PiG_DoG Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 I have installed the latest Nvidia Drivers for my Geforce Ti 4200, and i have got it to save /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 a few times. and when i boot my machine the Nvidia logo flashes up and i get 3d support. But now no matter what i do, i save the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file edited with Load "glx" # 3D layer & Driver "nvidia" And Then save it as root. It never remembers when i reboot! It is doing my head in and i cant find out why can someone help me please. [moved from Software by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 are you using XFree? or Xorg? Does harddrake run at boot? turn it off!!! It's usless unless changing hardware, and even then....does it work? I doubt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiG_DoG Posted October 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 xFree How do i disable Harddrake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 after you installed the Nvidia drivers, did you then edit XF86Config-4 with VI or VIM before you restarted X? if not, that would be why the settings aren't being saved. you can't edit the XF86 file in a GUI while X is running, it must all be done with X killed. see HERE, post #2, for proper Nvidia install procedure & make sure you did it that way. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Anytime I have edited XF86Config-4 and xorg.conf in X/gui my changes stuck :unsure: Why wouldn't they? Turn of harddrake in mcc>System>Services, or in a terminal; chkconfig harddrake off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Anytime I have edited XF86Config-4 and xorg.conf in X/gui my changes stuck :unsure: Why wouldn't they? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Same here... I edited XF86Config-4 many times wile in X. Logout-login is enough for the changes to have effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 maybe i should clarify my statement........... from my first Nvidia driver install, on, i was under the impression, from what i was told by others & how it's explained in the Nvidia install instructions, that you must exit X, run the Nvidia install script, then edit XF86Config-4 or xorg.conf while X is still killed. is this not so? if not, then i guess i was mislead/read the instructions wrong........... from the Nvidia "how to".... [sec 02] After you have downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run,begin installation by exiting X............ [sec 03] Once you have configured your X config file, you are ready to restart X.............. also, i guess i wasn't clear about this, but after the initial edit of X* config file, you can then do further "option" edits (kill the boot splash, AGP support, etc.) with X running in a normal text editor, then just restart X for those edits to take affect. regardless, if i was wrong about this, no harm/no foul, it was just my understanding. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 (edited) i was under the impression, from what i was told by others & how it's explained in the Nvidia install instructions, that you must exit X, run the Nvidia install script, then edit XF86Config-4 or xorg.conf while X is still killed. is this not so? Yes your right, that is the correct way to do it. You have to exit X to install the driver. At any time after, you can edit the config file and then simply press CTRL>ALT >Backspace to restart the X server. Edited October 4, 2004 by anon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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