HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

[persis]

Current Xorg.conf:

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "GEFORCE FX5200"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:4:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Apple Cinema Display"
#Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-90
VertRefresh 43-72
UseModes "Modes0"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes0"
ModeLine "1680x1050" 177.05 1680 1752 2112 2256 1050 1052 1064 1090 #72Hz
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "GEFORCE FX5200"
Monitor "Apple Cinema Display"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1920x1440" "1856x1392" "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1920x1440" "1856x1392" "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1920x1440" "1856x1392" "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1920x1440" "1856x1392" "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1920x1440" "1856x1392" "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1920x1440" "1856x1392" "1792x1344" "1600x1200" "1680x1050" "1440x900" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1200x800" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[tseliot]

Persis: Your problem is the resolution, isn't it? Can't you chose it from screen resolution right?

1) put the lines in blue in your xorg.conf

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
#Load "dri"
#Load “GLcore”

2) sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

I suppose you've put the refresh rates manually, right? (do it again)

When it asks you which resolutions you want to use select ONLY the one you need (by pressing the spacebar on it)

Then log out and press CTRL+ALT+Backspace

Tell me if it works

[oneybm]

I just printed out this how to and used it on a pretty fresh install with driver version 7676 and have had no problems on my FX 5200. Thank you for another exceptional how-to on this forum.

[tseliot]

I just printed out this how to and used it on a pretty fresh install with driver version 7676 and have had no problems on my FX 5200. Thank you for another exceptional how-to on this forum.
You're welcome. I'm happy it worked for you.

[rjwood]

Hi tseliot, can you tell me the difference between pci cards and agp? I dont game and I just want to give my computer good performance graphics and response. I purchased a e-geforce fx 5500 agp and installed the nvidia drivers as you instructed. Just want to be sure that I purchased the correct card for my needs. I have 12 days to return it and get a different one if I need to. Thanks

[tseliot]

Hi tseliot, can you tell me the difference between pci cards and agp? I dont game and I just want to give my computer good performance graphics and response. I purchased a e-geforce fx 5500 agp and installed the nvidia drivers as you instructed. Just want to be sure that I purchased the correct card for my needs. I have 12 days to return it and get a different one if I need to. Thanks
I had posted the answer (a long one) to your question but it has disappeared (or it's fault of my connection problems). BTW I have the same card (128mb RAM) and it's quite a good card (if you don't need to play the latest games), it's compatible with Linux (both open source and proprietary drivers) (my geforce 6200 PCI-E was not compatible with the open source drivers). If you need it to watch films the qualty is good as well.

I think it's the card for you.

[rjwood]

I had posted the answer (a long one) to your question but it has disappeared (or it's fault of my connection problems). BTW I have the same card (128mb RAM) and it's quite a good card (if you don't need to play the latest games), it's compatible with Linux (both open source and proprietary drivers) (my geforce 6200 PCI-E was not compatible with the open source drivers). If you need it to watch films the qualty is good as well.

I think it's the card for you.

Thanks for the time and help :)

[brentoboy]

ctl-alt-f1 (so as to get to the command line)

login with your username and password (if required)

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (or "kdm stop" if you use KDE)



you know, there is no need to "switch" out to console and kill X, instead, you can reboot, and choose the Recovery mode in grub, it will boot you to a root terminal and never even start your x display manager.

[reet]

But....this way doesn't require a reboot.

[tseliot]

But....this way doesn't require a reboot.
Exactly!

[persis]

Tseliot -

Was able to get the 1680x1050 resoultion work on the Cinema 20", but the problem is - the visuals are way too small for my design needs / and taste.

The clarity is good, but size too small. How do I go about adjusting the DPI?

Thanks,
persis

[tseliot]

Tseliot -

Was able to get the 1680x1050 resoultion work on the Cinema 20", but the problem is - the visuals are way too small for my design needs / and taste.

The clarity is good, but size too small. How do I go about adjusting the DPI?

Thanks,
persis
I hope this can help you (maybe I didn't get what your problem is).

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=20976

You can find a way to change the DPI in GNOME (in the first part of the guide)

[bob_c_b]

First time I tried this it failed, said it couldn't find a screen. I suspect this is because I instaled the 686 kernel the other day and was wonking around quite a bit with the nvidia and restricted packages in Synpatic. Killed GDM again, did an apt-get remove for anything nvidia related and stepped through the procedure again. Worked perfectly, thanks for the effort, I just ordered an AGP 6200 (a Gigabyte NV43 with the HSI bridge chip so unlocked pipes might be in the future) since I got this working.

[tseliot]

First time I tried this it failed, said it couldn't find a screen. I suspect this is because I instaled the 686 kernel the other day and was wonking around quite a bit with the nvidia and restricted packages in Synpatic. Killed GDM again, did an apt-get remove for anything nvidia related and stepped through the procedure again. Worked perfectly, thanks for the effort, I just ordered an AGP 6200 (a Gigabyte NV43 with the HSI bridge chip so unlocked pipes might be in the future) since I got this working.
I'm happy it worked for you ;)

[persis]

Tseliot -

bad news. Just got back in town from a wedding, and I realize that I didn't save the configuration (xorg.conf) which had enabled me to get that Cinema 20" native resolution of 1680 x 1050 which I'm shooting for. I must've been in a rush to head out the door - and rather than saving that config - I just replaced it with the current one I'm using which only gives me this pain in the but 1280x800 resolution:

the followin is the current xorg.conf I'm using. I have searched all over the internet for a way to get this Apple Cinema 20" display at it's native resolution within Hoary - I'm using a GEFORCE FX 5200 video card.

It would be great if I, us, WE could get to the bottom of this so others could benefit from a working xorg.conf that displays in native res.

Let me know what you think?

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands:
#
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "GEFORCE FX5200"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:4:0"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
Option "DDCMode" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Apple Cinema Display"
#Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-90
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes "Modes0"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes0"
ModeLine "1680x1050" 149.01 1680 1752 2112 2256 1050 1052 1064 1090 #60Hz
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "GEFORCE FX5200"
Monitor "Apple Cinema Display"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

[tseliot]

Tseliot -

bad news. Just got back in town from a wedding, and I realize that I didn't save the configuration (xorg.conf) which had enabled me to get that Cinema 20" native resolution of 1680 x 1050 which I'm shooting for. I must've been in a rush to head out the door - and rather than saving that config - I just replaced it with the current one I'm using which only gives me this pain in the but 1280x800 resolution:

the followin is the current xorg.conf I'm using. I have searched all over the internet for a way to get this Apple Cinema 20" display at it's native resolution within Hoary - I'm using a GEFORCE FX 5200 video card.

It would be great if I, us, WE could get to the bottom of this so others could benefit from a working xorg.conf that displays in native res.

Let me know what you think?

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands:
#
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "GEFORCE FX5200"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:4:0"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
Option "DDCMode" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Apple Cinema Display"
#Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-90
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes "Modes0"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes0"
ModeLine "1680x1050" 149.01 1680 1752 2112 2256 1050 1052 1064 1090 #60Hz
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "GEFORCE FX5200"
Monitor "Apple Cinema Display"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
I don't know how you managed to make it work before but you can try this method again:

Open Terminal or Konsole and type:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Select the "advanced" when it asks you about the refresh rate (make sure you know the horizontal and vertical refresh rate supported by your monitor.

It will ask you your desired resolutions, select the ones you need.

After it ends you can go to "Screen Resolution" and select your resolution.

[persis]

Hey, just got it working by adding the following modeline to my xorg.conf

Got this from the NVIDIA Linux Forums -

# 1680x1050 @ 59.9 Hz hsync: 64.7 kHz; PixelClock: 119.00 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080

as well as added Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
to the device section!

Thanks Tseliot for the support -!

[tseliot]

Hey, just got it working by adding the following modeline to my xorg.conf

Got this from the NVIDIA Linux Forums -

# 1680x1050 @ 59.9 Hz hsync: 64.7 kHz; PixelClock: 119.00 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080

as well as added Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
to the device section!

Thanks Tseliot for the support -!
Now if you lose your xorg you can find the settings (you've posted) you need here ;)

[persis]

tseliot

My new problem:

Now that I have the res set to native 1680 x 1050 - I don't like how everything, web pages, etc.. are too small. So I tried to decrease the DPI. Problem is, even when I verify that I have decreased the dpi to 75 x 75 dpi by doing:

xdpyinfo | grep dimensions
dimensions: 1680x1050 pixels (561x356 millimeters)

xdpyinfo | grep resolution
resolution: 76x75 dots per inch

I still don't get any change to the actual display. However, if I go to preferences / resolution and select another resolution, for example:

1024 x 768 I instantly notice the difference (the fact that I changed the dpi to something smaller and then everything looks a little bit bloated in the 1024 x 768 resolution.

I'm wondering why the change to a lesser DPI is not being recognized undere the 1680 x 1050 native resolution that I'm currently under.

The following is my current xorg.conf:


Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Device"
Identifier "GEFORCE FX5200"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:4:0"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "1"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Apple Cinema Display"
UseModes "16:10"
HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0
#Option "dpms"
DisplaySize 560.3 353.6 #1680x1050 120dpi
EndSection



Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "RENDER" "Enable"
EndSection



Section "Device"
Identifier "GEFORCE FX5200"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:4:0"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "1"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
EndSection



Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "GEFORCE FX5200"
Monitor "Apple Cinema Display"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "16:10"
# 1680x1050 @ 59.9 Hz hsync: 64.7 kHz; PixelClock: 119.00 MHz
Modeline "1680x1050" 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection



Any thoughts?

[DancingSun]

Are you saying the font is too small? Or the graphics/icons stuff is too small in general? If it's just the text, instead of increasing the dpi (that should just make the font smoother), increase the font size.

