ok, i installed the nvidia drivers (got version with nvchooser.sh) and all seems fine (i can load the drivers with /sbin/insmod NVdriver) the problem is that my usb mouse doesn't want to work in x now. i really have tried doing my homework on this, and the only other post i've seen about this was on the nvidia boards, and that suggested running yast2, which i'm assuming only works with suse because i can't find it in red hat.
oh yeah, i don't get an nvidia splash screen when i start x. could this mean that i have to manually start the drivers when i boot, or does the splash screen stop coming up automatically?
i've attached a file with my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and my /var/log/XFree86.0.log (i'm not sure how it looks because i'm stuck posting this from windows, but it's readable in windows, which doesn't really say much.)
additional info:
-i'm running red hat 7.3
-my video card is nvidia riva tnt2 pro
-my monitor is a packard bell (doesn't have anything else on it, and i lost the manual. all i know is that it came with an old packard bell pentium 133mhz)
the main reason i'm subjecting myself to this driver upgrade is to run linux in 1024x768 instead of the default 800x600. once i get my mouse working, would i just use XConfigurator to change my resolution, or is there a separate utility that i should use now? any suggestions on a good depth for 1024x768 and my monitor would be helpful too. thank you in advance.
-mercyful fate
indiegeek
10-25-2002, 04:39 PM
you need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 so that its using the nvidia drivers. Editing that file will be how you change your resolution too. Read the README file that came w/ the nvidia stuff.
mercyful fate
10-25-2002, 05:38 PM
as for editing /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, this is what i have done so far:
removed 'GLCore' from module section
removed 'dri' from module section
'glx' was already set to load so i left it as it was
i've also replaced 'nv' as my driver with 'nvidia'
maybe i have missed something?
my old XF86Config-4 had a place to replace my resolution (which was listed as 1024x768, but showed at 800x600,) but this XF86Config file (which i generated using the command "XFree86 -configure") doesn't seem to have a place for it (or at least i can't find it). none-the-less, i'm still loading in 800x600 and now i have no mouse.
sorry if i sound like a fool, but i've only been using linux for 2 weeks =)
thank you,
-mercyful fate
ashoksagar
10-25-2002, 06:02 PM
Edit your XF86Config-4 file and change the mouse protocol from 'auto' to 'USB'.
mercyful fate
10-25-2002, 08:59 PM
changing 'auto' to 'USB' doesn't seem to work. for the sake of case-sensitivity, i replaced 'auto' with 'usb','USB','Usb'... nothing works. unless i keep it on auto, my screen just flickers endlessly when i try and start x.
Hayl
10-25-2002, 09:16 PM
what kind of mouse are you using?
post your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file.
mercyful fate
10-25-2002, 09:45 PM
my mouse is a compaq optical scroll mouse. i already posted my XF86Config-4 but i'll just post it again because i don't think anyone noticed that i attached it in my original post =)
You do not seem to have any settings for your screen! See the modes section in my XF86Config below.... Try rerunning xf86config and adding your monitor settings (assuming you know you settings...)
ah, thank you cybr, that seemed to do the trick. it disabled my scroll wheel, but i'm just happy to be able to log into a gui. i still feel a bit lost in a command console =X. as for my display, "something" has definately happened. everything looks grainy like it's in 256 colors and instead of 800x600, it looks more like 640x480(eek!).nothing even fits on screen. something seems to be wrong with my xf86config (lucky me, eh?) and won't let me save my settings. so i dug up my XF86Config (not Config-4) and loaded my original monitor settings from that. restarted x, and surprise! error.
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here's the error:
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_XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener:...SocketCreat eListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - make sure an x server isn't lready running
XIO: fatal IO error 104(connection reset by peer) on X server ":0:0"
INIT: ID 'x' respawing to fast: disabled for 5 minutes.
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here's what i replaced the monitor section with in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4:
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Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Packard Bell Monitor"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
HorizSync 30.0-40.0
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
VertRefresh 50.0-62.0
# Modes can be specified in two formats. A compact one-line format, or
# a multi-line format.
# This is a set of standard mode timings. Modes that are out of monitor spec
# are automatically deleted by the server (provided the HorizSync and
# VertRefresh lines are correct), so there's no immediate need to
# delete mode timings (unless particular mode timings don't work on your
# monitor). With these modes, the best standard mode that your monitor
# and video card can support for a given resolution is automatically
# used.
EndSection
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also, whatever resolution i'm in now doesn't display my user account very well. when i login with my user account there are no titlebars (for lack of a linux-y word for it) and my transparent konsole just freezes. my guess is that i don't have a enough colors to display my customization options. any other ideas? all i really want is to be able to run in something higher than 800x600 and maybe get my scroll wheel back but that doesn't seem really important right now. thank you all for bringing me this far.
-mercyful fate
mercyful fate
10-26-2002, 02:38 AM
oh yeah, i'm not sure if it matters, but my monitor is a 15"