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  1. Nvidia card Install

    in Hardware

    Posted

    You best bet is to follow the advice given above about setting up your repositories, and installing the nvidia dkms stuff. If you cant find it in your MCC/software installer thingy, then you don't have all/the correct repo's set up.

     

    Ive tried as above, but to no avail. I am so sorry guys, can someone please guide me step by step? I would really like to get this card running the 3d stuff. Thank you all

  4. Nvidia card Install

    in Hardware

    Posted

    I think I have managed to install the driver now. Here is the etc/x11/xorg.conf file

     

    # File generated by XFdrake (rev 230776)


Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
#DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us(alt-intl)"
Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse2"
Driver "evdev"
Option "bustype" "0x0003"
Option "relBits" "+0+1+2"
Option "product" "0x0006"
Option "vendor" "0x09da"
Option "HWheelRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName "E653	"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-120

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576"	 50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576"	 63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 3 - GeForce 4 (96xx)"
Driver "nv"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 8
	Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 15
	Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 16
	Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
	Depth 24
	Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

     

    If this is right, why am I unable to select 3d effects?

  7. Nvidia card Install

    in Hardware

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    A friend just gave me a video card with a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 AGPX8 chipset. I managed to track down the right drivers for it (I think, from the legacy section of NvidiaÅ› website), but it failed to install and gave the following in the log:

     

    Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
  -1 Invalid module format
-> Kernel messages:
  bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600,
  14966 bytes, v3).
  bootsplash: status on console 2 changed to on
  bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600,
  14966 bytes, v3).
  bootsplash: status on console 3 changed to on
  bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600,
  14966 bytes, v3).
  bootsplash: status on console 4 changed to on
  bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600,
  14966 bytes, v3).
  bootsplash: status on console 5 changed to on
  eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
  eth0: no IPv6 routers present
  usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
  usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
  drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 2 if 1 alt
  0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x3F11
  parport_pc 00:09: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
  parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3
  [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,EPP,ECP,DMA]
  lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
  lp0: console ready
  ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
  ppdev0: registered pardevice
  ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
  ppdev0: registered pardevice
  ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
  ppdev0: registered pardevice
  ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
  nvidia: version magic '2.6.22.9-1mdvcustom SMP mod_unload 686 ' should be
  '2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv SMP mod_unload 686 '

     

    Now, I am not all that sure what that all means. Any help would be appreciated.

     

    Thanks all

  10. Where is g++? [solved]

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi all, I tried to run xconfig to compile a kernel, but I get the error that says bash can't find g++. I am using mandriva 2008 dvd. I used the install remove software section, but I cannot see g++ on the dvd.

     

    Is g++ included on the dvd? Or must I download it?

     

    Thanks guys

  11. Won't boot after shutdown

    in Hardware

    Posted

    From memory my power supply is over 400 watts. It is an athlon xp 2000+. With a 80gb and a 40 gb hard drive. Using on board video and sound. A lg cd drive and a lite on dvd r. I have 1gb ddr ram plus 256mb ram. The one gb stick was added recently.

     

    Thanks for help so far guys, lots of good possibilities

  12. Won't boot after shutdown

    in Hardware

    Posted

    So it doesn't sound good then. I've had that much trouble with hard disks over the last five years its depressing.

     

    Also run Memtest overnight to check out the memory operation.

     

    I'll get memtest running soon...in process of moving, everything packed up.

  13. Won't boot after shutdown

    in Hardware

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    If I use the windows or mandriva reboot option in the shutdown menu my pc will reboot. If I shut the pc down and try to restart it, it wont for perhaps 15 minutes.

     

    Is this a sign my hardware is on the way out? It always boots first time if it has been sitting for a while, only causes grief if its "warm" it appears. It fails to even do the bios checking beep.

     

    I cant remember this ever occuring until recently, the board and cpu are about 5 years old now.

     

    Thanks all.

  15. Trying to triple boot [solved]

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    Ah, what do you know, I got it to work. It was so simple!

     

    Silly me forgot I had trouble installing it. When I installed it I has to remove my usb devices, I was sure it was the mouse but I remove usb hub and printer.

     

    Unplug printer and hub, use a ps2 mouse and it boots easy peasy! When mandrake 9 is running I can plug the printer in, its detected in the usb devices. Plug the usb hub in and bang total system freeze!

     

    So it seems my hub is the problem....

     

    Anyway thankyou to all who gave up their time.

