[TriLUG] Re: LUG: problems whith X

[Elliot Badham Peele]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Daniel T. Chen wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Donald Ball wrote:
>
> I've never had success with Nvidia's binary-only drivers. I see the exact
> same symptoms on both Intel and VIA chipsets.
>
> As a regular in #nvidia on irc.openprojects.net, I can suggest the usual:
> Try agpgart instead of nvgart (Option "NVAgp" "2" in XF86Config-4 under
> Section "Screen"). Try disabling agp and any additional params like Fast
> Writes and Sideband Addressing (if your motherboard supports these
> options).

there aren't any agp options in my config file. i am not using nvgart
anywhere and i don't have extra params.

>
> You should also not see the hangs with the "nv" driver.

i couldn't get the nv driver to work with my lcd on my laptop, but it does
work with my monitor on a docking station.

>
> FWIW, I bought a Radeon and donated the GeForce2MX to a Windows user.
>

i have a laptop, so i don't have this choice.

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elliot