([e-mail]) (gcc version 3.4.3 20050227 (Red Hat
3.4.3-22)) #1 Tue May 17 20:27:37 EDT 2005
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(++) Log file: "/dev/null", Time: Fri Jun  3 17:24:03 2005
(++) Using config file: "/tmp/tmp2cw6iNxorg.config"
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found
***********************************************

xorg.0.log records the following:
***********************************************

X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-1.906_ELsmp i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.11-1.27_FC3 #1
Tue May 17 20:27:37 EDT 2005 i686
Build Date: 24 March 2005
Build Host: tweety.build.redhat.com

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.11-1.27_FC3
([e-mail]) (gcc version 3.4.3 20050227 (Red Hat
3.4.3-22)) #1 Tue May 17 20:27:37 EDT 2005
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jun  5 09:53:42 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "single head configuration"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Videocard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
    X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
    X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
    X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
    X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
    ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1039,0741 card 105b,0c4d rev 03 class 06,00,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1039,0003 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00
hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1039,0963 card 0000,0000 rev 25 class 06,01,00
hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 1039,0016 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 0c,05,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:5: chip 1039,5513 card 105b,0c4d rev 00 class 01,01,80
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:7: chip 1039,7012 card 105b,0c4d rev a0 class 04,01,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1039,7001 card 105b,0c4d rev 0f class 0c,03,10
hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:03:1: chip 1039,7001 card 105b,0c4d rev 0f class 0c,03,10
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:2: chip 1039,7002 card 1039,7002 rev 00 class 0c,03,20
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 1039,0900 card 105b,0c4d rev 91 class 02,00,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0322 card 1043,8180 rev a1 class 03,00,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
    [0] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
    [0] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
    [0] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000e (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
    [0] -1	0	0xec000000 - 0xedffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
    [0] -1	0	0xe0000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] rev 161, Mem
@ 0xec000000/24, 0xe0000000/27
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
    [0] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
    [1] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
    [0] -1	0	0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
    [1] -1	0	0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
    [2] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
    [3] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
    [4] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
    [5] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
    [6] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xe8000000 from 0xebffffff to
0xe7ffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
    [0] -1	0	0xee022000 - 0xee022fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [1] -1	0	0xee021000 - 0xee021fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [2] -1	0	0xee020000 - 0xee020fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [3] -1	0	0xee023000 - 0xee023fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [4] -1	0	0xe8000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
    [5] -1	0	0xe0000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
    [6] -1	0	0xec000000 - 0xecffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
    [7] -1	0	0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [8] -1	0	0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
    [9] -1	0	0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [10] -1	0	0x00004000 - 0x0000400f (0x10) IX[B]
    [11] -1	0	0x000010c0 - 0x000010df (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
    [0] -1	0	0xee022000 - 0xee022fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [1] -1	0	0xee021000 - 0xee021fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [2] -1	0	0xee020000 - 0xee020fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [3] -1	0	0xee023000 - 0xee023fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [4] -1	0	0xe8000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
    [5] -1	0	0xe0000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
    [6] -1	0	0xec000000 - 0xecffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
    [7] -1	0	0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [8] -1	0	0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
    [9] -1	0	0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [10] -1	0	0x00004000 - 0x0000400f (0x10) IX[B]
    [11] -1	0	0x000010c0 - 0x000010df (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
    [0] -1	0	0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
    [1] -1	0	0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
    [2] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
    [3] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
    [4] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
    [5] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
    [6] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
    [0] -1	0	0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
    [1] -1	0	0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
    [2] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
    [3] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
    [4] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
    [5] -1	0	0xee022000 - 0xee022fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [6] -1	0	0xee021000 - 0xee021fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [7] -1	0	0xee020000 - 0xee020fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [8] -1	0	0xee023000 - 0xee023fff (0x1000) MX[B]
    [9] -1	0	0xe8000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
    [10] -1	0	0xe0000000 - 0xe7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
    [11] -1	0	0xec000000 - 0xecffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
    [12] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
    [13] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [14] -1	0	0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [15] -1	0	0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
    [16] -1	0	0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
    [17] -1	0	0x00004000 - 0x0000400f (0x10) IX[B]
    [18] -1	0	0x000010c0 - 0x000010df (0x20) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 0.0.2
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "GLcore"
(II) LoadModule: "GLcore"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Module GLcore: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.13.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
    Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
    ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
    Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
    ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "sis"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o
(II) Module sis: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 0.7.0
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) SIS: driver for SiS chipsets: SIS5597/5598, SIS530/620,
    SIS6326/AGP/DVD, SIS300/305, SIS630/730, SIS540, SIS315, SIS315H,
    SIS315PRO, SIS550, SIS650/M650/651/740, SIS330(Xabre),
    SIS660/661FX/M661FX/M661MX/741/741GX/M741/760/M760, SIS340
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
     at http://wiki.X.Org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.

