[mythtv-users] Going Nuts re: Nvidia Setup

[Larry K]

Also, I ran system-config-display, took that as a baseline, changed "nv" to 
"nvidia", with the same result: nvidia splash screen, nothing more. :(

On Apr 4, 2005 10:24 PM, Larry K <lunchtimelarry at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jarod,
> 
> If I run the xorg.conf (posted in this thread) without the NvAGp or 
> RenderAccel settings, I just get the nvidia splash screen. Weird. 
> 
> It isn't supposed to be this hard is it? :)
> 
> On Apr 4, 2005 7:51 PM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Monday 04 April 2005 16:21, Larry K wrote:
> > > I cant find either xorgcfg or xorgconfig or anything remotely similar. 
> > Are
> > > you sure these are installed in fc 3?
> > 
> > RH ships system-config-display instead. However, it'll want to configure 
> > the
> > nv driver, not the nvidia driver.
> > 
> > > On Apr 4, 2005 2:46 PM, Larry K <lunchtimelarry at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the input.
> > > >
> > > > Re: modelines...wasn't aware I needed any. I don't think Jarod has 
> > any
> > > > Modelines in his xorg.conf. Please advise.
> > 
> > Nope, none needed here.
> > 
> > > > On Apr 4, 2005 10:48 AM, Dewey Smolka <dsmolka at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hmmmm. I don't see any modelines in this file, which could be 
> > causing
> > > > > the problem.
> > 
> > I don't have any modelines in any of my RH/FC boxes using the nvidia 
> > driver.
> > 
> > > > > As I said before it is unlikely that you need the nvidia xorg.conf
> > > > > unless you're using the TV-out. If you're only running to a 
> > monitor
> > > > > (which will make setup a bit easier, especially working on the 
> > command
> > > > > line) you're fine keeping the original xorg.conf.
> > 
> > The nv driver sucks beans compared to the nvidia driver, esp. for 
> > MythTV,
> > which makes use of some of the Xv acceleration features in the nvidia 
> > driver.
> > 
> > If you haven't already, try commenting out the RenderAccel and NvAGP 
> > lines in
> > your xorg.conf, see what happens...
> > 
> > --
> > Jarod Wilson
> > jarod at wilsonet.com
> > 
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