Mandriva 2008

[Tech_Wiz]

Installed it.

Installation was a breeze. Barely took 20 mins to finish everything.

Partitioner was one of THE BEST I ever worked with.

Nice GUI. Good all round packages. Also detected all the hardware except a minor glitch in GFX card.

Thing is it detects my Card as 8800 GT when its actually 8600 GT [I wish it was 8800 ] and MCC its says that my card doesnt support 3D .

8600 or 8800 they all support 3D eh? On 2D and all applications run like charm. Monitor also running at Max res possible [1024 X 768] @ 24 Bit so that part is all fine.

So what should I do to enable 3D effects. [Cant wait to enable them and Start using Compiz as I never used it before and excited about it]

 

[QwertyManiac]

Install the nvidia-glx packages? Never used Mandriva so can't point on how/where/why.

 

[Tech_Wiz]

The installation is out of the box. No new packages added other from the FREE DVD. [I am not using Powerpack]

 

[QwertyManiac]

Hmm, does cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf show the Driver in use (Under Device Section) as nvidia?

Post it here.

 

[Gigacore]

^ where to post ?

 

[QwertyManiac]

Gigacore - Are you the person in doubt?

 

[Gigacore]

^ yeah

 

[QwertyManiac]

Ok then, be in doubt.

 

[Gigacore]

^ OH..., Thanks dude....

 

[Tech_Wiz]

^^ lol.

I will post the details tommorow. No net at home suxx

 

[QwertyManiac]

Lol man, post it here or at pastebin or wherever, I just need the xorg.conf file! What's the big doubt in that?

 

[Tech_Wiz]

I am in Office atm, I know what you need. I have to get to home copy it then come to office then post it

 

[QwertyManiac]

Yeah, I was saying it to Gig.

 

[Gigacore]

^ he knows

 

[QwertyManiac]

Fine then Mr. Elitist, you can handle his issues yourself.

 

[Gigacore]

^ na... did i say that i'm a linux noo8