Matthew: There IS something you can do about it. I ran into the very same problem as you: the default drivers provided by RH 7.2, 7.3, AND 8.0 don't work on the GeForce card. I am using the GeForce4 440 Go with 64MB RAM; it, too, has a TV-out port. For starters, you'll find full NVIDIA documentation on how to configure the card by downloading the documentation: http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-3123/NVLinuxR25Notes_3123.pdf In order to get you started quickly, there are a few things you must do: 1. Download the latest drivers from NVIDIA. There are two of them, the kernel-specific driver and the NVIDIA GLX-specific driver. RH 7.2 kernel driver (i686 architecture, non-SMP) http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-3123/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh 72up.i686.rpm NVIDIA GLX driver http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86_40/1.0-3123/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386. rpm 2. Install them in this order: a. First, the kernel-specific driver: rpm -i NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.rh72up.i686.rpm b. Second, the NVIDIA-specific GLX driver: rpm -i NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm 3. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and replace the driver line that has "nv" (or whatever it is) with "NVDRIVER". Or install a new XF86Config-4. If you choose to modify the XF86Config-4 file and update the driver, then you'll at least have a running X where you can begin to customize as you see fit. However, then you'll have to figure out how to use the TV-out port and customize that. I am currently using a Dell laptop but since we're both using virtually the same video card, I think you can get away with using this link to copy down a better XF86Config-4 file: http://www3.sympatico.ca/chouston1/XF86Config-4.Cory Cory, the man who created this XF86Config-4, wrote it using all the features of the graphic card. All the essentials are there, as well. He also included X startup profiles so he could specify how he wanted X to run when he started it by providing a command line switch to specify a given profile (home, office, TV). Be aware, that using the NVIDIA card on your TV, both in Windows and Linux, you MUST change your screen resolution to 800x600 because that's what gets mirrored through the TV-out port. If you don't change the base screen's resolution, then you'll find yourself trying to "pan" the TV screen around until the data you want is mirrored properly on the TV. My friends and I went through a LOT of trouble trying to get the damn thing to work using my default screen size (1600x1200) and making it work on the TV, which only showed an 800x600 "slice" of the screen that was VERY difficult to use (we never did get it right). But, by changing the screen resolution to 800x600 and letting the TV-out "mirror" this setting, it made watching our DVDs perfect! If you have further questions, don't hesitate to write. Enjoy! Dave -----Original Message----- From: newbie-admin@XFree86.Org [mailto:newbie-admin@XFree86.Org] On Behalf Of matthew ehrhart Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:14 AM To: newbie@XFree86.Org Subject: (no subject) I have a AGP 4x, 64MB GeForce4 MX Graphics Card with TV-out, and im running red hat 7.2. BUt i cann't run X windows because it does not detect my video card. is there something that i can do about this? matthew _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