If in general everything is too small and you want to make them bigger....well, you'll need to lower the resolution.

Note that you can increase the font size displayed on the web page by configuring your browser. I have my monitor set at 1280 x 1024 and I find some webpage text too small as well, so I just ctrl+scrollwheel-up to increase the font size. I have my system font set at size 10 as well, which looked like size 8 on 1024 x 768.

[persis]

Hey Dancing -

Well, I'm talking about the graphics, icons, etc... being too small - and so I guess I need to change resolution. Does 1280 x 1024 stretch your page out too much. I'm running on a 20" widescreen. Maybe that's the problem.

[persis]

I should be able to change the dpi though so the graphics under a 1680x1050 resolution enlarge rather than being so damn small.

[DancingSun]

Hey Dancing -

Well, I'm talking about the graphics, icons, etc... being too small - and so I guess I need to change resolution. Does 1280 x 1024 stretch your page out too much. I'm running on a 20" widescreen. Maybe that's the problem.
Are you talking about graphics being stretched out? If that's the case, then I haven't notice any stretching, the icons still look very normal and proportional.

[DancingSun]

I should be able to change the dpi though so the graphics under a 1680x1050 resolution enlarge rather than being so damn small.
I just used FreeNX to take a look at my dpi settings with xdypinfo, and I have 75 x 75 dpi on a 1018 x 713 X display via FreeNX...so I guess you should lower that even more and see if it makes a difference.

Using VNC, which retains the exact display settings that I have at home gives me 90 x 96 dpi, and 1280 x 1024 pixels.

[brentoboy]

Does any one know how I could get back my larger screen size please?


boot using recovery mode from grub

once you are at a root prompt,
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
change the: Driver "nvidia"
line back to
Driver "vesa"

save and close
reboot

X should start up in full screen mode, but you dont get hardware exceleration until you sort out nvidia, but I'm guessing you would rather have higher resolution while you are fixing your situation.

[rjwood]

It could upgrade your kernel to 2.6.12-8 version and you would have to modify your xorg.conf (and set "nvidia" to "nv" or "vesa") (because it's likely that the graphical interface doesn't start) and to reinstall the nvidia drivers. There might be dependency problems and other bugs, but if you have nothing to lose...
you were correct and I cannot get into gdm. I edited as you instructed to both "nv" and "vesa" but niether work. message say's:

/etc/init.d/gdm:line 49: /dev/null: Permission denied
/lib/lsb/init.d-functions: line 182: dev/null:Permission denied...fail
also got;
perl:warning:Setting locale failed
Perl warning:Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE="en"
LC_All=(unset)
LANG="en_US.UTF-8" are supported and installed on your system.

Is this something you can help me with?:rolleyes:

btw sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't help

[tseliot]

you were correct and I cannot get into gdm. I edited as you instructed to both "nv" and "vesa" but niether work. message say's:

/etc/init.d/gdm:line 49: /dev/null: Permission denied
/lib/lsb/init.d-functions: line 182: dev/null:Permission denied...fail
also got;
perl:warning:Setting locale failed
Perl warning:Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE="en"
LC_All=(unset)
LANG="en_US.UTF-8" are supported and installed on your system.

Is this something you can help me with?:rolleyes:

btw sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg doesn't help
I'm afraid I can't help you. I've never dealt with such a problem (I use stable versions). You should try to post in the Breezy development section.

[tseliot]

I should be able to change the dpi though so the graphics under a 1680x1050 resolution enlarge rather than being so damn small.
I really don't know how to help you, I hope other users can.

[tht00]

Alright; I've got an issue getting the driver to work. I as far as I know, I followed the guide, I downloaded the 7667 version, and I've done the edits to the xorg.conf file.

I had previously installed the 7676 version, and it is doing the exact same now that I have uninstalled and reinstalled the 'correct' driver.

Here is what it is doing:
When I do everything, including changing the xorg file, it boots up and displays a blank black page; as far as I can tell, gnome never loads, When I replaced the edited xorg config file with the backup, everything works again (as far as booting up, the 3d screen savers have since stopped working altogther). The problem only occurs when the 'Driver' section is changed to "nvidia"... not sure if this is significant, as it sounds like something just hasn't installed correctly.

As far as I know, I uninstalled the oddball 7676 driver, but I'm a Linux newb, so I may have missed something... seeing that I saw no difference between 7676 and 7667, I'm guessing the problem lies somewhere in there. I've tried the installation with the 7667 driver twice with the same results.

System specs:
32-bit Ubuntu 5.04
AMD 64bit 3300+
512 mem
20gig parition (ext3)
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200

I also have XP on another partition; no driver conflicts there.

Thanks,
Tom

oh, and this is my first post on these forums. :)

[tseliot]

Alright; I've got an issue getting the driver to work. I as far as I know, I followed the guide, I downloaded the 7667 version, and I've done the edits to the xorg.conf file.

I had previously installed the 7676 version, and it is doing the exact same now that I have uninstalled and reinstalled the 'correct' driver.

Here is what it is doing:
When I do everything, including changing the xorg file, it boots up and displays a blank black page; as far as I can tell, gnome never loads, When I replaced the edited xorg config file with the backup, everything works again (as far as booting up, the 3d screen savers have since stopped working altogther). The problem only occurs when the 'Driver' section is changed to "nvidia"... not sure if this is significant, as it sounds like something just hasn't installed correctly.

As far as I know, I uninstalled the oddball 7676 driver, but I'm a Linux newb, so I may have missed something... seeing that I saw no difference between 7676 and 7667, I'm guessing the problem lies somewhere in there. I've tried the installation with the 7667 driver twice with the same results.

System specs:
32-bit Ubuntu 5.04
AMD 64bit 3300+
512 mem
20gig parition (ext3)
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200

I also have XP on another partition; no driver conflicts there.

Thanks,
Tom

oh, and this is my first post on these forums. :)
can you post your xorg.conf (copy and paste it here)?

[tht00]

yeah:


# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands:
#
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
#Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
#Driver "nvidia"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "HP v75"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Monitor "HP v75"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


I commented out the line that caused the glitch and put in the original that at least boots.

[phlawed]

Everything worked great until this

NVIDIA Corporation NV40? [Unknown nVidia Card]

it wouldnt let me restart gdm with this as the the identifier

I am using a PNY GeForce 6200 Verto 128mb, why is ubuntu not recognizing my card?

[tseliot]

Everything worked great until this

NVIDIA Corporation NV40? [Unknown nVidia Card]

it wouldnt let me restart gdm with this as the the identifier

I am using a PNY GeForce 6200 Verto 128mb, why is ubuntu not recognizing my card?
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

and select autodetect when it asks you about your graphic card (if it doesn't work select it manually)

Select the "advanced" when it asks you about the refresh rate (make sure you know the horizontal and vertical refresh rate supported by your monitor. OR you can make it autodetect.

It will ask you your desired resolutions, select the ones you need.

[tseliot]

I had previously installed the 7676 version, and it is doing the exact same now that I have uninstalled and reinstalled the 'correct' driver.
Did the driver installed without any error?

Reinstall the driver (make sure you follow EVERY step of my guide) then go to /var/log and post your nvidia log file (open it and paste it here)

Here is what it is doing:
When I do everything, including changing the xorg file, it boots up and displays a blank black page; as far as I can tell, gnome never loads, When I replaced the edited xorg config file with the backup, everything works again (as far as booting up, the 3d screen savers have since stopped working altogther). The problem only occurs when the 'Driver' section is changed to "nvidia"... not sure if this is significant, as it sounds like something just hasn't installed correctly.
Do you mean it displays the command line or it just boots to a blank page? Does xorg complain about anything?

[tht00]

Did the driver installed without any error?

Reinstall the driver (make sure you follow EVERY step of my guide) then go to /var/log and post your nvidia log file (open it and paste it here)

I did the uninstall/reinstall again last night... same thing... I'll try again and post the log file.

And as far as I know, there were no errors anywhere.


Do you mean it displays the command line or it just boots to a blank page? Does xorg complain about anything?

It boots up normal until it starts Gnome, then it goes blank.


Edit:

Here's the log; same results as before.

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Sep 28 09:22:49 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/bu
ild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build'...

NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/build SUBDIRS=/tmp
/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_vers
ions
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667
-pkg1/usr/src/nv
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz8122/NVI
DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.o
.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-pro
totypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -fomit-frame
-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i386 -Iincl
ude/asm-i386/mach-default -I/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/
usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscript
s -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD
-Wsign-compare -Wno-c
ast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_G
NU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1
-DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7667 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SI
GNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT
-DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESE
NT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz8
122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVID
IA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:18,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:46,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:837,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv-v
m.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-
prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -fomit-fr
ame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i386 -Ii
nclude/asm-i386/mach-default -I/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pk
g1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscr
ipts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -
O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL
_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
_KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
L=7667 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RAN
GE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DN
V_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv_v
m -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pk
g1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv-vm.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:18,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:46,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-vm.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:837,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-vm.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-a
gp.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict
-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -fomit-f
rame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i386 -I
include/asm-i386/mach-default -I/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-p
kg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subsc
ripts
-Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD
-Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__
-DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE
-DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7667 -UDEBUG -U_D
EBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHAN
GE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRES
ENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_MODNAME=
nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_
os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:18,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:46,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:837,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-i
nterface.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -W
strict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -f
omit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i
386 -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -I/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-
7667-pkg1/usr/src/n
v -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparen
theses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-
compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODUL
E -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNV_MA
JOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7667 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -D
NDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE
_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DN
V_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_interface -DKBUILD_MODNAME=n
vidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_o
s-interface.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-i
nterface.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:18,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:46,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-interface.c:26:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:837,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-interface.c:26:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-r
egistry.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Ws
trict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -fo
mit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march
=i386 -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -I/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.
0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wch
ar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno
-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES
-D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL
__ -DMODULE -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7667
-UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESE
NT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GE
T_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_registry
-DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1
/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-registry.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg
1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.c
In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/wait.h:23,
from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
from include/linux/sched.h:18,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:46,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-registry.c:14:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
metic
In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
from include/linux/pci.h:837,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:69,
from /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-registry.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/s
rc/nv/nvidia.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-
kernel.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp
/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz812
2/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-
Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Lin
ux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.o
Building modules, stage 2.
make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386/scripts/Makefile.modpost
scripts/mod/modpost -m -a -i /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386/Module.sy
mvers /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
Warning: could not find /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/s
rc/nv/.nv-kernel.o.cmd for /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv-kernel.o
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nvid
ia.mod.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wst
rict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Os -fom
it-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i38
6 -
Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvidia -DKBUILD_MODNAME
=nvidia -DMODULE -c -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nvidia.mod.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
nvidia.mod.c
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nvidia.ko /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvi
dia.o /tmp/selfgz8122/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
-> Installing both new and classic TLS OpenGL libraries.
-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (1.0-7667):
executing: '/sbin/ldconfig'...
executing: '/sbin/depmod -aq'...
-> done.
-> Driver file installation is complete.
-> Running post-install sanity check:
-> done.
-> Post-install sanity check passed.
-> Shared memory test passed.
-> Running runtime sanity check:
-> done.
-> Runtime sanity check passed.
-> Installation of the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
(version: 1.0-7667) is now complete. Please update your XF86Config or
xorg.conf file as appropriate; see the file
/usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README.txt for details.

[tseliot]

I did the uninstall/reinstall again last night... same thing... I'll try again and post the log file.

And as far as I know, there were no errors anywhere.




It boots up normal until it starts Gnome, then it goes blank.
Nothing useful comes to my mind. Perhaps it's because I passed my last exam last monday and my head is literally burning. I think you should try asking at nvidia forum as suggested in my guide. Sorry :(

[DancingSun]

Yes, it's better if nVidia knows about these problems, so that they can get their Linux drivers to the quality of their windows counterparts.

[tht00]

Nothing useful comes to my mind. Perhaps it's because I passed my last exam last monday and my head is literally burning. I think you should try asking at nvidia forum as suggested in my guide. Sorry :(

Alright; will do. Thanks for the help! :)

I'll let you know what I find out.

[strawberry]

Hi Everybody,
I would like to know what is the difference between the built in 'nv' driver and the compiled/installed 'nvidia' driver?
Sorry if it seems little off but I thought the experts here could give the proper answer.
Thanks.

[tseliot]

Hi Everybody,
I would like to know what is the difference between the built in 'nv' driver and the compiled/installed 'nvidia' driver?
Sorry if it seems little off but I thought the experts here could give the proper answer.
Thanks.
"nv" driver is the open source one and it doesn't enable 3d acceleration. "nvidia" driver is the proprietary one which enables 3d acceleration and (I think, because it does on my computer) should slightly improve the video decoding (=playing) (but I'm not 100% sure about the latter thing)

[linuxwannaB]

Hi there, good guide. I have installed 7676 drivers on hoary with out problem, I am now on breeze and I get the following error. I type this first /etc/init.d/gdm stop and it says it stoped.


nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Sep 30 14:45:35 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : /emul/ia32-linux
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> The file '/tmp/.X0-lock' exists... an X server appears to be running
ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.
For further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
in the README available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

[rjwood]

luxixwannaB,

unfortunatly now you will have to remove the 7676 driver and install nvidia glx

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx.

if you dont remove the 7676driver---it wont work

[linuxwannaB]

thx will give it a try figured out how to get around that hit ctrl+alt+backspace then it whent inot the installer but said no kernel match tried to download new header with synaptic but says unresolved dependencies will not install.

[tseliot]

thx will give it a try figured out how to get around that hit ctrl+alt+backspace then it whent inot the installer but said no kernel match tried to download new header with synaptic but says unresolved dependencies will not install.
Try to install kernel sources and headers according to your kernel version.

P.S. What's your kernel version? Did you compile it yourself or are you using Breezy?

[linuxwannaB]

Using breezy 2.6.11 generic x86_64 wont let me install newer one says unresolved dependencies. I did however got 7667 driver to install just fine.

[tseliot]

Using breezy 2.6.11 generic x86_64 wont let me install newer one says unresolved dependencies. I did however got 7667 driver to install just fine.
If you did manage to install 7667 stick with it (7676 can give you some problems)

[coz]

Hello,
I have been reading about the nvidia drivers install and honestly it is all goop to me!. I am a noob with linux . I have an Nvidia fx 5200 PCI, not agp, card.
I cannot get it to run. Of course if I activate the defualt nvidia agp drivers in Ubuntu Breezy I can't get into the system. i need someone who is willing to give me a blow by blow of installing drivers, and running the PCI (pci) nvidia fx 5200 card!
thanks
Coz

[tseliot]

Hello,
I have been reading about the nvidia drivers install and honestly it is all goop to me!. I am a noob with linux . I have an Nvidia fx 5200 PCI, not agp, card.
I cannot get it to run. Of course if I activate the defualt nvidia agp drivers in Ubuntu Breezy I can't get into the system. i need someone who is willing to give me a blow by blow of installing drivers, and running the PCI (pci) nvidia fx 5200 card!
thanks
Coz
The driver is the same for both PCI and AGP cards. If you need any explanation just ask me. You can quote every single passage which is not clear for you and I will explain it better.

[coz]

Hello,
Thanks for reply.
Well , let me tell you what I have done first.
I downloaded the latest Nvidia Linux drivers from their site. I put it both on the desktop and in the root of c.
I went to the terminal typed "init 1"
from there I did # cd /home
from there I typed the sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-767-pkg1.run which was the name of the driver I downloaded. However, it always reports that there is no such file or directory.
Now I did what you said to find out what device it sees. Right now it sees intel graphics onboard video. No mention of the Nvidia fx 5200 PCI card at all.
Where do I go from here?

[tseliot]

Hello,
Thanks for reply.
Well , let me tell you what I have done first.
I downloaded the latest Nvidia Linux drivers from their site. I put it both on the desktop and in the root of c.
I went to the terminal typed "init 1"
from there I did # cd /home
from there I typed the sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-767-pkg1.run which was the name of the driver I downloaded. However, it always reports that there is no such file or directory.
Now I did what you said to find out what device it sees. Right now it sees intel graphics onboard video. No mention of the Nvidia fx 5200 PCI card at all.
Where do I go from here?
you should do:

cd /home/your_username

and the right command is sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1.run

(if you want to see its name type "ls" in the directory in which you put the file)

P.S. why did you do init1?

[coz]

Hello,
first, "init 1" shuts down all services . You are then at a command prompt only.
To my understanding this is the only way to install something properly in linux.
I will try the sudo first, however, I did the user name also and found nothing. I did the ls and also the dir and still it found no file by that name. So maybe if I try the sudo first..... i will let you know what happens then

[coz]

Well I tried everything and again " no file or directory exists."
i am at a loss here!!!
I realize this must be simple for you but I find it pretty frustrating. Although I felt that way when I started windows also.
So in time, right?

[DancingSun]

Well I tried everything and again " no file or directory exists."
i am at a loss here!!!
I realize this must be simple for you but I find it pretty frustrating. Although I felt that way when I started windows also.
So in time, right?
Where did you download the file to? If you don't remember, do a search for it using the search feature under the "Places" menu on the gnome bar.

[tseliot]

Well I tried everything and again " no file or directory exists."
i am at a loss here!!!
I realize this must be simple for you but I find it pretty frustrating. Although I felt that way when I started windows also.
So in time, right?
1) make sure to put the file under /home/your_username (do it while using the graphical interface and then open terminal and type "ls" just to be sure)

2) follow EVERY STEP of my guide i.e. please do things my way (no "init 1") otherwise I can't support you at my best. Believe me if my way works for many users here then maybe it's worth trying ;)

[coz]

OK I got as far as this;

Ok, now let's begin:

1) uninstall nvidia-glx (if you don't have it just go to step 2)

2) remove the file manually:
sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx

3) sudo apt-get install gcc (just in case)

ctl-alt-f1 (so as to get to the command line)

login with your username and password (if required)

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (or "kdm stop" if you use KDE)

cd “directory where you have the nvidia installer”

If you have Ubuntu 64bit type: **
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7667-pkg2.run

Otherwise if you have Ubuntu 32 bit type:
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg2.run
Excep my package is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run

After accepting the agreement, etc, it then said I did not have libc. That I had to download libc development package before it could install
Where do I get that?

[DancingSun]

...
After accepting the agreement, etc, it then said I did not have libc. That I had to download libc development package before it could install
Where do I get that?
Try searching for it in Synaptic. The package should have a "-dev" postfix attached to it.

[tseliot]

OK I got as far as this;

Ok, now let's begin:

1) uninstall nvidia-glx (if you don't have it just go to step 2)

2) remove the file manually:
sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx

3) sudo apt-get install gcc (just in case)

ctl-alt-f1 (so as to get to the command line)

login with your username and password (if required)

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (or "kdm stop" if you use KDE)

cd “directory where you have the nvidia installer”

If you have Ubuntu 64bit type: **
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7667-pkg2.run

Otherwise if you have Ubuntu 32 bit type:
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg2.run
Excep my package is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run

After accepting the agreement, etc, it then said I did not have libc. That I had to download libc development package before it could install
Where do I get that?
Yes, follow DancingSun's suggestion.

