Nvidia Tnt2

[GavinX]

I've been trying to install the NVIDIA TNT2 card for the past week on FC3. I've followed every known thread in these forums and links that have been suggested in posts with no luck. I'm forking frustrated now! Each time the driver is installed and the system boots, the NVIDIA logo would not go away and the system is just a little better than freeze. When I insert the "NoLogo" option the login screen is almost blank and again is a little better than freeze. What the fork am I doing wrong? :mad:

[jtang613]

Could you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

[GavinX]

Xorg:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "IBM" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "IBM"
VendorName "IBM"
ModelName "IBM 6332 E74"
DisplaySize 320 240
HorizSync 30.0 - 69.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "RIVA TNT2"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "RIVA TNT2"
Option "NoLogo"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "IBM"
Device "RIVA TNT2"
Monitor "IBM"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection


(Please note that the Xorg config is as is after I modified it so that I coild log in. The thing is that the only item that is changed is the driver. Everything is in tact.

[GavinX]

I cannot post the other file as I'm getting a message that it is too long.

[jtang613]

Try posting the files as attachments instead of copy&paste.

[Clunixchit]

Section "Device"
Identifier "RIVA TNT2"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "RIVA TNT2"
Option "NoLogo"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "IBM"
Device "RIVA TNT2"
Monitor "IBM"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

try to change these bold lines to:
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"

Device "nvidia"

and reboot ( knowing that you have already peformed the command : sh ./Nvidia....run)
post your results afterwards

[jtang613]

As he already stated - he changed the 'driver' to 'nv' so he could login. It's the 'nvidia' driver that he's having problems with. In addition, the 'device' and 'identifier' labels have nothing to do with the operation of the driver.

Which brings me to my next point: gavin_x, make sure to post the log file from the failed boot, not the successful boot. That means /var/log/Xorg.log.old... you may need to crash it again to get the correct log, but without it, it's very difficult to see where the problem lies.

Help us help you.

[Clunixchit]

yup, i did get the same problem with the Nvidia Geforce 2 FX. but trying to change driver and identifier as i explained above helped me a lot.

additionnal checklist:
procedure:
log off.
press ctrl+alt+f1 log on as root
type
telinit 3
sh ./Nvidia.......run accept licence ignore warnings modprobe nvidia
cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices/
startx

modify xorg.conf appropriately: remove load dri change nv to nvidia also change Videocard0 to nvidia. note that there are two Videocard0 in xorg.conf
log off type
telinit 5 you will see the nvidia logo for 3 seconds. installation achieved.

[crackers]

You may also find that the NVidia drivers actually don't get you all that much with the TNT2 cards - they're not "accelerated" and I believe (can't remember where I saw it) that the newest NVidia drivers actually have problems with these (much) older cards. The wife has a TNT2 and it works just dandy with the stock "nv" driver. Of course, she's not trying to play 3D games....

[GavinX]

Sorry to take so long to respond guys. I had a bit of internet trouble here. Here is the file you requested after the system had been crashed again.

[jtang613]

Hmmm. What do you see when you: ls -l /etc/udev/devices/

There should be multiple entries for nvidia (and one nvidiactl). If they do not exist, you'll need to create them:
cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices/

[GavinX]

Hmmm. What do you see when you: ls -l /etc/udev/devices/

There should be multiple entries for nvidia (and one nvidiactl).

This is what I see:
[gavin@localhost ~]$ ls -l /etc/udev/devices
total 12
crw-rw---- 1 root root 195, 255 Feb 16 15:49 nvidia
crw-rw---- 1 root root 195, 0 Feb 16 15:49 nvidia0
crw-rw---- 1 root root 195, 255 Feb 16 15:49 nvidiactl

[vicricker]

I'm having the same problem. I'm sometimes able to move the mouse but it leaves trails behind. I've tried messing with the AGP settings without any luck. I don't really know what I'm doing in that respect so it's mostly been trial and error. My system never locks up hard, though. It's always possible to CTRL-ALT-F1, login as root and telinit 3.

I've setup many newer nVidia geforce cards successfully so I'm pretty sure the config is correct. (The system that I'm using now has a geforce 3.) I assume it's a problem with the TNT2.

I've been trying to install the NVIDIA TNT2 card for the past week on FC3. I've followed every known thread in these forums and links that have been suggested in posts with no luck. I'm forking frustrated now! Each time the driver is installed and the system boots, the NVIDIA logo would not go away and the system is just a little better than freeze. When I insert the "NoLogo" option the login screen is almost blank and again is a little better than freeze. What the fork am I doing wrong? :mad:

[kosmosik]

binary nvidia driver don't like vesafb subsystem. show me your /etc/grub.conf file (remove "vga" from it)...

[vicricker]

binary nvidia driver don't like vesafb subsystem. show me your /etc/grub.conf file (remove "vga" from it)...

No 'vga' in grub.conf. Do you mean rhgb?

[hank]

Folks...I am looking for help with starting the X server in FC3. I have a MX440 card and am encountering a problem documented in many spots....but no solution. As a user, I run startx from the console, I get the nvidia screen followed by the Fedora splash screen and the system just stops at that point. I cannot get the X server to come up. I do the same exact steps as root and the X server comes up with no problem. I have made every change documented...including changes to xorg.conf, cp -a /dev/nvidia* files to /etc/udev/devices, chmod/chown modifications, changes to console.d file. Nothing works...

TIA

[pwalden]

And some applications like mplayer will not work with the nv driver.

[pwalden]

post note: I have my old 800MHz PIII with TNT2 on FC4 with the nv driver. Mplayer and other video player work well. They would not work when they were on RH9 unless I had a nvidia driver,