Choppy Mandrake Graphics

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2003-08-28 23:36

So far my linux experience has been good. I actually just started using Mandrake 9.1 on Monday, but ive run into a problem.

My geforce 2 mx400 has super choppy graphics in 3d games like tux racer, One of my main reasons for swithcing to linux was to play tux racer, and if i cant... ill just die.

Ive downloaded the latest Nvidia drivers, but when i double click on it, it says its already installed. But if i open up Konsole and type sh *drivername, it says xwindows is open and I have to close it...

So if anyone has any ideas on how to close x windows, or better yet fix my graphics card, it would be greatly appreciated!

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nebulus

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#114212

2003-08-29 00:37

You'll need to boot directly into VGA console to install new drivers.

This will guide you through:
http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Starter.html/troubleshooting-runlevels.html

capc

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#114213

2003-08-29 02:44

well, actually i just typed the same thing ./*drivername except as root and it worked . And then i changed the xf86config like it recommended.

But now, tux racing wont even load! It just does that spinny hour glass at the bottom and closes... any ideas?

nebulus

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#114214

2003-08-29 15:53

Did you mean that you configured XF86Config-4?

capc

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#114215

2003-08-29 17:36

no... actually... just xf86config .... i hope i didnt screw too much up

nebulus

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#114216

2003-08-30 12:53

Don't think so . But you'll need to edit XF86Config-4.

Read section 3:
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-4496/README.txt

Admiral LSD

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#114217

2003-08-30 13:12

If you haven't got XFree86 3.x installed then XF86Config and XF86Config-4 are interchangable, it doesn't matter which one you edit as X will look at them both. Here on Gentoo I'm running XFree86 4.3.0 and I only have XF86Config.

nebulus

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#114218

2003-08-30 13:16

Yeah.. but on Mandrake 9.1 there's XF86Config-4.. and I was getting choppy graphics myself.. untill I edited it.

Admiral LSD

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#114219

2003-08-30 13:28

That's because Mandrake installs both XFree86 3.3.x and 4.x, if you choose not to install 3.3.x (and I'm sure the last time I tried MDK it gave you just such an option) and rename XF86Config-4 to XF86Config it should work just as well

nebulus

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#114220

2003-08-30 13:42

Yeap, it would work..

capc

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#114221

2003-09-01 00:40

Yah, when i installed mandrake i had no idea what xfree was... so i just picked the highest number ;( .

So ill do that and hope i can get tux racer going!