I only want to warn you: driver 7676 doesn't work for everyone so if it doesn't work for you you should stick with 7667 (which works fine)

[coz]

Well another problem
When I used your "sudo apr-get install gcc" it apparently installed gcc 4.0.
Mine is gcc 3.4 and the nvidia installer would not work until gcc 3.4 was installed, however, there is NO gcc 3.4 .
Now what?
thanks
Coz

[tseliot]

Well another problem
When I used your "sudo apr-get install gcc" it apparently installed gcc 4.0.
Mine is gcc 3.4 and the nvidia installer would not work until gcc 3.4 was installed, however, there is NO gcc 3.4 .
Now what?
thanks
Coz
Open synaptic/kynaptic and put "gcc" in the search field. You will see a list: install gcc-3.4 (not only the base package)

[coz]

unfortunately the reinstallation og gcc 3.4 did not work.
I am going to reinstall and start from the beginning without any of the updates. I will see if it works this way. I won't do the get gcc command , however.
I will pass that and try it.
I will let you know what happens.
i am reinstalling right now so....
Thanks
Coz

[tseliot]

Remember to try version 7667 too

[coz]

Hello,
You mean instead of NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1.run ?
I don't know guy!
I wanted to try this flavor of linux to see if it had alot of merit. The GUI is great, but frankly, I run BeOs 5 professional and it is more compatibls with all of my hardware than Ubuntu Breezy is!!
You have to do similar things to update software etc, but essencially it's more up to date than Ubuntu! I can play dvds right out of the box, not so with my Ubuntu!
My nvidia fx5200 PCi card is recognized right out of the box, not so Ubuntu!My wacom table works about the same on both Be and Ubuntu, crappy.
As I said BeOs 5, dead since 1999, is slightly more advanced than ubuntu Breezy!, And BeOs 5 is not very compatible with alot of hardware!
I will try one more time with this damn video card, if it doesn't work, I am going back to BeOS.
Thanks
I will let you know
Coz

[DancingSun]

Hello,
You mean instead of NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg1.run ?
I don't know guy!
I wanted to try this flavor of linux to see if it had alot of merit. The GUI is great, but frankly, I run BeOs 5 professional and it is more compatibls with all of my hardware than Ubuntu Breezy is!!
You have to do similar things to update software etc, but essencially it's more up to date than Ubuntu! I can play dvds right out of the box, not so with my Ubuntu!
My nvidia fx5200 PCi card is recognized right out of the box, not so Ubuntu!My wacom table works about the same on both Be and Ubuntu, crappy.
As I said BeOs 5, dead since 1999, is slightly more advanced than ubuntu Breezy!, And BeOs 5 is not very compatible with alot of hardware!
I will try one more time with this damn video card, if it doesn't work, I am going back to BeOS.
Thanks
I will let you know
Coz
Does BeOS lets you use the latest nVidia drivers? If you just want your 3D acceleration to work, you should just use Synaptic and install the nVidia drivers from there. That's the easy way, you should've just said so!

Follow the following guide if you want to install via Synaptic:
http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#installnvidiadriver

That's the way I installed my nVidia drivers, they're not the lastest version but they work and it's easy to install.

[tseliot]

OK I got as far as this;

Ok, now let's begin:

1) uninstall nvidia-glx (if you don't have it just go to step 2)

2) remove the file manually:
sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx

3) sudo apt-get install gcc (just in case)

ctl-alt-f1 (so as to get to the command line)

login with your username and password (if required)

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (or "kdm stop" if you use KDE)

cd “directory where you have the nvidia installer”

If you have Ubuntu 64bit type: **
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-7667-pkg2.run

Otherwise if you have Ubuntu 32 bit type:
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7667-pkg2.run
Excep my package is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run

After accepting the agreement, etc, it then said I did not have libc. That I had to download libc development package before it could install
Where do I get that?
Here you said your driver was 7676

[cosimo]

Hello
Ok I have tried everything including downloading the nvidia drivers from synaptic. NOTHING works. I am goiing to give up on this one I think.
I have to use theonboard intel video , which is crap and uses too many system resources for this machine. The video card would be great but apparently I can't do it. I alwys get the message, regarless of the driver verison I use, that there is either NO gcc or the wrong version.
That's as far as I can get.
The drivers from synaptic always screw up the system I get a weird screen, all blue with white backdrop for the font, saying that the video is set up incorrectly and xserver cannot start.
So ....
Coz

[cosimo]

The drivers from synaptic are the nvidia-glx. I have a PCI nvidia card NOT an AGP card.

[DancingSun]

Have you made sure that you're not getting conflicts between the onboard and the addon video card? Do you need to disable the onboard graphics?

[cosimo]

Hello,
yes the onboard graphics have to be disabled in the bios.
Doesn't matter. They don't work!
The error is about xconfig and xserver
After diableing the onboard graphics I get this error

[DancingSun]

Hello,
yes the onboard graphics have to be disabled in the bios.
Doesn't matter. They don't work!
The error is about xconfig and xserver
After diableing the onboard graphics I get this error
Can you post the errors again? It's not showing.

[PiIsExactly3]

I thought I had followed your guide to the letter, however I cannot install the NVIDIA drivers. My error log:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Oct 6 21:37:12 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : /emul/ia32-linux
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
ERROR: Unable to find the development tool `make` in your path; please make
sure that you have the package 'make' installed. If make is installed
on your system, then please check that `make` is in your PATH.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

[tseliot]

I thought I had followed your guide to the letter, however I cannot install the NVIDIA drivers. My error log:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Oct 6 21:37:12 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : /emul/ia32-linux
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
ERROR: Unable to find the development tool `make` in your path; please make
sure that you have the package 'make' installed. If make is installed
on your system, then please check that `make` is in your PATH.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
Open Synaptic/Kynaptic and install "Make". Then try again.

[tseliot]

Hello,
yes the onboard graphics have to be disabled in the bios.
Doesn't matter. They don't work!
The error is about xconfig and xserver
After diableing the onboard graphics I get this error
Open /var/log/nvidia-installer.log copy its content and paste it here, please.

[PiIsExactly3]

Thanks for your help. It replaced one error for another, but I figured the rest out on my own. I needed to get libc6-dev as well.

[tseliot]

Thanks for your help. It replaced one error for another, but I figured the rest out on my own. I needed to get libc6-dev as well.
I want thank you because you made me realise that I had to add something more to the guide.;)

[gmatt]

If you have Ubuntu 64bit you can't install OpenGL32bit compatibility libraries, so when the installer asks whether to install it just answer no.


This is troublesome because now that I have Nvidia installed and cedega installed and when I play games in -opengl mode I get alot of crashes. Is there a way that I can install the OpenGL32bit libraries? I remember reading on the cedega wiki page a howto that let you use 32bit libraries by chrooting your system.

[tseliot]

This is troublesome because now that I have Nvidia installed and cedega installed and when I play games in -opengl mode I get alot of crashes. Is there a way that I can install the OpenGL32bit libraries? I remember reading on the cedega wiki page a howto that let you use 32bit libraries by chrooting your system.
Look at point 5) of the Problems section at the end of the guide. I've just added it.

[cosimo]

Hello,
Maybe you can help me with this. I have a machine with an intel video chip onboard. Through windows it is easy to disable this, however, Ubuntu Breezy , picks it up during install and installs the drivers for it. I believe this is one of the problems with initiating the nvidia PCi video card. I know that through windows , if I don't diasble the onboard video, the pci card will not work. I have to, as I said , diable this in harware profiles on windows.
So how do I uninstall the intel drivers from ubuntu, and initiate the pci card at the same time before I reboot?
Thanks
Coz

[tseliot]

Hello,
Maybe you can help me with this. I have a machine with an intel video chip onboard. Through windows it is easy to disable this, however, Ubuntu Breezy , picks it up during install and installs the drivers for it. I believe this is one of the problems with initiating the nvidia PCi video card. I know that through windows , if I don't diasble the onboard video, the pci card will not work. I have to, as I said , diable this in harware profiles on windows.
So how do I uninstall the intel drivers from ubuntu, and initiate the pci card at the same time before I reboot?
Thanks
Coz
1) Try to select the graphic board from your bios; If this function isn't available, go straight to point 2)

2) Then follow this steps > open Terminal or Konsole and type:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

When it asks you about your graphic card select it manually (don't do autodetect). DO NOT SELECT the "NVIDIA" DRIVER, SELECT "NV" instead

Select the "advanced" when it asks you about the refresh rate (make sure you know the horizontal and vertical refresh rate supported by your monitor (try in google or if you have a manual of the monitor) OR you can make it autodetect.

It will ask you your desired resolutions, select the ones you need by pressing the SPACEBAR.

If you don't know how to answer the other questions you can use the suggested answers (which will work) by pressing ENTER (without typing anything).

3) After you finish, log out and press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE

4) log in and see if everything is displayed correctly. If it works you can reinstall the nvidia drivers as described in my guide.

Tell me if it works

[cosimo]

Hello,
NO GO!
There is no bios switch for the onboard video , so I followed your directions. To make the story short, when I rebooted I got a blue screen with a white window saying "The X Server is now diabled. Resrt GDM when it is configured correctly"
Now what? All I have is command line interface!
Thanks
Coz

[tseliot]

Type:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

When it asks you about your graphic card autodetect it.