  16. Trying to triple boot [solved]

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    When I specify the kernel and initrd in the mandrake 9 partition /boot, and I have mandrake 9 partition as root it gets part way through booting and then stalls at Finding module dependencies.

     

    What am I doing wrong here?

     

    I copied vmlinuz and initrd to /boot on mandriva partition, but same problem, as soka recommended.

     

    Its got to be something simple. I tried for hours last night, its driving me insane :)

     

    Thanks for everyones help so far

  17. Trying to triple boot [solved]

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I've tried a couple of different set ups, but still with no avail. :(

     

    Here is the Mandriva 2008 menu.lst file- I want to use this grub as the menu.

     

    timeout 10
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
gfxmenu (hd1,0)/boot/gfxmenu
default 3

title linux
kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=/dev/hdb1 resume=/dev/hdb5 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.img

title linux-nonfb
kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=/dev/hdb1 resume=/dev/hdb5
initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.img

title failsafe
kernel (hd1,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=/dev/hdb1 failsafe
initrd (hd1,0)/boot/initrd.img

title windows
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title linux Mandrake 9.0
kernel (hd1,6)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb7 devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi quiet vga=788
initrd (hd1,6)/boot/initrd.img

     

    Here is the Mandrake 9.0 menu.lst

     

    timeout 10
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
i18n (hd1,6)/boot/grub/messages
keytable (hd1,6)/boot/us-latin1.klt
altconfigfile (hd1,6)/boot/grub/menu.once
default 2

title linux
kernel (hd1,6)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb7 devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi quiet vga=788
initrd (hd1,6)/boot/initrd.img

title linux-nonfb
kernel (hd1,6)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb7 devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi
initrd (hd1,6)/boot/initrd.img

title linux-enterprise
kernel (hd1,6)/boot/vmlinuz-enterprise root=/dev/hdb7 devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi
initrd (hd1,6)/boot/initrd-enterprise.img

title failsafe
kernel (hd1,6)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb7 devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi failsafe
initrd (hd1,6)/boot/initrd.img

title NT
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title floppy
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

     

    I hope this can clear things up.

     

    Thanks all

  19. Trying to triple boot [solved]

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted · Edited by xboxboy

    Hi guys,

     

    I am having trouble configuring grub to run my third os I've installed.

     

    On hard disk 1 I have two partitions, The first having windows, the second purely windows data (its a drive d: under windows)

    On hard disk two I have Mandriva 2008 installed, I have a swap partition, a /home partition.

     

    This was working fine.

     

    I have then installed Mandrake 9.0 for old times sake, and of course it overwrote the boot process so I could boot to windows and mandrake 9. I was aware of this and expected it. Mandrake 9 is installed on hdb7.

     

    I used the mandriva 2008 disk to rescue the bootloader so I am able to boot windows or Mandriva 2008.

     

    All the instructions I have been able to find on the web talk about a /etc/grub.conf file. I dont have this.

    I have been able to find /boot/menu.lst

     

    I tried to modify the boot process in mcc, but couldnt understand it or get it to work.

     

    I copied the mandrake 9 vmlinuz, initrd and system map to the mandriva /boot.

     

    I then added the following to /boot/menu.lst

     

    title Mandrake 9.0

    root (hd1,6)

    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4** root=/dev/hdb7

     

    This is from some intructions I found on the net, but when I try to boot into mandrake 9 it stalls at finding module dependancies (wording not correct but something like that).

     

    Any help is most appreciated.

  23. Gnome startup problem

    in Software

    Posted

    Hi, I'm no expert with linux but i had a similar experience today, took minutes to load xwindows (i actually hung my washing up one time lol), I worked out it was due to my 3d destop effects (i was playing around with them). I turned them off, and what do you know, my computer loads xwindows fine.

     

    Just a thought

  24. Mandriva 2008 Kernel Configuration

    in Command Line, Kernel and Programming

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I've got an installation of 2008 i586.dvd free running ok. I thought I'd try my hand at configuring the kernel. Got some info of the net, perhaps to outdated!

     

    First issue is my installation didn't install the kernel source, I checked in install software but can't find anything to install the source. I have got a copy of kernel 2.6.23.8 off magazine cover disk, but have just learnt about the grsecurity patch, so i want to stick with the original kernel if its already patched (any one know?).

     

    Second thing I tried make xconfig to configure the kernel, and xconfig isnt installed either. Does mandriva 2008 have a newer program for configuration, or do I have to install it off the disk, or download of net?

     

    Thanks guys

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