nvidia driver kernel 2.6.9 667

[Jim Martin]

W. Guy Thomas wrote:

>now if I could only get to 1600x1200!
>
>xorg.conf follows:
>
># 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    "LCD Panel 1600x1200"
>	HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
>	VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
>	Option	    "dpms"
>EndSection
>
>Section "Device"
>	Identifier  "Videocard0"
>	Driver      "nvidia"
>	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
>	BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
>EndSection
>
>Section "Screen"
>	Identifier "Screen0"
>	Device     "Videocard0"
>	Monitor    "Monitor0"
>	DefaultDepth     24
>	SubSection "Display"
>		Viewport   0 0
>		Depth     16
>		Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
>	EndSubSection
>	SubSection "Display"
>		Viewport   0 0
>		Depth     24
>		Modes    "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768"
>"800x600" "640x480"
>	EndSubSection
>EndSection
>
>Section "DRI"
>	Group        0
>	Mode         0666
>EndSection
>
>
>
>On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 22:57 -0600, W. Guy Thomas wrote:
>  
>
>>On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 23:50 -0500, Jim Martin wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>W. Guy Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 23:30 -0500, Jim Martin wrote:
>>>><SNIP>
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>>>just a thought, but did you take rhgb off your grub menu? I did that, 
>>>>>>>and I can use my gdm with no problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Jim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>     
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>>>>>I took just the rhgb off, , I still have quiet and everything else 
>>>>>there. boots in run level 5, no problem.
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>>>>>   
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>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>you da man, thanks.
>>>>interesting though, that I get my gdm back, but the fedora graphics
>>>>never came back after loading nvidia's real drivers.
>>>>
>>>>thanks my friend, though, I'm good with this.
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>You are welcome, and the Fedora graphics is what you just took off ( 
>>>rhgb=Red hat graphical Boot) for some reasons does not like the nvidia 
>>>driver. go figure :-)
>>>
>>>Glad to help.
>>>
>>>BaVinic
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>isn't that just strange? oh well, I'm happy.
>>I've been fearing loading the nvidia drivers but I'm glad I did.
>>the GL stuff is awesome now, even on this "older" dell c840.
>>
>>thanks again!
>>
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>
Based on your xorg.conf you should be able to, provided of course that 
your monitor will support it, mine only goes as high as 1280X1024 so I 
am unable to test it here :)

BaVinic