PROBLEM : Can't make my GeForce4 MX 420 work on Redhat 7.2

[stevescene]

To experts,

I can get my GeForce4 MX 420 work on Redhat 7.2

I have installed Redhat Linux 7.2 in a Dell Dimension 4500
Display card is GeForce 4 MX 420

On startup I get the error on startup


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Probing Display Card : Cannot Probe Display Card




Then I follow the NVIDIA homepage to update the Display Card Drivers using


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./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run




And change the configuration in /etc/X11/XF86Config

In the module section add


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Load "glx"




In the Driver section add

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Driver "nvidia"




when I startx I got these error

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(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(--) SVGA: PCI: NVidia Unknown chipset (0x0172) rev 163, Memory @ 0xfd000000, 0xf0000000
(--) SVGA: chipset: generic
(**) SVGA: videoram: 65536k
(--) SVGA: clocks: 25.18

(**) SVGA: 16bpp not supported for this chipset

*** A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved.***




Anyone can help, because this is stopping me to install further software in the system. e.g. ORACLE client and ...

I have tried to upgrade the kernel and XFree86 but failed


when I type lsmod and find that there is no nvidia module loaded

any one can help me please, thank you thank you

[rednuht]

try

modprobe nvidia

before you run startx, if nvidia is not listed in a lsmod then you need to modprobe it in there.

from the readme
GeForce4 MX 460 0x0170
GeForce4 MX 440 0x0171
GeForce4 MX 420 0x0172
GeForce4 MX 440-SE 0x0173

so your card is supported