tnt2 problems

[jhu]

so i just got a tnt2 from a friend of mine. it's a best data arcade fx tnt2 m64. it works under linux. however in windows 2000 it locks up unless i disable all hardware acceleration. i've used both the drivers supplied by microsoft on the windows 2000 cd and the cd supplied by the manufacturer. same problem. any ideas?

 

[XeonTux]

any ideas?

Delete your windows 2000 partition?

Sorry I couldn't resist... Have you d/l the current drivers from nvidia? Also as a comparison you should d/l & install the recent nvidia linux drivers and do something in 3D, be it quake3 or Tux Racer or whatever. Many times the drivers included with a distro are not 3D accelerated.

 

[jhu]

i compiled xfree. 2d acceleration is better than my previous card. haven't tried any 3d applications in linux yet though.

 

[XeonTux]

kinda hard to make the comparison then. I'd still recommend the drivers from nvidia's site for win2k at least. I never use crusty old drivers from a cd.

Also look into BIOS settings for video/agp, some boards have an over-abundance of such settings, others have nil.

 

[jhu]

the bios only has less than a hadnful of settings for the agp slot. i think it's the way windows 2000 uses the accelerated 2d functions. i reinstalled windows 2000 and i still get the same problem. it's really annoying.