With installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run as per README The new nVidia-based video card works just fine, but Open Office gives a Segmentation fault, and Xmms, same issue! This works with the last Xfree86 CVS but there is no 3D support Saludos Marcel - M3 Linux User #328858 http://counter.li.org/ > -----Mensaje original----- > De: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx]En > nombre de Mark Vojkovich > Enviado el: jueves, 13 de noviembre de 2003 15:32 > Para: indra sarkar > CC: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > Asunto: Re: [XFree86] XFree86 on Sony VAIO Laptop > > > I'm not sure if NVIDIA's binary drivers support the GeForce > Go FX5600 > yet. I heard that they didn't. This chip is supported by the > the "nv" driver that comes with XFree86 4.3 though. RH9 includes > XFree86 4.3. It appears to me that 4.3 has some 1400x1050 modelines > built in too. Sometimes the 4.3 "nv" driver has a hard time > picking the output to use when flat panels are in involved and > you may need to play with the Option "CrtcNumber", but you should > be able to get it to work. CVS autodetects that much better. > You might consider just upgrading to the latest XFree86 CVS > development snapshot. > > > Mark. > > > On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, indra sarkar wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Can anyone help me please? > > > > i've set up my new PCG-GRT786M as a dualboot system with > redhat7.2. All > > is well apart from the Xfree86 server which refuses to start. > > > > i've installed the latest nvidia drivers (apparently > successfully) and > > hacked up my xfree86config file to pieces but all to no > avail (I hardly > > need add that I'm a bit new to all this) > > > > One of the problems is that the machine has a non-standard (for x > > anyway) display - a 16.1 TFT display panel (1400x1050) and nVidia > > GeForce Go FX5600 with 64MB. And Sony have refused to give > me the info i > > need to try and write my own entries for the Xfree86config > file saying > > that they don't support Linux. > > > > It did occur to me that I could try installing RH9 which > comes with a > > newer version of X11 which might have a 'smarter' version > of XConfig on > > it, but I don't really want to go thru all the traumas and > > newsgroup-overload of the last two weeks unless I'm sure. > > > > Any ideas v.gratefully accepted. > > > > Regards, > > > > Indra > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
