NVIDIA GeForce 3 Ti200 on Fedora Core 6

[krypton]

This is a wierdo. When i install NVIDIA-drivers, install Beryl, everything should be allright, yes? NO! I can not use the glxinfo | grep direct, glxgears does not work, I cant use the OpenGL/GLX-tab on the NVIDIA X conf panel. Anyone?
Jim Tore

Maybe u want to see my xorg.conf? Found it! :P

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Nov 1 19:47:17 PST 2006

# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Philips"
ModelName "107E"
HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "GeForce 3 Ti200"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

[krypton]

I have tried to have Composite on enable and disable, true, false, on and off, but I dont understand this anymore, what the heck is the problem? Do I need to load the DRI and freetype modules and others?

[Michael]

What NVIDIA driver version you using?

Can you post the output of: cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "EE"

[krypton]

What NVIDIA driver version you using?

Can you post the output of: cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "EE"

I cant do that sir. But, I am using the newestt (not beta-drivers, the 9629-drivers). the output.. hmm, i didnt understand it :P


Give u everything:

[root@localhost krypton]# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "EE"
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

[Michael]

That output just means that no errors occurred when starting X.

9361 is out and fixes some GeForce3 OpenGL problems -- http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-9631.html Try that.

If it still doesn't work post the output of glxinfo.

[krypton]

IT works, but Beryl doesnt work... Thats the wierdo. I cant tell Beryl to use Beryl and not Compiz or Compiz with COW

[krypton]

And.. "Desktop effects could not be enabled"

[Michael]

Dud you build Beryl from source or what repo? What else did you setup with Beryl?

So OpenGL is now working with 9631?

[krypton]

I did no setup with beryl, but OpenGL is working. But Desktop Effects cand not switched to on either

[krypton]

Can somebody please help? Wnat this fixed today... I have done everything that the big internet can tell me, but I am sceptical to the livna drivers, they hare very slow, in games at least, right?

[krypton]

Help me? Please?

[Michael]

Livna drivers can be debated... It largely depends if you want to build the drivers yourself, etc...

Personally I use the manufacturer-supplied packages. For NVIDIA I use the installer and with the ATI drivers I use the buildpkg ability.

Are you using the NVIDIA.com drivers or Livna?

Do you have Composite enabled in your xorg.conf? (WIth NVIDIA you can have it enabled, and should).

When you start Beryl what is the output?

[krypton]

I use NVIDIAS closed drivers, composite is enabled. I have to reboot to give you the output. xorgconfig was a mess. but, should this be like it is:
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection

[krypton]

here it is... Not very nice for me, I think.

Xlib: extension "XVideo" missing on display ":0.0".
xvinfo: No X-Video Extension on :0.0
compiz: No sync extension

[Michael]

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "v4l"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSectionTry having those modules loaded in your xorg.conf and see if it addresses those errors.

[krypton]

Sorry:

[root@localhost X11]# Xlib: extension "XVideo" missing on display ":0.0".
xvinfo: No X-Video Extension on :0.0
compiz: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
compiz: No sync extension
Xlib: extension "XVideo" missing on display ":0.0".
xvinfo: No X-Video Extension on :0.0
XGL Absent, checking for NVIDIA
Nvidia Present
Relaunching beryl with __GL_YIELD="NOTHING"
Xlib: extension "XVideo" missing on display ":0.0".
xvinfo: No X-Video Extension on :0.0
XGL Absent, checking for NVIDIA
Nvidia Present
beryl: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
beryl: No sync extension
compiz: SmcOpenConnection failed: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
compiz: No sync extension

[krypton]

Am I right when I say that I have to tell xorg.conf to load Xv (X-Video)

[Michael]

Loading extmod should provide the X-Video extension for you. I haven't run into this issue before so I am wondering if it may be an issue with something in the GeForce 3 series.

[krypton]

Forgot the very omportant "Restart Computer" :D
But, now: beryl: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32

I need to tell xorg.conf AND the NVIDIA X configurator that I want to run Linux in 24-bit

[Michael]

Depth 24

That should get you going.

[krypton]

Tried. But! bigger problem than that. Everytime i restart the computer it rewrites the xorg.conf, only the driver line, telling it to use the nv-driver instead of the nvidia one. WTF?

[Michael]

Check your /var/log/Xorg.0.log for issues that would cause the nvidia module to fail to load.

[krypton]

But, I think its wierd that after it fails to load or whatever, I can tell xorg.conf to load it, restart X and use it