[cosimo]

Hello,
NO GO!
There is no bios switch for the onboard video , so I followed your directions. To make the story short, when I rebooted I got a blue screen with a white window saying "The X Server is now diabled. Resrt GDM when it is configured correctly"
Now what? All I have is command line interface!
Thanks
Coz

[tseliot]

Hello,
NO GO!
There is no bios switch for the onboard video , so I followed your directions. To make the story short, when I rebooted I got a blue screen with a white window saying "The X Server is now diabled. Resrt GDM when it is configured correctly"
Now what? All I have is command line interface!
Thanks
Coz
From the command line:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

When it asks you about your graphic card select it manually (don't do autodetect) SELECT YOUR PREVIOUS CARD (not the nvidia one).

[BLTicklemonster]

ctl-alt-f1 (so as to get to the command line)

Alberto

Um, you really really really ought to put a warning right next to that telling people who don't know any better that ctl-alt-f1 is going to put them out of this screen, and into the command line, not in a windowed terminal, but IN THE COMMAND LINE, AS IN A BLACK SCREEN, NO GUI, no way back if they didn't already know what to do following that line up there. I did that and couldn't get back to xserver. restart did no good, nothing did.

So if you put anything like that, please warn people about what is going to happen to them, thank you. (you know us noobs are swarming the Earth, as a matter of fact there's one coming to a theater near you!)

[tseliot]

Um, you really really really ought to put a warning right next to that telling people who don't know any better that ctl-alt-f1 is going to put them out of this screen, and into the command line, not in a windowed terminal, but IN THE COMMAND LINE, AS IN A BLACK SCREEN, NO GUI, no way back if they didn't already know what to do following that line up there. I did that and couldn't get back to xserver. restart did no good, nothing did.

So if you put anything like that, please warn people about what is going to happen to them, thank you. (you know us noobs are swarming the Earth, as a matter of fact there's one coming to a theater near you!)
Ok, I'll be more precise in my descriptions. Thanks for the advice.

BTW you can get back to the GUI (some time ago I switched 4 times subsequently from the GUI to the command line and vice versa)

[dahli.llama]

Ok, I want to install the latest nVidia drivers, but I have a few quick questions.

1. This one my be stupid, but how do I uninstall the nvidia-glx? Just use apt-get uninstall I assume?

2. Does this require a kernel recompile? I want to know so I can be prepared to reconfigure my wireless ethernet drivers if I screw with the kernel.

Thanks!!

[dahli.llama]

Ok, I successfully installed the 7676 drivers with this. By far the easiest linux drivers to install so far :D

Thank you very much.

[BLTicklemonster]

!!! I'm such a noob. I posted that, but forgot to print out the instructions at work today and bring them home. (printers? yeah, I got printers out the wazoo, I just ain't got no stinkin' ink, lol)

[funkenstein]

the last config line, for those that are paranoid n00bs (as myself) and panic when it says failed and start thinking they've broken something.... it's sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start :o Thanks for the Howto! I got nearly 2000fps from glxgears on my laptop (using 7667 as got a GeForce Go 6200 turbocrack and bleeding bleeding edge crap is starting to get annoying when I want to do more than tinker with my puter.

[tseliot]

the last config line, for those that are paranoid n00bs (as myself) and panic when it says failed and start thinking they've broken something.... it's sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start :o Thanks for the Howto! I got nearly 2000fps from glxgears on my laptop (using 7667 as got a GeForce Go 6200 turbocrack and bleeding bleeding edge crap is starting to get annoying when I want to do more than tinker with my puter.
I've fixed it, thanks :)

[BLTicklemonster]

So, ah, how does this relate to Breezy? Same, different, blow stuff up if attempted?

[tseliot]

So, ah, how does this relate to Breezy? Same, different, blow stuff up if attempted?
That's a good question. Some users have reported to have successfully installed the nvidia drivers with my guide. However I haven't tested it myself on Breezy and I'm planning to do it as soon as I manage to get my hands on Breezy stable (tomorrow?). Then I will adapt my guide(s) to Breezy (in the new Breezy's section of the forum).

[Karasu Tengu]

I've followed your guide, and everything went fine

the only problem I got, is that the resolution isnt good?

I should be getting 1400x1050
but I only get options up to 1280x1024

[tseliot]

I've followed your guide, and everything went fine

the only problem I got, is that the resolution isnt good?

I should be getting 1400x1050
but I only get options up to 1280x1024
Open Terminal or Konsole and type:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

When it asks you about your graphic card select it manually (don't do autodetect).

Select the "advanced" when it asks you about the refresh rate (make sure you know the horizontal and vertical refresh rate supported by your monitor (try in google or if you have a manual of the monitor) this is very important.

It will ask you your desired resolutions, select the ones you need by pressing the SPACEBAR.

If you don't know how to answer the other questions you can use the suggested answers (which will work) by pressing ENTER (without typing anything).

3) After you finish, log out and press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE

4) log in and see if everything is displayed correctly and if you can select the resolution you need.

Tell me if it works

[SillyHalfMexican]

Great tutorial, thanks!

One question though. When I did this the first time, it worked perfectly.
However, at the time I was using the 64 bit version, so I assumed I download the 64 bit drivers from nvidia for my 6800GT.

So I did, worked fine.

Then, because some things wasnt as compatible for the 64 bit version, I reinstalled Ubuntu, but with the 32 bit version.

Downloaded the 32 bit drivers for my nvidia, followed the directions the same as I did for the 64 bit version.

Everything was normal. So I reboot after installing them, and nothing comes up, its just blank.

So I go and edit the xorg.conf file and change the Driver from nvidia back to nv. Works just fine then, but now I'm assuming that I'm not getting the full acceleration for it now.

So my question is now, why is it not working properly?

Should I download the 64 bit version for some reason and install it on the 32 bit version of Ubuntu?

Not sure if it's like Windows and you have to have the 32 bit drivers for Windows XP 32 bit version.

I have an AMD64 3500+ and an Nvidia 6800GT AGP.

Thanks!

[tseliot]

So my question is now, why is it not working properly?
Please post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Should I download the 64 bit version for some reason and install it on the 32 bit version of Ubuntu?

No, you shouldn't: 32 bit drivers are meant for 32 bit systems (like Ubuntu 32)[/QUOTE]

[malacoda]

:D Thanks tseliot!

I needed the nVidia display driver installed - obviously - or my desktop would become corrupted and display colored snow in the various panels I had open...

Trouble was if I installed the drivers available via Adept my system would hang at boot up (after checking battery status completion). A bit of research led me to believe the drivers in the repositories have a bug that prevents X11 from starting properly - at least in my case for whatever reason.

Decided to install from source - which I'm sure would've been a hair-pulling experience since I'm still quite a linux noob. Thankfully I found your How-To posted in the forums, followed it and WooHOO!... worked like a charm.

After several reboots just to be sure, my 'boot hang' issue seems to be resolved.

Great how-to! Saved me from baldness I'm sure.

regards,
Malac

[tseliot]

:D Thanks tseliot!

I needed the nVidia display driver installed - obviously - or my desktop would become corrupted and display colored snow in the various panels I had open...

Trouble was if I installed the drivers available via Adept my system would hang at boot up (after checking battery status completion). A bit of research led me to believe the drivers in the repositories have a bug that prevents X11 from starting properly - at least in my case for whatever reason.

Decided to install from source - which I'm sure would've been a hair-pulling experience since I'm still quite a linux noob. Thankfully I found your How-To posted in the forums, followed it and WooHOO!... worked like a charm.

After several reboots just to be sure, my 'boot hang' issue seems to be resolved.

Great how-to! Saved me from baldness I'm sure.

regards,
Malac
Glad to save you some hair :p

[comradevik]

:(
it worked.. then u ran olanetpenguinracer to test it and after 2 minutes it froze.. i rebooted the computer and when i tried glxinfo it said "segmentation error" and everything i try to run gives me segmentation error...
how do i uninstall the 7667 kernel thing that the Nvidia-linux-x86.. built ??

[comradevik]

*segmenattion fault.. not error.. sorry

[Cud]

I am getting a black screen and then my monitor "clicks" like when its powering down when I try to use the nvidia drivers. When "nv" is in my xorg.conf file everything works except glxgears where I get an error:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
I have followed the instructions exactly, but I was messing around with nvidia-glx beforehand (which also didn't work), so maybe I screwed something else up. Here is a copy of xorg.conf (with the driver still set to "nv"):

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands:
#
# cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.custom
# sudo sh -c 'md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum'

# sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbOptions" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700 VE]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700 VE]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


And here is a copy of the log when I use the "nvidia" driver ( I removed a lot of stuff that didn't seem to have anything to do with NVIDIA):


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-10.1 20050831033957 root@)
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.10 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux finally 2.6.10-5-386 #1 Mon Oct 10 11:15:41 UTC 2005 i686
Build Date: 31 August 2005
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.10-5-386 (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-8ubuntu2)) #1 Mon Oct 10 11:15:41 UTC 2005 T
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Oct 29 23:16:34 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700 VE]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) XKB: rules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
(**) XKB: model: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "de"
(**) XKB: layout: "de"
(**) Option "XkbOptions" "nodeadkeys"
(**) XKB: options: "nodeadkeys"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID".
Entry deleted from font path.
(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID").
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)






(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource

(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7676
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX


(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7676
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver

