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Chuck Pierce

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:38 pm    Post subject: 3D Desktop [SOLVED] Reply with quote Report
When I first tried Mandriva, I installed to my hard drive from One live CD. I checked out the 3d desktop and it worked fine on my computer. I liked Mandriva so I purchased Powerpack. On my first install everything seemed to work as it should so I went to install 3D and it locked up my computer. I didn't try it again after I did a fresh install. Now that I learned how to backup my system, I was going to try it again. When I went to control center, it says that my system doesn't support 3D effects. I am running KDE, have a Nvidia M110 card, and the Nvidia driver is installed. 3D worked from One, why wouldn't it work from Powerpack ?

It is not that I need 3D, Just haven't played with it before, and it bugs me when something doesn't work properly on my computer. I have read horror stories about this, so tell me if I shouldn't just leave well enough alone.

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Ahmad Samir

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
What does this say:
Code:
grep Driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
Here is the output:

[chuck@localhost ~]$ grep Driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Driver "kbd"
Driver "mouse"
Driver "synaptics"
Driver "nv"
[chuck@localhost ~]$

Thanks Medo !
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
Code:
su
enter root password
XFdrake

(Note it's case-sensitive).

When it asks if you want to use the proprietary driver, answer yes.

Run the test option in that very last thing, make sure it works. If not, then post here.

You're on the open-source nvidia driver; AFAIK it doesn't support 3d. The proprietary does.

Thanks.
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Chuck Pierce

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
medo,
I ran this command. It picked GeForce 6100 for my Nvidia driver, and I don't know if that is correct. I have the Nvidia Quadro M110. I ran the test and I got rainbow colored vertical lines, so I just backed out and didn't make any changes.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
it's fine nvidia has a unified driver, >6xxx series cards could run all other legacy nvidia drivers too
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
So when I select that driver and hit test, the successful test is the rainbow colored vertical lines ?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
My card is a Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M. Does anyone know which driver option I should pick ?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
The correct card group is usually already selected.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
If I have the correct driver selected and hit the test button, what should I see to know the settings are correct ?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
The rainbow of colours you talked about before.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report
Now that I know the test was correct, I went ahead and installed the driver. Both 3D options work as they should. Thank you again Medo, and everyone else
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:16 am    Post subject: locking screen on nVidia cards Reply with quote Report
in the start up line in Grub enter 'nopat'. Worked for me Very Happy
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