Cant get GUI to load with Geoforce FX 5200 Ultra video card

[rvschittone]

I currently installed Linux 9.0 on my home pc and I can not get the GUI to work. I installed a new driver that is suppose to make Geoforce FX 5900 cards work but it is doing nothing for my 5200 Ultra. Does anyone have any help for this card. I believe I am using Xfree86 4.3.

[elderdays]

By "Linux 9.0" I'm going to assume you mean RedHat 9. It hurts my eyes when I see Linux 9.0 because there is no such thing. If you would've said 2.4.22 or 2.6-test......anyway, I digress. Now, you said you had a problem with a geforce card. Let's see. If I were you I would go to nvidia.com and get the latest linux driver for the geforce series. It can be found under "linux and free bsd drivers". Then, hit ctrl-alt-f1 to get to a command line and do the following (after logging out of gnome or whatever desktop you use).

init 4
sh /path/to/where/you/put/the/driver/NVIDIAwhatever.sh

Do what it says in there and get back to the command line. You should have just compiled or downloaded the new driver then. Then, do this:

xf86config

and go through that. Pick the 'nv' driver when you get the opportunity to.
Then, edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 if you have it. Comment out any line under "Modules" that says load dri and anyone that says load glcore. Make sure that the line that says load glx is NOT commented out. Then, find the line that says Driver "nv" and change it to "nvidia". Save the file, type init 5 and you should be ready to go.

[rvschittone]

Sorry for the lack of terminology. I am a new user, but I promise to get better. I will go try this at home and let you know how it goes. I have already installed the latest driver from Nvidia, but I have not done anything with the configuration. I tried to run init mode 5 but it just died on me. I will recover and go from 3 again and do what you said. Thanx!!!

[rvschittone]

Well that didn't work, I can find a XF86config file anywhere. I think my version of Linux uses xconfigurator, so I am going to try that. When I switch my configuration to Geoforce FX with NV dirver it just puts my monitor to sleep. Any more help would be appreciated!