(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-7676 Fri Jul 29 13:01:02 PDT 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xf7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xf7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[11] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[12] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[20] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[21] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xF0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xFD000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce FX 5700VE
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.36.20.41.00
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 4X
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 131072 kBytes
(II) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s): CRT-0
(--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: maximum pixel clock: 400 MHz
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) NVIDIA(0): Generic Monitor: Using default hsync range of 30.00-95.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Generic Monitor: Using default vrefresh range of 50.00-160.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 400.00 MHz
(WW) (640x350,Generic Monitor) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (320x175,Generic Monitor) mode clock 15.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x400,Generic Monitor) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (320x200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 15.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (720x400,Generic Monitor) mode clock 35.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (360x200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 17.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x480,Generic Monitor) mode clock 25.2MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (320x240,Generic Monitor) mode clock 12.6MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x480,Generic Monitor) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (320x240,Generic Monitor) mode clock 15.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x480,Generic Monitor) mode clock 31.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (320x240,Generic Monitor) mode clock 15.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x480,Generic Monitor) mode clock 36MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (320x240,Generic Monitor) mode clock 18MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 36MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (400x300,Generic Monitor) mode clock 18MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 40MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (400x300,Generic Monitor) mode clock 20MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 50MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (400x300,Generic Monitor) mode clock 25MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 49.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (400x300,Generic Monitor) mode clock 24.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 56.3MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (400x300,Generic Monitor) mode clock 28.15MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1024x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 44.9MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (512x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 22.45MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1024x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 65MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (512x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 32.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz

(WW) (1024x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (512x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 37.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1024x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 78.8MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (512x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 39.4MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1024x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 94.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (512x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 47.25MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1152x864,Generic Monitor) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (576x432,Generic Monitor) mode clock 54MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x960,Generic Monitor) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x480,Generic Monitor) mode clock 54MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x960,Generic Monitor) mode clock 148.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x480,Generic Monitor) mode clock 74.25MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x1024,Generic Monitor) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x512,Generic Monitor) mode clock 54MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x1024,Generic Monitor) mode clock 135MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x512,Generic Monitor) mode clock 67.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x1024,Generic Monitor) mode clock 157.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x512,Generic Monitor) mode clock 78.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 162MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 81MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 175.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 87.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 189MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 94.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 202.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 101.25MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (1792x1344,Generic Monitor) mode clock 204.8MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (896x672,Generic Monitor) mode clock 102.4MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (1856x1392,Generic Monitor) mode clock 218.3MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (928x696,Generic Monitor) mode clock 109.15MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (1920x1440,Generic Monitor) mode clock 234MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (960x720,Generic Monitor) mode clock 117MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (832x624,Generic Monitor) mode clock 57.284MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (416x312,Generic Monitor) mode clock 28.642MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 80.14MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 40.07MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1280x800,Generic Monitor) mode clock 83.46MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (640x400,Generic Monitor) mode clock 41.73MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1152x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 64.995MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (576x384,Generic Monitor) mode clock 32.497MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1152x864,Generic Monitor) mode clock 121.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (576x432,Generic Monitor) mode clock 60.75MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1400x1050,Generic Monitor) mode clock 122MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (700x525,Generic Monitor) mode clock 61MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1400x1050,Generic Monitor) mode clock 151MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (700x525,Generic Monitor) mode clock 75.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1400x1050,Generic Monitor) mode clock 155.8MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (700x525,Generic Monitor) mode clock 77.9MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1400x1050,Generic Monitor) mode clock 184MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (700x525,Generic Monitor) mode clock 92MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1440x900,Generic Monitor) mode clock 108.84MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (720x450,Generic Monitor) mode clock 54.42MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1600x1024,Generic Monitor) mode clock 106.91MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (800x512,Generic Monitor) mode clock 53.455MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1680x1050,Generic Monitor) mode clock 147.14MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (840x525,Generic Monitor) mode clock 73.57MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1920x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 193.16MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (960x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 96.58MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1920x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 230MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (960x600,Generic Monitor) mode clock 115MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (2048x1536,Generic Monitor) mode clock 266.95MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(WW) (1024x768,Generic Monitor) mode clock 133.475MHz exceeds DDC maximum 0MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1680x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1440x900" (width too large for virtual size)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (height 1536 is larger than
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified maximum 1200)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "960x720" (height 1440 is larger than
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified maximum 1200)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "928x696" (height 1392 is larger than
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified maximum 1200)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "896x672" (height 1344 is larger than
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified maximum 1200)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1152x768":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (1178) not a multiple of 8
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "576x384":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (589) not a multiple of 8
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "360x200":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (378) not a multiple of 8
(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for display device CRT-0:
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 157.5 MHz, 91.1 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1152x864": 121.5 MHz, 77.5 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "832x624": 57.3 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 74.6 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 56.3 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "720x400": 35.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 74.2 MHz, 85.9 kHz, 85.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 135.0 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 108.0 MHz, 64.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x960": 148.5 MHz, 85.9 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x960": 108.0 MHz, 60.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x800": 83.5 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1152x864": 108.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x768": 80.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 78.8 MHz, 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 75.0 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 65.0 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 44.9 MHz, 35.5 kHz, 87.0 Hz (I)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "960x600": 115.0 MHz, 91.0 kHz, 72.8 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "960x600": 96.6 MHz, 74.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 49.5 MHz, 46.9 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 101.2 MHz, 93.8 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 50.0 MHz, 48.1 kHz, 72.2 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 94.5 MHz, 87.5 kHz, 70.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 87.8 MHz, 81.2 kHz, 65.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 40.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 81.0 MHz, 75.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "840x525": 73.6 MHz, 65.2 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "700x525": 92.0 MHz, 93.9 kHz, 85.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "700x525": 77.9 MHz, 81.5 kHz, 74.8 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "700x525": 75.5 MHz, 77.0 kHz, 70.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "700x525": 61.0 MHz, 64.9 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x512": 78.8 MHz, 91.1 kHz, 85.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x512": 67.5 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x512": 54.0 MHz, 64.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "720x450": 54.4 MHz, 56.9 kHz, 60.2 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 36.0 MHz, 43.3 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 72.8 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x480": 54.0 MHz, 60.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x400": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x400": 41.7 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "576x432": 60.8 MHz, 77.5 kHz, 85.2 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "576x432": 54.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x384": 40.1 MHz, 47.7 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "640x350": 31.5 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.1 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 47.2 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 39.4 MHz, 60.1 kHz, 75.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 37.5 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 32.5 MHz, 48.4 kHz, 60.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "512x384": 22.4 MHz, 35.5 kHz, 86.9 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "416x312": 28.6 MHz, 49.7 kHz, 74.7 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 28.1 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 85.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 24.8 MHz, 46.9 kHz, 75.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 25.0 MHz, 48.1 kHz, 72.2 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 20.0 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 60.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "400x300": 18.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 18.0 MHz, 43.3 kHz, 85.2 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 15.8 MHz, 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 15.8 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 72.8 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x240": 12.6 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x200": 15.8 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.3 Hz (D)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x175": 15.8 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.3 Hz (D)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display dimensions: (360, 270) mm
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (90, 96)


(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 1, 0x8000, 0x00000000, 0x000006f8, 1)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 1, 0x8000, 0x00000000, 0x000006f8, 1)
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (2, 6, 0x8000, 0x00000000, 0x00000da8, 1)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): WAIT (1, 6, 0x8000, 0x00000000, 0x00000da8, 1)

Any helpful hints??
Thanks in advance.:razz:

[tseliot]

I am getting a black screen and then my monitor "clicks" like when its powering down when I try to use the nvidia drivers. When "nv" is in my xorg.conf file everything works except glxgears where I get an error:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
I have followed the instructions exactly, but I was messing around with nvidia-glx beforehand (which also didn't work), so maybe I screwed something else up. Here is a copy of xorg.conf (with the driver still set to "nv"):

1) make this part of your xorg.conf look like this
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
#Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

2) can you post your "/etc/modules"?

[Cud]

I dont know I missed commenting out dri, I was pretty darn sure I did it. Here's
etc/modules.

# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.

ide-cd
ide-disk
ide-generic
lp
mousedev
psmouse
nvidia

[Cud]

Tried again with dri commented out. Still the same story.

[tseliot]

Tried again with dri commented out. Still the same story.
try this methods in the following order (if one doesn't solve the problem then try the following one) (don't try them all at once)

1) sudo rmmod nvidia
sudo modprobe nvidia

2) Open synaptic and remove the restricted modules for your kernel

3) sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Add the lines in red at this section of the file:

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "NvAGP" "0"
Option "RenderAccel" "Off"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "Off"
Option "Accel" "Off"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" “Off”

EndSection

If it doesn't solve the problem then you can try to put also the line in blue

[Peksi]

I tryed to install 7667, but it didn't work. I've got 2.6.12-9-386. So here is my nvidia-install.log:
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel source
files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

I've tryed gcc 3.3 and 3.4 but it won't work. I installed kernel headers and everything else, but still not working. help me please.

[tseliot]

I tryed to install 7667, but it didn't work. I've got 2.6.12-9-386. So here is my nvidia-install.log:
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel source
files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

I've tryed gcc 3.3 and 3.4 but it won't work. I installed kernel headers and everything else, but still not working. help me please.

First off if you use Breezy try this guide http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75074

BTW try this command:

sudo apt-get install linux-tree

and try the installer again

[scotishhaggis]

i am having the same problem but its lookh for complier 4.0 any ideas its driving me nuts lol\\:D/

[tseliot]

i am having the same problem but its lookh for complier 4.0 any ideas its driving me nuts lol\\:D/
Can you post your nvidia-install.log?

[scotishhaggis]

how do i get them

[tseliot]

how do i get them
in /var/log/

[flusteredpie]

Hi there,

I have a fun problem that I hope someone can help me with. Card is a GeForce4 440MX. Tried your methods and they all resulted in the same problem. When Ubuntu starts up, I get a white screen like you'd expect, however there's no nvidia logo. The system simply displays the white screen, and then seems to hang. Of course, i change xorg.conf back to nv again and everything works fine.

Any ideas?

Cheers!
Neil

[tseliot]

Hi there,

I have a fun problem that I hope someone can help me with. Card is a GeForce4 440MX. Tried your methods and they all resulted in the same problem. When Ubuntu starts up, I get a white screen like you'd expect, however there's no nvidia logo. The system simply displays the white screen, and then seems to hang. Of course, i change xorg.conf back to nv again and everything works fine.

