3D DeskTop

[JokersLoose]

Hello All,

I would like to play around with the feature of a 3D desktop. But not 100% of what to do or where to go to find how to install. Or even if my video card will handle the 3D features. "VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)" Ok someone told me to 1st make sure I have the latest drivers for my video card. So how do I do that? Also is this the directions I should follow http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubu...llation_Checks to make it work? If someone could point me in the right direction please

Thanks,
James

[dibl]

Re: 3D DeskTop

FX 5200 should work.

I recommend using the Envy script installer to install the Nvidia driver, and leave both "Restricted Driver Manager" and "System Settings > Monitor & Display" closed.

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086232.0

Once you are seeing the green Nvidia splash screen when you log on, let us know and we'll give you the further steps to 3D.

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

OK went too the link you gave. Downloaded the file, installed it. Got the icon that says envy in my system menu. I clicked and it told me "dkms" was missing so I went to my package manager and picked it. At first it told me some files were unverified and would not be installed. So I clicked refresh and that went away. So I installed dkms then went back to envy told it to install the NVIDIA drivers. Let it adjust my xorg.config file as it said, then did a reboot like it said. When I got to my log in screen nothing looked any different. So I went back to envy this time I uninstalled the NVIDIA driver, then reinstalled the drivers. I didn't see any error's on the screen as it scrolled by. So again I let it adjust my xorg.config file, then rebooted like it said and again my log in screen doesn't look any different.

So let me ask this. When you say "splash screen" you are talking about the screen that lets me enter my user name and password in order too load my desktop, right?

Thanks
James

[dwneylonsr]

Re: 3D DeskTop

So let me ask this. When you say "splash screen" you are talking about the screen that lets me enter my user name and password in order too load my desktop, right?
James

Nope, it's a big full screen Nvidia splash screen. You just CANNOT miss it.

David

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

Well in that case I would say no I don't have that. In my system menu I do have a Nvidia Settings, and that's new since I did the envy install.

Thanks,
James

[musta ruhtinas]

Re: 3D DeskTop

What does your xorg.conf list as driver? if it's nvidia (and not nv, nvidia_new, nvidia_legacy) then all should be fine.
For a brief time while still on gutsy i was spared the nvidia splashscreen (using the 169.07 driver, i believe).
On hardy with the latest driver it came back.
Normally you should see a full-screen nvidia logo right before the log on screen appears.

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Boardname "nv"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Screen 0
EndSection

So the nvidia screen should show up just before the screen where I log in? I'll reboot and take a better look. I could be missing it.

Thanks,
James

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

OK rebooted and looked at every step of the load. Nothing that says nvidia durning the load.

[musta ruhtinas]

Re: 3D DeskTop

in a console, type: glxinfo
if the program is not installed , then apt will ask you to install mesa-utils
once done that, type the following:

glxinfo | grep "direct rendering"

if it displays nothing, then the install did not work
if it displays

direct rendering: Yes

then you have 3D

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

Yep I have 3D from following the directions you listed. Now what? LOL

James

[musta ruhtinas]

Re: 3D DeskTop

Congrats!

further reading

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

OK got to where it says

compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

and I get

bash: compiz-fusion-plugins-extra: command not found

Nothing gave me an error when I did

sudo apt-get install compiz-kde compiz-fusion-plugins-main

so can I do a

sudo apt-get install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

and it work?

Thanks,
James

[musta ruhtinas]

Re: 3D DeskTop

compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

and I get

bash: compiz-fusion-plugins-extra: command not found

you pasted the package name without the command to install it, and bash interpreted it as a command
just place sudo apt-get install in front of it

[JokersLoose]

Re: 3D DeskTop

Cool. That did it. It's installed, now I just need to play around and see what I can make it do.

Thanks a lot

James