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Infinite

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From: .nl

Registered: 2006-03-04

Posts: 35

Nvidia driver not being used?? [solved]

Hello,

Xorg doesn't use the nvidia drivers but the vesa drivers :?

hwd -s

gives:

Video      : nVidia Corp.|NV11 geForce2 100/200 server: Xorg (vesa)
  Driver     : xf86-video-vesa

Strange, I followed the instructions described in the wiki page and I have 'nvidia' in the daemons array (MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes")

xorg.conf :

# Custom X configuration file made by rob on Mon Mar 4
# Modified: - Files, Modules and Input
#           - Serverflags
#           - Monitor
#           - Graphics Card Layout
#
#######################################################

Section "ServerFlags"
      Option "DefaultServerLayout" "Monitor"
EndSection

######################################################
# Files, Modules and Input
######################################################
Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/OTF
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
    Load           "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Wireless Keyboard"
    Driver         "keyboard"
    Option         "CoreKeyboard"
    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc104"
    Option         "XkbOptions" "compose:ralt"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "USB Mouse"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Device"         "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "SendCoreEvents"     "true"
    Option         "Protocol"         "IMPS/2"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping"     "4 5"
    Option         "Buttons"         "3"
    Option        "ChordMiddle"    
EndSection

##############################################################
# Monitor
#############################################################

# Settings for Samsung SyncMaster 171s
# Optimum resolution: 1280x1024 @ 60 Hz
# Maximum Resolution: 1280x1024 @ 76 Hz
# Hsync should be: 30.0 - 81.0
# Vsync should be: 56.0 - 76.0
# Video Card: Asus V7100M-LP Geforce2 Mx200 rev. 1.00
# Using nvidia graphics driver from 'extra' repo

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Samsung SyncMaster 171s"
    Modelname      "Samsung SyncMaster 171s"
    HorizSync       30-81
    VertRefresh     56-76
    Option       "DPMS"   
EndSection

########################################################
# Monitor 'Nvidia Graphics Card' Layout
########################################################

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Geforce2 MX400/200"
   
    Option "RenderAccel"         "true"
    Option "AllowGLXWithComposite"     "true"
    Option "NoDDC"              "false"
    Option "NoLogo"              "true"
    Option "nvAGP"             "1"
           
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "All"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "NV Monitor"
    Device         "Geforce2 MX400/200"
    Monitor        "Samsung SyncMaster 171s"
    DefaultDepth    16
        SubSection     "Display"
            Viewport 0 0
                   Depth   16
               Modes   "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
   
     SubSection     "Display"
                Depth  24
                Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Monitor"
    Screen "NV Monitor" 0 0
    InputDevice "Wireless Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "USB Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Should I remove the vesa driver with pacman -Rf? (because of the dependency check)
I just want to know if the nvidia drivers are used or not.

Any idea's?

Cerebral

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

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Re: Nvidia driver not being used?? [solved]

hwd has nothing to do with xorg.  If you want to know what video driver you're using, look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log after firing up X.

Based on that config, you're using the nvidia driver.

Infinite

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From: .nl

Registered: 2006-03-04

Posts: 35

Re: Nvidia driver not being used?? [solved]

Thanks mate.