I need some help with my Nvidia drivers. i have installed the x11 nvidia drivers 2.6.27 and it installed the 180.11. the games play slow. I have tried the sabayon live help and these people are so rude. I cant run compfusion and i cant set the opengl to nvidia without the games not opeing . HELP !!!

Are you sure drivers are the issue? Based on what little you posted regarding your specs (Compaq 5000, 700MHz Celeron), your system may not be up to gaming. Here's the requirements for Sabayon Linux 4...where does your system stand? "In order to run Sabayon Linux 4 on your personal computer, make sure that you meet the minimum system requirements: Intel Pentium Pro, Celeron, AMD K6-2, Pentium II or Athlon CPU 512 MB of RAM 16 GB of free hard disk space Supported 2D video card a DVD reader However, the Sabayon Linux team recommends the following system requirements for an optimal performance: Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better) 1 GB of RAM 32 GB of free hard disk space Supported 3D video card (Nvidia, AMD or Intel) a DVD reader"

Start here. http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Troub... "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10

Im sorry , im a little frustrated . I installed a nvidia Geforce fx5200 video card . here are my specs ----compaq pressario 700 mhz, 40gb hd, 512mb , DVD rom .This is what is happening . the games work slowing using the 173.14.12 driver . i looked for and update driver but im not sure what to use . i went to gentoo and looked and they have 173.14.15 but i cant get it from equo , i did a search and nothing came up . i dont know whether to go up or down on the driver , when i use the DVD it works perfect but when i install it its another issue . I hope this helps to what might be going on . any suggestions would help ----thanks for input so far

You system only meets the bare minimum to run the OS & you have a weak graphics card. A driver update can't fix that.

i have downloaded frets on fire and it meets the requirements and it runs slow . this is what i found maybe it will help . the opengl is set to xorg-11, the compfusion is not working, nvidia manager says its not using the nvidia driver, google earth says it cant detect video card or it needs to be updated, i have tried to set xgl and it turns black on boot up and i tried aiglx and it shows no borders around the windows. If i set the opengl to nvidia none of the games will open if i set it to xorg it will open. maybe this is enough info to help solve this problem. im not worried about the games on the DVD . I want to run the ones that meet my requirements . Im not sure if my config files are right for the nvidia card and i dont want to mess around with it not knowing how to do it.

Guess you didn't read the trouble shooting guide. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10