geforce 7300 gt not recongized

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I’m installing openSuse11 on an old P4 gateway with geforce 7300 gt video card. I’m using viewsonic va1930wm wide monitor.

The video card does not get recognized during install, even though the hardware scan picks it up correctly. The monitor does get picked up. xorg.conf contains the line for 1440x900 and 1024x768

When I try to change resolution I get the following options:
600x800
1024x768
1280x1024
1400x1050
1600x1200
2024x1536

which I assume are ‘normal’ for a ‘vesa’ generic card, which is what xorg.conf contains.

Section “Device”
BoardName “Framebuffer Graphics”
Driver “fbdev”
Identifier “Device[0]”
Screen 0
VendorName “VESA”
EndSection

what do I have to change in the file to activate the video card correctly?

Thanks, David L.

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Go to YAST / Repositories and add Nvidia repo, then go to Software Management and search for “nvidia” and install the two files and reboot.

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which 2 files?

I see about a dozen.

Thanks, David L.

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Get nvidia-gfxG01-xxx-xxxx (xxx = same as your kernel) and x11-video-nvidiaG01

Geoff

5

I’ve installed;

x11-video-nvidiaG01
nvidia-gfxG01-kmp-default

rebooted, same as before.

David L.

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OK have a read here

Geoff

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following the instructions broke the xserver.

the nvidia driver complained about a missing kernel module.

the SMB version brought back a working xsever with VESA card and generic monitor.

bummer, David L.

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Ok try the one click here there is also more info that may help

Geoff

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I am using that kind of card.
Go to the nvidia site and download the latest driver.
Install it as describe in their site in runlevel 3 as root.
After the installation accept all nvidia’s proposals.
When done in the command prompt like so:
type init 5
When you have the gui open a terminal or konsole
type su, type your root password
type nvidia-settings and configure your card.
When done configuring save it and un-tick the box with merge with the existing configuration and your done.

Additionally, you have to have the kernel source that matches the kernel you are presently using, it is a prerequisite in building the nvidia driver

Note:
Don’t run or use yast as it really doesn’t recognize that card.
Use the nvidia-settings to control the configurations.

You have to know where you dump your downloaded nvidia driver.
When you are in runlevel 3 as root you have to cd to the directory it is located like so:
cd /blah/download
before you can run the command:
sh NVIDIA-Linux x(the architecture of your machine eg, x86)-driverversion-package1.run

Hope this helps.

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Yes should fix things just a quick addition instead of inputting the whole driver name ie sh NVIDIA-Linux x(the architecture of your machine eg, x86)-driverversion-package1.run as described you can enter sh NVIDIA then use tab to fill in the rest.

Geoff

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Took a bit of digging to get to ‘init 3’ and requirements for compilation, but, it WORKED.

Came up in 1440x900 on its own, cool.

Thanks a LOT, David L.

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Glad you made it. As one of the posters that threw some suggestions, if it did help would you mine adding it on my reputation.lol! “just kidding”

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I’ll be glad to, who does one go about it?

What’s odd about this card? In Ubuntu all I got was 800X600, and no joy.

David L.