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New release? yeah.. sure...
by Ste - Jan 27th 2004 15:09:12
AGP still doesn't work on my KT400 Via board... and the console is still
just as unusable after leaving X.
I wonder if any fixes actually made it in.....
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Does Neverwinter Nights work again yet?
by Trejkaz Xaoza - Jan 27th 2004 14:48:11
So does anybody know if they've fixed the problem with Neverwinter Nights
that the previous driver had? There's no point me upgrading from 4496
until there is a version which actually works with the only OpenGL program
I regularly run, and they have no recognisable message about this in the
README...
... actually you know what's weird? I have 4496 installed right now, on
kernel 2.6, and everything works fine.
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linux kernel 2.6.x support?
by barrett9h - Dec 22nd 2003 11:12:22
So, when will they release a driver update for the new 2.6.0 kernel?
It shouldn't be hard to do, just some interface changes (I supose..)
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Re: linux kernel 2.6.x support?
by Erik Greenwald - Dec 22nd 2003 12:53:12
> So, when will they release a driver
> update for the new 2.6.0 kernel?
> It shouldn't be hard to do, just some
> interface changes (I supose..)
http://www.minion.de/ has patches to make various drivers work, I've had
success with them so far...
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Re: linux kernel 2.6.x support?
by Michael Shigorin - Dec 22nd 2003 13:31:45
> So, when will they release a driver
> update for the new 2.6.0 kernel?
Look at minion.de for the patches
needed. In ALT
Linux's 2.6.0 package set, that's integrated among other things.
--
Michael Shigorin
mike SOMEWHERE AT altlinux PLUS DOT org
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"tarballs still provided"?
by Michael Shigorin - Apr 2nd 2003 01:32:59
If NVIDIA folks do read this, I'd like to note that placing statements
like:
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For the 1.0-4349 release, NVIDIA_kernel and NVIDIA_GLX
src.rpms and tarballs are still provided. However, these will not
be provided for future releases.
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in ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-4349/README.txt is no
good idea (then put it into announce?), but still better than the message
itself.
Why it was decided that way? Since more sane redistribution policy was
implemented, some distros began shipping the drivers thus letting users to
have NVIDIA support out-of-box along with ATI support, and now you're
breaking it.
And no, the world doesn't end with RH/SuSE/Mdk.
And yes, we could possibly cope with unpacking the .run, but why break
what's working?
(the copy of this will go to linux-bugs@, though it's definitely not a
"linux bug")
Thanks for decent drivers, albeit closed, but please take into account
your co-operators on the driver delivery.
--
Michael Shigorin
ALT Linux Team
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Michael Shigorin
mike SOMEWHERE AT altlinux PLUS DOT org
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NVIDIA GFORCE 4 GO 3D VIDEO DRIVERS
by CFERRER - Feb 13th 2003 10:34:42
Does anybody have the NVIDIA GFORCE 4 GO 3D VIDEO FRIVERS FOR MANDRAKE 9.0
???? PLease mail me if u have them to cferrer@racsa.co.cr or
cristian_ferrer@hotmail.com , THANX !!!
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Dell Inspiron 8100 + NVidia GeForce2GO
by Dr. Blackfeld - Nov 27th 2001 05:48:25
Has _anyone_ out there gotten this card to work with Mandrake 8.0 or Slack
8? ANYONE?
If you have a clue - send me a note - DrBlackfeld@boundariez.com.
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Fatal error: user= 0 x id10t
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Re: Dell Inspiron 8100 + NVidia GeForce2GO
by brank - Apr 1st 2002 02:15:42
> Has _anyone_ out there gotten this card
> to work with Mandrake 8.0 or Slack 8?
> ANYONE?
>
> If you have a clue - send me a note -
> DrBlackfeld@boundariez.com.
I have it working on Slack 8 on various kernels (2.4.18-ac3 now). I
just rpm --rebuild --nodeps the two srpms. All the info you need is in the
readme.
FWIW, there's a thread about Mandrake 8.2 on Nvidia's site here.
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XFree 4.x and Nvidia drivers (1.0-1541) block access to console screen
by Michael Conrad - Nov 4th 2001 03:37:16
I actually enjoyed the new Nvidia drivers,
especially the part for 3D-support
(Tux racer gets very funny)! :-)
Nevertheless I have a problem when shutting down from a KDE-2 session: I
could not switch to the console screen anymore (i.e. with CTRL-ALT-F1
e.g.); the KDE X-Window login screen stays...
I have this side-effect with SuSE 7.2 since I installed the Nvidia
drivers.
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Memory consumption
by Gunnar Braun - Sep 10th 2001 03:07:39
The NVIDIA drivers seem to require a lot more memory
than the (unaccelerated) XFree driver. Instead of
15-20 MB, X now uses about 220 MB RAM. At least,
there seems to be no memory leak as is the previous
release, which caused X to hang up after running a
couple of days. Anyway, wouldn't dare to use a
number >0 as major version number.
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Re: Memory consumption
by Mark Robson - Apr 26th 2003 06:23:00
> The NVIDIA drivers seem to require a lot
> more memory
> than the (unaccelerated) XFree driver.
> Instead of
> 15-20 MB, X now uses about 220 MB RAM.
It's not true. The memory seems to be reported, but X isn't actually using
this memory out of main RAM. It's the video card's RAM being mapped in.
AFAIK, the entire video memory gets mapped in at least twice, hence the
huge reported memory uage.
So it counts the video memory twice
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They should release more often
by Carlos Rodrigues - May 20th 2001 00:01:44
Nvidia seems to be releasing XFree drivers every
two months. I guess they should release more
often, at least some
really-unstable-may-not-work-at-all
labeled versions. This would improve user feedback
to them and bugs would be squashed faster.
