Is Nvidia Driver Working Properly? [solved]

[peckinpah]

I recently ran the Nvidia video driver installer for my 6200 AGP. When I booted into the x-server I got the Nvidia splash screen, and I also had to move the monitor image position over about 1/2 inch. So I assumed that the driver was working, but now I'm beginning to wonder.

 

1.) When I go into HardDrake it says the Nvidia 6800 series module is being used. Xorg.conf also identifies the card as a 6800. When I run the config tool, it does not have an option to set the card as a 6200.

 

2.) The Nvidia control panel applet is not loading. When I install the driver in Suse, there is an applet that appears in the System menu that allows anti aliasing and other settings to be adjusted.

 

3.) When it drag a window across he screen it appears very jittery, as if there is no 3d acceleration at all.

 

4.) 3d desktop effects, while turned on don't seem to work.

 

Here is my Xorg file, thanks in advance for any help offered!

 

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Fri Dec 15 10:12:14 PST 2006

 

# File generated by XFdrake (rev 57713)

# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of

# this file.

# **********************************************************************

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "layout1"

Screen "screen1" 0 0

InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

EndSection

 

Section "Files"

 

# font server independent of the X server to render fonts.

# minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs

FontPath "unix/:-1"

FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"

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 "ServerFlags"

 

#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)

# allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work

#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)

Option "allowmouseopenfail"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"

Driver "kbd"

Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option "XkbLayout" "us"

Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

EndSection

 

Section "Monitor"

 

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.

# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync

Identifier "monitor1"

VendorName "Plug'n Play"

ModelName "DELL P991"

HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0

VertRefresh 48.0 - 120.0

ModeLine "768x576" 50.0 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

ModeLine "768x576" 63.1 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "device1"

Driver "nvidia"

VendorName "nVidia Corp."

BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (generic)"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Monitor "monitor1"

DefaultDepth 24

Option "DPMS"

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 "Extensions"

Option "Composite"

EndSection

[scarecrow]

Your settings for the videocard are fine... but the ones for the CRT are not.

Set it as generic monitor with 1600*1200 resolution, and add the rest of the desirable resolutions. Your screen is in fact a Sony FST, which works fine with 1280*1024 resolution, and just about acceptable at 1600*1200. Your xorg settings allow just 768*576, which is clearly very poor.

[peckinpah]

My monitor's built in menu tells me it's working at 1024 x 768 @85hz, but recommends a resolution of 1280 x 1024 @85 hz. I will do that and see how it goes.

 

I was just curious why the Nvidia applet is not working, and if there is a way I can confirm I have 3d support.

[Greg2]

I was just curious why the Nvidia applet is not working, and if there is a way I can confirm I have 3d support.

In a terminal as usr, try:

nvidia-settings

to open your nvidia control panel.

 

You can also use:

glxinfo

to confirm your direct rendering.

 

You can use:

glxgears

for an idea of how well it's working.

[peckinpah]

Thanks Greg, that's EXACTLY the info I was looking for. Nvidia-settings brought up the Nvidia X-Server applet that I was trying to find. Card is correctly identified there. Glxinfo also properly identified the card, and "glxgears" ran a neat little benchmark for me.

 

I guess I'm good to go, thanks again!