[Jeff Vian]

On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 10:26 +0100, Ashley Kitson wrote:
> Having checked elsewhere and drawn a blank, I hope I might get some help
> here :-)
>
> I've just bought a new PC, which has a Foxconn motherboard running AMD
> Sempron and integrated SiS (741 series) video controller.  When Fedora 3
>  installed and on subsequent delves into "system settings-display" it
> autorecognises the video card as NVIDIA GeForce FX (Generic).
>
> The problem with this is that I cannot use the screen saver as the
> screen freezes after about 10 minutes of inactivity and the only
> solution is a hard reset.  So I'd like to try the SiS driver.
>
> However..., The SiS driver doesn't work.  I've read the Xorg spec sheet
> for the sis driver and selected the SiS 315 (being the correct series
> for the 741 chip).  When the X system tries to re-initialise, it does
> not recognise the hardware.
>
> I've included X output below and would appreciate any help
> Kind regards
> Ashley

The sis driver supports the chipsets listed in the Xorg.0.log output and
yours is not one of those.  The chipset is likely one of the geforce
chipsets as it is autodetected as a GeForce FX 5200.

I assume, although you did not say, that the original driver in the
xorg.conf file was the "nv" driver.

Your 'freeze'  after a short time is typical of using gl screensavers on
a system with a 2d only driver and the gl screensavers need a 3d driver.

A fix might be to go to www.nvidia.com and download and install the
'nvidia' drivers and install them.  The nvidia driver does have 3d
support and fixed my problem with the freezing when using random
screensavers and the generic 'nv' driver.

[Christopher A. Williams]

On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 08:52 -0500, Jeff Vian wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 10:26 +0100, Ashley Kitson wrote:
> > Having checked elsewhere and drawn a blank, I hope I might get some help
> > here :-)
> >
> > I've just bought a new PC, which has a Foxconn motherboard running AMD
> > Sempron and integrated SiS (741 series) video controller.  When Fedora 3
> >  installed and on subsequent delves into "system settings-display" it
> > autorecognises the video card as NVIDIA GeForce FX (Generic).
> >
> > The problem with this is that I cannot use the screen saver as the
> > screen freezes after about 10 minutes of inactivity and the only
> > solution is a hard reset.  So I'd like to try the SiS driver.
> >
> > However..., The SiS driver doesn't work.  I've read the Xorg spec sheet
> > for the sis driver and selected the SiS 315 (being the correct series
> > for the 741 chip).  When the X system tries to re-initialise, it does
> > not recognise the hardware.
> >
> > I've included X output below and would appreciate any help
> > Kind regards
> > Ashley
>
> The sis driver supports the chipsets listed in the Xorg.0.log output and
> yours is not one of those.  The chipset is likely one of the geforce
> chipsets as it is autodetected as a GeForce FX 5200.
>
> I assume, although you did not say, that the original driver in the
> xorg.conf file was the "nv" driver.
>
> Your 'freeze'  after a short time is typical of using gl screensavers on
> a system with a 2d only driver and the gl screensavers need a 3d driver.
>
> A fix might be to go to www.nvidia.com and download and install the
> 'nvidia' drivers and install them.  The nvidia driver does have 3d
> support and fixed my problem with the freezing when using random
> screensavers and the generic 'nv' driver.

Better yet, go to http://rpmlivna.org and download their version of the
driver. Its installation routine is much more "Fedora friendly" than the
NVidia installer (uses RPM and doesn't step on other gl libraries).

For Fedora Core 3, browse to the following directory:
http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/3/i386/RPMS.stable/
> From there, you'll need:

1) kernel-modula-nvidia-<your kernel version>-1.0.7174-0.lvn.1.3.<your
Intel chip>.rpm

2) nvidia-glx-1.0.7174-0.lvn.1.3.<your Intel chip>.rpm

Just download, install and you're pretty much there.

Alternatively, you can build your own from the source RPM, but
installing these two will do the trick just as well on a FC3 system.

Good luck!

Chris

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[Ashley Kitson]

Nvidia driver now installed and GL screen savers working.

Just a note for anyone else.  You need to run rpm -ivh rpm1 rpm2
where rpm1 and rpm2 are those mentioned by Christopher below.  The two
packages are mutually dependent so need installing together.

Many thanks
Ashley

Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> Better yet, go to http://rpmlivna.org and download their version of the
> driver. Its installation routine is much more "Fedora friendly" than the
> NVidia installer (uses RPM and doesn't step on other gl libraries).
>
> For Fedora Core 3, browse to the following directory:
> http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/3/i386/RPMS.stable/
> > From there, you'll need:
> kernel-modula-nvidia-<your kernel version>-1.0.7174-0.lvn.1.3.<your
>
> Intel chip>.rpm
> nvidia-glx-1.0.7174-0.lvn.1.3.<your Intel chip>.rpm
>
> Just download, install and you're pretty much there.
>
> Alternatively, you can build your own from the source RPM, but
> installing these two will do the trick just as well on a FC3 system.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Chris
> --
>
> When the solution is simple,
> God is answering.
>
> -- Albert Einstein