most linux distro's do not support new nvidia cards that well. best thing to do would be to install the linux nvidia drivers found at the nvidia website. they are pretty easy to install and will fix most problems.

i finally have suse 10.0 (amd64) running perfectly. sound doesn't work in the 32bit/x86 version for some reason.

in case anyone tries to use suse with a geforce 6800gs, DO NOT install the nvidia driver until the first boot after finishing the install. when gdm/kdm loads the graphics will be garbled. ctrl+alt+f1 to get a console, log in your user account, then run su -c yast. do an online update, install the nvidia driver, then su -c "killall kdm"(or gdm), and su -c kdm && exit.

for some reason when i installed the nvidia drivers during the suse install it broke every time after a couple reboots and i couldn't fix it.

thanks for the replies.

Quote: Original post by gumpy macdrunken
does anyone else have a geforce 6800gs and use linux?

Not the GS version, but I have a GT. Works without error under vanilla Ubuntu 5.10, but I needed the binary NVidia drivers to get full 3D hardware support for games et. al.

Quote: Original post by Sander

Quote: Original post by gumpy macdrunken
does anyone else have a geforce 6800gs and use linux?

Not the GS version, but I have a GT. Works without error under vanilla Ubuntu 5.10, but I needed the binary NVidia drivers to get full 3D hardware support for games et. al.

with a gs under ubuntu you have to run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" to switch to the vesa driver to get the basic functionality first. i had to figure this out on my own. /etc/X11/xorg.conf tells you to use the -phigh option, but that doesn't let you pick a driver and automatically loads the nv driver that doesn't work with the 6800gs.

i also tried installing fedora core 4. the graphics were screwed up in anaconda so i tried the text mode install but that crashed.

anyway, anyone who tries install linux with a geforce 6800gs in the near future, expect annoying problems. once it's working, though, it's damn nice.

1. Install (K)Ubuntu
2. sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
3. sudo nvidia-xconfig

If that doesn't solve your video problems, then I don't know what's easier.

Quote: Original post by MatrixCubed
1. Install (K)Ubuntu
2. sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
3. sudo nvidia-xconfig

If that doesn't solve your video problems, then I don't know what's easier.

which version of the nvidia driver does that install? do they stick with the same driver version in the repository or do they update the repository when a new driver is released? suse 10.0 only installs something like 76.76 from yast so i had to install the lastest driver manually.

probably an older version as ubuntu is a little conservative with what stuff you get, and yes it sounds like the version that comes with the CD is too old to support the GS, hence why upgrading to the latest version fixed it.

One of the reasons I like arch :D.

Quote: Original post by gumpy macdrunken
i finally have suse 10.0 (amd64) running perfectly. sound doesn't work in the 32bit/x86 version for some reason.

in case anyone tries to use suse with a geforce 6800gs, DO NOT install the nvidia driver until the first boot after finishing the install. when gdm/kdm loads the graphics will be garbled. ctrl+alt+f1 to get a console, log in your user account, then run su -c yast. do an online update, install the nvidia driver, then su -c "killall kdm"(or gdm), and su -c kdm && exit.

for some reason when i installed the nvidia drivers during the suse install it broke every time after a couple reboots and i couldn't fix it.

thanks for the replies.

duh I could of told you that. never install graphic drivers that come with a distro unless its just the svga drivers.