Any ideas?

Cheers!
Neil
Which version of Ubuntu do you use (Hoary, Breezy or Dapper)?

[flusteredpie]

Oops, came here from google and didn't notice the forum name. It's actually Breezy I'm using, so this should probably be in the Breezy Nvidia thread :S Sorry!

Help still required though..

[tseliot]

Oops, came here from google and didn't notice the forum name. It's actually Breezy I'm using, so this should probably be in the Breezy Nvidia thread :S Sorry!

Help still required though..
please see note 7 of my guide for Breezy

[Duhkha]

Hello!
i'm trying to install nvidia drivers for riva tnt2 m64 in a xubuntu system in my old AMD K6, my kernel version is 2.6.17-10... i've tried with the nvidia-glx-legacy and it doesn't work; X freezes... i've also tried with legacy drivers from nvidia (6629 and the lastest one, 7184, i think) and i can't install the driver: Unable to build kernel module.
I attach here the nvidia-installer.log
any idea how to solve all this????
Thx!!!!

[Duhkha]

Hello again!
i've finally installed the nvidia-legacy driver coming with xubuntu... the problem with the X server freezing was agp related: when i try to use agpgart it freezes, it only works without using agp : option "NVidiaAgp" "0"
Trying to use nvagp, it doesn't load 'couse it detects agpgart loaded... if i try disabling agpgart, the nvidia kernel module doesn't load and i can't use X...
How to solve all this?
How can i use agp?
Thank you very much!

[thidranki]

Great how-to. Worked perfectly for me. Now all of my 3D screen savers have a drastically noticeable improvement in speed.

[thidranki]

Actually, I take that back :(

When I restarted my computer, I get a message that says "Failed to start X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem?"

So how do I fix this/revert to what i had before?

[der]

I recently purchased a new motherboard/CPU combo ( AMD Athlon 64) the mother board has on board video (NVIDIA GeForce 6100)

After going through your guide, i started the GUI and it ran perfectly, video and all... but when i restarted my computer, i got an error starting X Server.

If i go through the driver install again and launch right into the GUI it will run fine, but every time i restart my computer X Server wont start correctly.

Is this a Driver related problem?

[wolf08]

I recently purchased a new motherboard/CPU combo ( AMD Athlon 64) the mother board has on board video (NVIDIA GeForce 6100)

After going through your guide, i started the GUI and it ran perfectly, video and all... but when i restarted my computer, i got an error starting X Server.

If i go through the driver install again and launch right into the GUI it will run fine, but every time i restart my computer X Server wont start correctly.

Is this a Driver related problem?


I had this problem too. I think what's happening is that at boot, ubuntu is replacing the kernel module (the driver you installed) with the non-3d one. There should be a way to disable this service, but I'm not sure how.

[Arup]

I still can't figure out when using Synamptic, Ubuntu 6.10 would insist on removing the generic SMP kernel and install 386 kernel with nvidia-legacy drivers makign my dual CPU machine totally useless. This is a bug that needs to be addressed soon, thanks to Envy its not a worry with my system.

[Michelpt]

tseliot wrote:

If you want to install Nvidia driver with the nvidia installer (I've tried v.7667) and you use a kernel from Ubuntu Hoary or you compiled it from Hoary sources (or kernel.org sources), then just try this HOWTO.
If you have a kernel from Ubuntu Breezy then try this HOWTO:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=52924 OR just look at point 2 of the problems section of THIS guide.

Make sure you graphic card is not among the ones which are NOT SUPPORTED by looking at the list you will find in the NOTES SECTION *

You need 7676 version only if you have Geforce 7800, otherwise is useless (and it has some bugs). If you haven't got this graphic card PLEASE try 7667, it's more stable.

Download the installer from this page according to your architecture (32bit or 64bit)
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

Before you start you have to make sure the following things are installed (see points "a","b","c"). If not, you can install them following these steps:

Open either Terminal or Konsole and type:

uname -r (this will tell you the name and version of the kernel you are using)

Open either Synaptic or Kynaptic

a) press the "Search" button and put "header" in the search field

you will see a list of files, find "linux-headers-the name you got from uname -r"

for example if your kernel is "2.6.10-5-386", the headers will be "linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386"


Just to share my experience. First of all many thanks to tseliot for detailed HOWTO with nvidia! I have learned many things with it. And now, my experience: I used envy script and installed proprietary drivers instead nvidia-glx, but that drivers does not support 1280x800 resolution on GeForce 7300 256Mb. I tried everything nvidia-config options, forced ModeLine parameters, but without result. However, login screen worked fine, but after login my screen was automatically redirected to 1024x768. Now, seems to me I can write xorg.conf on some sheet of paper without looking at the screen :) After 4 days of ](*,) , I uninstalled the proprietary drives, installed the restricted modules again and nvidia-glx, and now 1280x800 is working with the same "Screen" and "Monitor" options of the xorg.conf file. Thanks again to tseliot for howto! ;)

[graylion]

If you have a 8800 card you will have to use the latest driver from nvidia, as the ones for edgy do not support that card yet.

it's at http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/1.0-9746/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9746-pkg2.run

also you first have to get rid of the nvidia kernel module if you (like myself) had a different nvidia card in there before because otherwise you'll run into an incompatibility between the installed kernel module and the one required (and provided) by the driver.

[masteryurez]

That was a superb guide. All drivers and OpenGL works perfekt with my Ubuntu-installation :) Continue do good guides!

THANK YOU!!

[finite9]

Well, the main reason is COMPATIBILITY. Without driver 7664-7667 I could never have 3d acceleration or a screen without any corruption with my Geforce 6200 PCI-E. Latest Nvidia graphic cards might not work with Ubuntu's nvidia drivers. I don't play games under Linux (I have an Xbox for that) but: in my case "nv" drivers= screen corruption, nvidia drivers (the ones you can install following Ubuntu Starter Guide) =black screen, no Xorg. If you want to know about the changes in the latest release (7676 I think) you shoul go to nvidia forum, Linux section.

Not neccessarily...I have a brand new GeForce Go 7600 512Mb (in an HP Pavilion dv9297ea) and the nvidia-glx driver in the repos works fine for me in Feisty Herd 5 right from the word go.

[sablettes]

Could not open the file /home/sablettes/Desktop/NVI…6_64-1.0-9755-pkg2(2).run.
gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again.

I don't know what the problem might be, I downloaded the driver from the nVidia.com website, when I am in the command line (CTRL-ALT-F1), It tells me it can't open the file, any suggestions?

I have the x64 7.04 Ubuntu (feisty), and i followed every step. Can someone give me a pointer of some kind?

Thank you in advance, Sablettes :)

[namelessone]

Could not open the file /home/sablettes/Desktop/NVI…6_64-1.0-9755-pkg2(2).run.
gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again.

I don't know what the problem might be, I downloaded the driver from the nVidia.com website, when I am in the command line (CTRL-ALT-F1), It tells me it can't open the file, any suggestions?

I have the x64 7.04 Ubuntu (feisty), and i followed every step. Can someone give me a pointer of some kind?

You cannot open the file with gedit because it is an executable. use chmod +x <file> to make it executable, then run it with ./<file> (replace <file> with the whole filename)

[loxety]

The information in the OP is old. The author has built a script called ENVY that automagically installs the driver.. check out his web site. I've used it for a few years now and it works great every time!

http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

[G00dY]

I cant get it to work...

After I write "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop" I just get this screen, where I can't do anything...
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2379/linuxst7.th.jpg (http://img396.imageshack.us/my.php?image=linuxst7.jpg)

Please help, I really want to give linux a change, i'm a super-noob :-/

[namelessone]

I cant get it to work...

After I write "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop" I just get this screen, where I can't do anything...


Please help, I really want to give linux a change, i'm a super-noob :-/

You can't type this command from a terminal in the graphical environment. You need to press Alt+f2 and type the command there.

[G00dY]

Ahh yes, okay, I see that now. thanks...

[bluebyt]

To make the drivers work, I need to disabled this modules:

gksudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

and find the line:
DISABLED_MODULES=""

replace it with:
DISABLED_MODULES="nv nvidia_new"

I don't know why this instruction are not in the howto?

Thanks thought for you hard work tseliot !

[Proximo1]

I just destroyed my Installation

I am running Fiesty Fawn 7.04 and the following How To: caused my Nvidia Driver not to match what the Kernel states.

I am now stuck with no gdm

HELP. I am a Linux Newbie.

[arashcuzi]

okay, I followed along with all these instructions, I even went and looked for that so called pkg2.run file, couldn't find it, all I found was pkg1, it didn't run, some error halfway through when compiling kernel...

I did the last part about changing the conf file and restarted my gdm and an nvidia logo came up and the whole system freaked for a sec, then the login screen came up, I logged in, and there was a warning about ubuntu using a restricted driver, then I installed the nvidia-settings apt and everything, did the desktop file as you said and restarted...

I got an error, x server couldn't be started and the text was all garbled...I've tried this with about 5 different drivers (x86_64_1.0_7667_pkg2, x86_1.0_7667_pkg1, x86_1.0_9755_pkg1) and nothing is working...

can an nVidia GeForce Go 7800 GTX handle beryl or desktop effects, etc? Cause it doesn't seem to want to work, I've already asked but it seems to work for everyone else and not me...it's a clean install, no fancy new recompiled kernel or anything, just a fresh install, please someone help me out with this...I can't get this to work with anything...

[donyfrosman]

When I wanted to compile the modules for a Breezy kernel in Hoary I had to use gcc 3.4. If you want to compile them for a Hoary kernel in Breezy you should use the gcc with which Hoary kernel are usually compiled.