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No, it works with a Geforce 2 MX...
by Andrea Scrimieri - Jan 17th 2001 18:50:10
That driver (NVIDIA_kernel and NVIDIA_GLX) works with Geforce 2 MX, but you
need XFree86 4.0.1 or later. You also need to read all docs :), but you can
easily configure it reading FAQ at www.geforcefaq.com.
I had some problems with kernel 2.4.0 final, but I'm working on it...
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No driver avaible for GeForce2 (MX) ?????
by squisher - Dec 17th 2000 07:10:50
I don't believe it... I had a geforce2mx for a couple of days and wanted to
start x-windows. It does not work. This driver does not support those chips
yet! It really sucks! What is going on? Geforce2 isn't that new anymore and
NVidia didn't get to write a driver for it yet? That really is embarrasing.
I'm very disappointed. The only way to convince the linux community that a
closed source driver isn't all that bad is by giving good support for it
and steadily developing and improving it. The current situation is exactly
the opposit.
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IRC Support
by xercist - Sep 7th 2000 15:56:21
If you have issues with these drivers, the place to go is
irc.openprojects.net:6667, #nvidia.
Several nvidia employees working directly on these drivers hang around in
there, and you can usually
get information or submit bug reports with much more efficency this way.
Icebalm also has an xdcc server
with all the drivers plus more.
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0.9-5
by r.deck - Sep 7th 2000 15:08:29
Weirdness.. the files are there for download, only the changelog isn't
updated yet?
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nVidia wake up! Time to make your drivers as great as your hardware!
by xynopsis - Aug 6th 2000 11:12:56
I'm expecting a big improvement since 0.92 but was frustrated even more by
release 0.94! I cant see any bug fix and X locks-up MORE FREQUENTLY
when running some GL apps in this version (so much for the stability, I
feel like im using windoze). I hope nVidia fixes this problem soon or
open-source these drivers instead as an alternative.
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0.9-4 ...sucks, badly, depending on kernel
by Don Johnson - Jul 18th 2000 11:14:04
the driver is much better for the 2.2 series than 2.4-test*.
It works, flakily, in the 2.4-test* series, yet is slow and clunky, GL
has serious...issues(didn't work). Generally, tho, if you don't mind taking
a big performance hit, discard any and all games and toys, and don't mind
random crashings of X, go with this for 2.4...otherwise go like me and stay
safe with your preferred 2.2 kernel.
Sour grapes to NV. I want a driver that's as good as the hardware! I
doubt tho, if that's on their agenda.
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Re: nVidia XFree86_40 Drivers
by jeff covey - Jul 18th 2000 11:07:00
I've contacted nVidia to ask about the licensing problem.
Thanks,
Jeff
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vs lbh pna ernq guvf, lbh'er n trrx.
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License?
by a - Jul 18th 2000 10:27:06
I'm not understanding this license. You can download the source RPM
directly from their page, but doesn't that confilict with the license
agreement earlier on the page? Specifically, these lines:
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2.1.2 Limitations.
No Reverse Engineering. Customer may not reverse engineer, decompile,
or disassemble the SOFTWARE, nor attempt in any other manner to obtain the
source code.
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3. TERMINATION.
This LICENSE will automatically terminate if Customer fails to comply
with any of the terms and conditions of it. In such event, Customer must
destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and all of its component parts.
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Doesn't this mean that as soon as you download the source RPM, you
have to delete it?
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0.9-3... no bugfixes in sight
by Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs - Jun 15th 2000 23:10:25
Sorry folx, i sent an extensive bugreport to nvidia regarding 0.9-2 and i
cannot see they fixed any of the bugs i submitted. I just experienced a
hard-lockup under linux while switching between to X-Servers, and quake3
crashed on me earlier...
My bugreport was quite recently though, and i expect they did not have
time to grok it fully yet.
--
'Let's settle this once and for all, shall we?'
said Cohen. He stood
up. 'Hands up those who'd rather die than have me
as Emperor.'
-- Terry Pratchett
- "Interesting Times"
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Version 1.0-1251, text mode becomes unusable after switching X textconsoles a few times
by delt - Aug 11th 2001 03:40:04
> Sorry folx, i sent an extensive
> bugreport to nvidia regarding 0.9-2 and
> i cannot see they fixed any of the bugs
> i submitted.
I sent them a fully extensive bug report about 2 weeks ago, and they
haven't responded yet. --PROBLEM#1:-- When switching back to my X session
from a text console or another X, i get a black screen. The rest of the
whole system seems to be functioning 100% fine, after killing it (ctrl alt
backspc) or switching to a text console i still get a black screen, but i
can "blindly" do anything i could normally, even start a new X
session, which appears OK on screen. However, after exiting it, instead of
standard textmode i just see the last graphic screen displayed, which
cycle-scrolls towards the right when i press enter or type commands (which
respond, according to disk activity) - it's just like the card is stuck in
gfx mode and can't return to textmode until i reboot. --PROBLEM#2:-- In 3D
the card seems to be only slightly faster than my Voodoo3 was on the exact
same machine, at 640x480 or lower. At anything higher (800x600 and up) it's
slow and choppy as hell.
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conundrum
by beshwa - May 30th 2000 18:00:33
New drivers (0.9-2) have much better framerates for Q3 :),
but X crashes under WindowMaker when I switch workspaces.
It's nice to be able to play Q3, but it's important to be able to work
too...
Anyone else out there having this problem?
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Re: conundrum
by Moshe Jacobson - Jun 26th 2001 07:59:27
> X crashes under WindowMaker when I switch
> workspaces.
> Anyone else out there having this
> problem?
I use WindowMaker with no problems. However, when
I leave my console for a while with xscreensaver
going, I come back sometimes to find X crashed.
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