[GameGURU]

Ok, I finally got Slackware working in Linux. I had to install my nforce drivers.

(Thanks to horndude for the enlightment on that idea )



Anyways, I am not trying to change my resolution which is 1024x768 right now and 60Hz RR.

My LCD runs native at 1280x1024 which is what I would like to be running.

I tried to change that in X11 but that apparantly is completley blank. As in, I can get into it but nothing is written there.

[horndude]

you mean your xorgconfigure file is empty?

run xorgconfig, it generates one automatically-------it has options for setting available resolutions versus color depths

youve also got a geforce vid card, use the nvidia drivers from the nvidia website, run the setup for that as root while in console mode, you also much have the kernel source and gcc installed so it can custom compile your driver, then follow the directions and modify the xorgconfigure file and replace the "nv" in the driver line with "nvidia", check the "dri" and "glx" lines and make sure they are commented or uncommented as needed

do this in this order:
run xorgconfigure, select generic nvidia driver

then run and install the nvidia driver from the nvidia website

then modify the existing xorgconfigure file as noted above, then run startx

select a window manager with xwmconfig while logged in as a regular user while in the console mode, or you can do it in X, but it wont take effect till after a restart of X

[GameGURU]

Gr...ok I didnt go to the list selection. Instead I decided to make my own graphics card parameters.

I have to re load slackware again...


dernit.

Thanks for answering though, I will try that tomarrow.

[horndude]

ok, dude, let me make one thing abundantly clear to you here, I know this is the standard procedure in windows, but you not using windows here........when something minor like this in linux isnt right, you DO NOT DO A REINSTALL, you fix the problem and move on

remove the file, run xorgconfig again, and get on with the rest of the setup

btw, slackware.com has setup instructions

[GameGURU]

So...I guess I will try to run the config again in run level 3.

Thanks for telling me that, I would have sat around for another half hour waiting for it to install.


Edit, Ok everything is in the clear...except.

Do I physically have to enter the Card name and company in the x11config? Or will installing the drivers do that automatically for me?

Also, I can only get 24-bit colors. I really need 32...

[horndude]

well, look for generic nvidia in the list of cards, and enter the number, I think its like 28 or 22, then after xorgconfig is done running, your gonna go back later and change a couple lines manually with a text editor. when you get to the color depth selection part of the xorgconfigure program, run thru each one, dont let it use the default values, reason being you will also want to select screen is fullscreen size and not to exceed the screen borders, it will ask when you change each one, it will also use the highest resolution and color depth selected automatically when you start X, it will try each one in order till it finds one that works starting with the highest

the setup program from nvidia's website only compiles and then places the driver in the system, it doesnt put it in the xorgconfigure file, you will change this

the file you will change is /etc/X11/xorg.conf
open that with: pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf while logged in as root
pico is a text editor, its what you see is what you get, use ctrl-o to save the file, ctrl-x to exit it

in the xorg.conf file you will find about 3/4 of the way down a line that has the card listed, it will be nvidia cause thats what you selected in the setup, it should have a line that reads: driver "nv", change the "nv" to "nvidia", and save the file, also check up near the top of the file for a line that has "dri" and "glx", I think "dri" needs commented out(a "#" placed in front of it) but "glx" needs activated, no "#" in front of it, when X reads this file, anything with a "#" in the front gets ignored

check the nvidia readme file with the nvidia driver setup program you download

to run the nvidia driver program run it like this:
sh ./NVIDIA whatever its called, you only have to type the first couple letters then hit the tab key, it will autocomplete the rest, then hit enter

as far as 32 bit color, not sure if it will allow that, under KDE you can change this to 32 I think, you wont notice the difference, you arent gonna be playing many games to begin with

you will know you did it right cause you will get an nvidia splash screen when you start x

[horndude]

quick tip and hints:
learn simple bash commands:
ls = list files
cd = change into a directory
rm = remove a file
mkdir = make a directory
there's a whole bunch of choices, you can do prettymuch anything and never need X, think DOS on steroids
using tab key will cause it to search for an autocomplete value, either a command or a name of file in the directory your in at that time, hitting it 2-3 times will cycle thru available choices

dont use the commandline as root unless your changing a system file or changing the system setup, yo screw up as root and decisions are final in linux, there's no "do over", you remove a file and its gone period

use a regular user, to change to root, type "su", then enter root password, to exit as root type "exit" or ctrl-d, to exit as regular user type "logout", "exit", or ctrl-d

[GameGURU]

Alright, thanks.

I know alot of the commands and such, I just never had to run xorgconfig before.

Thanks again.