Sreensaver

[onthaturn]

I am just starting Linux. Am using SuSE which recogniosed everything, multiple HD's and CD drives, win modem working fine everything except the TNT2 Mod 64 Graphic card. and in the control panel I have activated the screensaver and the systems sounds. Neither will work. The sounds do play on startup and shutdown though ? :eek:

[kormoc]

You need to download Nvidia drivers from their site. Nvidia (http://www.nvidia.com) Install them and follow the readme.
Quick instructions:
Download the NVIDIA_kernel-number-number-number.Tar.Gz(something like that) and NVIDIA_GLU-number-number-number.tar.gz(The rpms don't always work)
extract them.
Cd into the Nvidia kernel dir
./configure
<does stuff>
make
<does stuff>
make install
<does stuff>
cd into the Nvidia GLU dir
./configure
<does stuff>
make
<does stuff>
make install
<does stuff>
edit /etc/X11R6/XF89config-4 (or what ever your config file is), change the driver from nv to nvidia and add load "GLU" (I think)
then you will have your card working great.
Remember to read the readme incase I forgot something.

[dcmc]

For nVidia drivers, log on to your ISP and use the online update under Yast 2

The drivers will be downloaded and installed automatically, and then use Sax2 to configure the graphics card.

Also the screensaver under SuSE 7.2 and KDE does not work until you update the KDE via the above.

It's easier than doing it yourself

[bdg1983]

Actually in SuSE it`s far easier to install the drivers for NVIDIA. On the NVIDIA web page you can download drivers especially for SuSE v.X. They are rpm. I suggest you download the readme file to. But all you have to do is :
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_kernel..etc
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_glx...etc

Take out the XF86config file, and look for the following lines:
find: driver = "nv" and change it to driver ="nvidia"
also, if they exist somewhere in the config file, remove the following lines:
Load "dri"
Load "glcore"

For additional properties use the readme. The tgz thing mention earlier this post also works though.

[bdg1983]

Yeah .. I forgot .. you have to add Load "glx" (glu?)

[Eroberer]

How do I extract tar files?

[bdg1983]

Is it just xxxx.tar ? Or is it .tar.gz or tgz ? Eiter way ... if it is just foo.tar, you type tar -xvf foo.tar. This will extract the files and you can CD into the directory it probably made and follow the readme. If it is foo.tgz or foo.tar.gz you have to unzip it first. tar -gxvf will work, but somehow it runs slower on my system than typing in gunzip foo.tar.gz, and then doing the earlier mention tar -xvf.

[bdg1983]

Is it just xxxx.tar ? Or is it .tar.gz or tgz ? Eiter way ... if it is just foo.tar, you type tar -xvf foo.tar. This will extract the files and you can CD into the directory it probably made and follow the readme. If it is foo.tgz or foo.tar.gz you have to unzip it first. tar -gxvf will work, but somehow it runs slower on my system than typing in gunzip foo.tar.gz, and then doing the earlier mention tar -xvf.