Gf2, Redhat 7.0, AGP speed problem

[ArgGrr]

Im running Redhat 7.0, clean install.
I have a Geforce 2 MX 400 card, asus.

I downloaded NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm since i have an Ali 1541 A1 chipset. I made the change to enable the AGP port and recompiled it.

I also downloaded NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm and installed that.

Finally after a day of mucking around with it, i get the xwindows thing to start. But it then promtpy locks up with the nvidia logo on the screen.

Though the log file i found that the agp port had been set to AGP x2 which my motherboard doesnt support (ga-5ax).

So after a bit more reading i added the options like to the modules.conf file to try and set it back to 1.
(following the readme file that came with the above files:
options NVdriver NVreg_ReqAGPRate=1)

The problem is, the options like doesnt do anything. I even recompiled the kernel driver with the settings hardcoded to 1.
insmod NVdriver NVreg_ReqAGPRate=1 doesnt work either.

Any ideas?? :confused:

[Chalnoth]

I thought you were supposed to set those options in the XF86Config-4 file, in the /etc/X11 directory?

[ArgGrr]

Not these options, as theyre for the kernel driver module thingie.
Heres the details:

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o AGP Rate

You may want to decrease the AGP rate setting if you are seeing
lockups with the value you are currently using. You can do so
with the NVreg_ReqAGPRate NVdriver module parameter.

If you are inserting the module manually:

insmod NVdriver NVreg_ReqAGPRate=2 # force AGP Rate to 2x
insmod NVdriver NVreg_ReqAGPRate=1 # force AGP Rate to 1x

If you are using modprobe (/etc/modules.conf):

alias char-major-195 NVdriver
options NVdriver NVreg_ReqAGPRate=2 # force AGP Rate to 2x
options NVdriver NVreg_ReqAGPRate=1 # force AGP Rate to 1x

(snip)

On ALi1541 and ALi1647 chipsets, NVIDIA drivers disable AGP to work
around timing issues and signal integrity issues. You can force AGP
to be enabled on these chipsets by setting NVreg_EnableALiAGP to 1.
Note that this may cause the system to become unstable.

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ill have another bash and play around with recompiling the driver thing. Still i reackon this version of redhat is broken or soemthing.

[bwkaz]

No, it's intended driver behavior. See this (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4257) thread. ;)

[ArgGrr]

garrghh
let me try that then. LOL.

Just so happens every they disabled to make the drivers safe effects me. Maybe i have dodgy hardware or something.

Thanks for the reply.

[ArgGrr]

Well now. I fixed the source for the kernel driver.
That agp speed option was disabled like you said further down.
So i enabled it and rebuilt it.

Now my AGP speed is set at 1 correctly... but im not sure that was the problem because it still locks up just after displaying the nvidia logo.

No key combinations work. (namely ctrl-alt-bs).

Is there anyone else with this configuration?

Maybe i made a balls-up in the kernel recompiling..