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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

Hello all!

i need to get some lines in my xorg.conf to get some 3d gui stuff happenin, i need to add the following lines:
Under “Device”
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

and under “Modules”
Load "dbe""
Load "extmod""

Now that gives me somthing like this,

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# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "single head configuration"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nv"
	Option	    "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection

Section "Modules"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	DefaultDepth     16
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
EndSection
that is all fine and good, but when i reboot, X cannot start then gets me to re-do the config to get back into X and continue on..

What gives?
i have my Nvidia drivers installed and working properly ( as far as i know anyway ) i have been playing quake for the past 45 mins. :)
as for the linux distro i am using Fedora 6.

Any help is welcome.
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

Cmon! someone has had to edit this file before! :)
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Post by FragaGeddon »

Say what?
Does Fedora 6 come with free porn?
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

misantropia will be along shortly.
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Post by ^misantropia^ »

Quite so. :)

You need to set Driver to "nvidia" instead of "nv". The latter is the stock open-source driver, which unfortunately doesn't sport 3D acceleration. You'll also want to make sure "glx" is loaded in your Module section.
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Post by Scourge »

I knew that one. :tear:
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Post by obsidian »

Are you installing Xgl? Let me know how it goes, I'm thinking of trying it out.
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

Scourge wrote:I knew that one. :tear:
liez!
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Post by Scourge »

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Scourge wrote:I knew that one. :tear:
liez!
Nuh-uh. Had to do that very thing to install nvidia drivers when I had nix installed.
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

^misantropia^ wrote:Quite so. :)

You need to set Driver to "nvidia" instead of "nv". The latter is the stock open-source driver, which unfortunately doesn't sport 3D acceleration. You'll also want to make sure "glx" is loaded in your Module section.
Hummm,

i will give that a go tommorow, i woulda thaught the Nvidia driver install would have done that on its own... meh, ya live and you learn.
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

Ahh! good news! it finally stuck! i guess when X redid the config the first time ti put the driver back to nv, i dident pay close enough attention.

anyway, she is working, but i cant get the "desktop effects" to get started :/ it starts up, then shits out and says they cant be started...

Gah,
obsidian wrote:Are you installing Xgl? Let me know how it goes, I'm thinking of trying it out.
Uhh.... uhhh... what now? i dont think i am actually, but i am unsure. :)
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misantropia saves the day yet again.
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Jugg, you attention whore :)
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amideh, you whore.
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Re: help editing Xwindows config ( Xorg.conf ) Linux related

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AmIdYfReAk wrote:i need to get some lines in my xorg.conf to get some 3d gui stuff happenin...
Well, when you mentioned 3D GUI, I thought it might be XGL, which is some sort of software that adds 3d effects to your Linux gui. I've been trying to do something similar.

Something like this:
[lvlshot]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... 4-2006.png[/lvlshot]

And check out this video of it in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n-6oEcAZ80

So, what exactly are you doing?
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Please don't get me envy, but does that have any practical use?
Or just another self-satisfaction with much more abuse of electroricity? :icon34:
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

Obsidian, yes, that is what i am talking about.. Fogive my ignorence :)

it comes with Fedora 6, so i figured i would give her a boot :)

and a13n, no, this is somthing that i am trying to learn.. .i have been trying out what ever i can in linux to try and get more of an understanding of linux in general...

its free, i have spare box's, i have ( some )time, why not learn something new? right? :)
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

anyone have any idea why it wouldent work?

unless my videocard cant do it, and that could be possible.. :)
Fx 5200 btw :)
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Post by obsidian »

It should work on a FX5200. I just got it working here on Ubuntu Edgy 64. AMD Athlon 64 3500+, nVidia 7600GT.

I followed these instructions:
http://wiki.beryl-project.org/index.php ... dgy/nVIDIA

What tutorial/reference are you following? Where are you having problems?
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

i tripped on this when i was surfing,

http://lunapark6.com/?p=2454

i see what they are doing in that guide, but wouldent most of that be done considering its installed with the OS?

That is the part that i dont understand, i guess it would make more sence to me if it wasent installed and i had to go from scratch.
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

Thanks for that Obsidian, following most of that guide, i must say the GUI is running much beter, but the effects cannot start.. they get further then before though! hahah

i will keep plugin at it, if you have any more ideas gimmie a shout :)
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Post by obsidian »

Well apparently, you're not supposed to run Beryl with Fedora Core, since it's supposed to have built in AIGLX support and I think Compriz installed as well. No idea why it's not working though.

It sounds like it's just a matter of enabling it.
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

heh, i do enable it, then it says that it cannot be enabled... :)
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Post by obsidian »

Try this:
http://scribez.wordpress.com/2006/10/29 ... idia-card/

What I had to do to get it working on Ubuntu is install the latest beta drivers from nVidia (9.xxx). I think it's the same problem with Fedora Core.

I can't run Q4 with these drivers though, seriously breaks polygons. Q3 runs fine.
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Post by AmIdYfReAk »

Hummm, i will give that a shot when i get home :)

thanks mang
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