[ut2004] Fedora Core, No Go, No GL
Brian Lightfoot
brianlightfoot at comcast.net
Wed Dec 15 15:28:45 EST 2004
look in /etc/X11/XF86Config search for the line containing Driver if
this line also includes "nvidia" or "nv" then you most likely have a
Nvidia card.
On Wed, 2004-12-15 at 19:55 +0000, z0001283 at zoo.co.uk wrote:
> Ok, I have been trying to see how to check what card
> I have in the Linux OS as vs. Opening the box and
> looking. Can't see it. I think that I have an Nvidia
> card. Have been to their website, seen the driver
> file download but would not know how to install it?
>
> Dean
>
>
> On 15 Dec 2004 at 13:14, Brian Lightfoot wrote:
>
> > What Video card are you using ATI, NVIDIA have you installed drivers?
> > On Wed, 2004-12-15 at 19:48 +0000, z0001283 at zoo.co.uk wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Have installed Fedora Core2. Installed UT2004 from
> > > the DVD. Seemed to go OK. Tried to run it from the
> > > end of install screen, from a console window in the
> > > fg and bg.
> > >
> > > Whatever way I do it, the UT2004 splash screen
> > > appears and then disappears. No game.
> > >
> > > Once I got an error message saying "Cannot get (or
> > > set) video mode."
> > >
> > > Checked this this out from the FAQ site.
> > >
> > > Q: What's the definitive way to know if GL is
> > > working or not?
> > > A: At a console type the following: glxinfo | grep
> > > direct if it replies with direct rendering: Yes.
> > > Then GL _should_ be working.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Used this command and got a NO on my system. Looks
> > > like I need to turn direct rendering on. How do I do
> > > that?
> > >
> > > Thanx,
> > > Dean
> > >
> >
>
>
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