How do we know which version that kernel are usually compiled

[sweatshopking]

Hey guys, im kinda new to linux. Not totally new but pretty new, and im having difficulty installing these drivers. Everytime i try to install them, it tells me it cant install them and asks are they binary. Im running x64 bit breezy,and i dled the Linux AMD64/EM64T drivers, and im wondering if i shoudl try a different one? any help is appreciated.

[monomaniacpat]

Hello.

I have already set up the nvidia driver on my own and unfortunately I am affected by the infamous missing title bar. I followed google to a site which give a solution: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/

That works, but I can't seem to set my monitor to the resolution I prefer (1280x1024@85Hz) without it exhibiting the bug again.

Here's a thread I started with more details: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3651725

You'll find my xorg.conf there, which I used in Dapper but which seems to no longer work.

Thanks for looking.

[symbo978]

Hi. I have just built a 64biy Gutsy PC. I changed some of the desktop preferences and the system recommended I install the latest drivers for the NVidia card (5200). I said yes, it downloaded and installed then said must reboot. I rebooted, now, nothing. Black screen. Not even the bios splash from the card, let alone the mobo. Can't even enter mobo setup. Any suggestions?

Thanks but no need. I have worked out that the monitor I was using failed at exactly the moment of the reboot: The PC started again but nothing on the screen because the screen was dead where it had been working 30 seconds before. Should I feel unlucky?

[junner18]

I have already set up the nvidia driver on my own and unfortunately I am affected by the infamous missing title bar. I followed google to a site which give a solution: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/17/ubuntu-desktop-effects-fixing-the-missing-titlebar/


I had the same problem, which the solution at the above site fixed for a while.. But then after a restart days later, my screen resolution had changed dramatically. After changing it back, the menu bars had disappeared again. Now when i save /etc/X11/xorg.conf I get the Following error:

"You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again."

Any clue on how to solve this?

[junner18]

I had the same problem, which the solution at the above site fixed for a while.. But then after a restart days later, my screen resolution had changed dramatically. After changing it back, the menu bars had disappeared again. Now when i save /etc/X11/xorg.conf I get the Following error:

"You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again."

Any clue on how to solve this?

Problem seems to have solved itself. Thanks.

[KiwiDalang]

HEEEELP

I tried this, and it has successfully fried my nvidia graphics, so now it's not only not fixed the problem but I have now lost openGL rendering, which was working.

I have:

AMD64, Gutsy, and an FX5200. I have been trying to get Cedega going, but the Cedega tests came up saying 3D acceleration wasn't working, but everything else was. My screen does not display the Nvidia splash.

I followed the instructions here.

Now nothing is working. I have to boot through something that comes up low resolution mode, and wants to set my screen to Plug and Play, by graphics card to VESA. I change it to nvidia and IBM screen, and it brings up the login.

I tried going back to the nvidia-glx-new, but it's there. Tried enabling it on the restricted drivers, but can't seem to get the system back to where it was either.

Tried reinstalling kernel
Tried reinstalling nvidia-glx-new
No change, I have the same problem

[KiwiDalang]

Tried some new things today, and it's back to where I started at least:

Did the Draugen 32 bit libraries thing first.

Ran the latest nvidia driver install, When it asked whether I wanted to try to download a kernel interface I said no this time. Then said yes to the 32bit libraries. Now have OpenGL back, and glxgears runs again.

[KiwiDalang]

I spoke far too soon. The system won't boot into the splash login.

At the moment my workaround is boot it. It comes up black screen with a box saying my hardware can't be detected and has to be set up manually.
I do so, but use the nv driver as it is the only one offered.
That gets me into the login and gdm then I have to
Ctrl-Alt-F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
cd /etc/X11
sudo cp xorg.conf.backup xorg.conf
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

from which it seems to work fine until I have to reboot, at which it all happens all over again.

[anonymousnobody]

I have a similar problem. After installing the nvidia driver via the console with the "sudo sh NVIDIA-..." command. I would make the necessary adjustments to the xorg.conf file. Then when I reboot, It would not load normally. I would get this black screen with a dialogue box saying that the hardware or the driver wasn't detected. And I would have to revert to the old "nv" driver (not the restricted one) that's default on ubuntu.

Can anyone help?

[jamesnewell]

Hi,

Has anyone got drivers working for the NVIDIA 9600GT? I have followed the described procedure with the 171.06 driver, just as I have with previous cards but I keep getting a "low resolution" dialog after "successful" installation.

I also upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 as someone on a NVIDIA forum suggested. Ubuntu 8.04 still does not detect my card. I have vesa drivers working on a single monitor at 1680x1050 but it is very annoying that I can't use my dual monitors.

Please let there be a solution!

Thanks,
James.

P.S. Using 64bit

[Neo0351]

Hi,

Has anyone got drivers working for the NVIDIA 9600GT? I have followed the described procedure with the 171.06 driver, just as I have with previous cards but I keep getting a "low resolution" dialog after "successful" installation.

I also upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 as someone on a NVIDIA forum suggested. Ubuntu 8.04 still does not detect my card. I have vesa drivers working on a single monitor at 1680x1050 but it is very annoying that I can't use my dual monitors.

Please let there be a solution!

Thanks,
James.

P.S. Using 64bit

I'm running a 9600GT on the 171.06 drivers. It can be a pain to get to work but once you figure it out its not too bad. This thread has how I got mine working http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=705795&highlight=9600gt
post 37
also make sure you have the 64 bit driver ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/171.06/

[p1r8bunn3]

I just installed the 9600gt and I have serious problems.

dual boot xp/kubuntu 8.04 64 bit
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-171.06-pkg2.run

First I installed the drivers in adept. That did nothing. I stopped kdm to install the above driver and then it wouldn't start again. I rebooted and it won't start. All I get is a black screen that flashes to a somewhat lighter screen with the cursor and then to black again. It just stays that way. Flipping back and forth. It doesn't even get to the login screen. :(

While I can manage to do these things I don't know enough to know why I get the results I get. Sigh. Very frustrating.

-pb

[p1r8bunn3]

Ok. I found another thread that said that the 171.05 driver worked for the 9600gt so I tried installing that one after a recover boot. No luck. Same problem.

Other things I can add that might help.

In the installation process it asks if it should install the 32 bit OpenGL libraries. I hit yes. I have no idea if that was a bad plan.

At the end it says something like: "Error: Unable to perform the runtime configuration check library 'libGL.so.1'. Assuming successful"

Apparently not. I had to run recovery mode yet again.

And my next question: why the hell is the card fan on all the time? In Winsucks it stops and starts like normal. I assume it the driver that would regulate that?

-pb (awfully near tantrum)

[Neo0351]

ok, can u first walk me through how u tried installing the 171.06 drivers. sounds like because u are used some other driver first, there might be a conflict. oh, and i install the 32 bit libraries so that shouldnt be a problem.

[pingpongboss]

You guys should try the beta 173.08 Nvidia drivers. They work well for my 9600GT

Running hardy 64-bit. These instructions are similar to what I did: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=796898

[Neo0351]

i've used the 171.05, 171.06, and the 173.08 drivers and havent really noticed much difference between any of them. but the 173.08 makes my screen flicker sometimes.

[LinuxDanP]

Help! I am trying to get Kubuntu 9.04 running with hardware acceleration, and it just isn't working. I have two EVGA e-GeForce 8600 GTS graphics boards, and I am trying to set up a multiseat computer. I know that the nVidia drivers are the ones I need, I had Gentoo linux on the same computer and I used the nVidia drivers without any problems.

Here's what I've tried so far:
logging in, and using KDE's hardware drivers application to install both of the drivers it came up with.

installing nvidia-glx-180.

banging my head on the desk(that didn't work either)

I also tried downloading the driver from nVidia, and that one didn't work either.

All that happens with any of these, when I try to boot, I don't get to a graphical login, and if I don't switch tty's I don't get to a terminal login either. I posted a detailed explanation of my problem here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1162689). I have absolutely no idea where to go from here.

[noblerabbit]

i am trying to get nvidia drivers (180) to work.

i set up a thread about it here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1164310

basically my problem is this:

i get the pkg from nvidia site, then stop X with

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

then chmod +x to the pkg, and run it with

sudo sh NVIDIA...etc etc


Installation goes fine, i say no to the 32bit OPENGL stuff because i have x64 obviously.

Upon restarting gdm everything seems fine (the first good sign is the annoying GPU fan finally stops) then i get the NVIDIA screen, and a correct resolution login screen.

Everything would appear it is as it should be, but as soon as i try to restart it cant load X (Ubuntu is running in low graphics mode... cannot determine screen video card etc, dont rememebr exactly what it says).

So I am having to do the above steps again, overwriting the previous driver and the xorg.conf file. I had a look at the file but I cant make much of it.

Does anyone know why this could be happening? I mean i load X fine the first time, so why should it be any different when i reboot?..

[RaveJunkie]

I installed today the NEWEST nvidia driver with this video tut and its the 64bit vers


this might help you

http://linuxcrypt.net/?p=255&cpage=1#comment-1809

[Arup]

Make sure to remove linux-restricted-modules from Synaptic. Also install x32 open GL support, some apps which are x32 and ported to x64 will need them. A good way to install is described here at http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72490 and Kosimo's excellent tutorial at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=990978

[moogies]

Everything would appear it is as it should be, but as soon as i try to restart it cant load X (Ubuntu is running in low graphics mode... cannot determine screen video card etc, dont rememebr exactly what it says).

I am having this problem. It says my graphics card has been unplugged and must check my connectors or something. It's obviously not the case as I run in windows XP fine. I'm using 32bit ubuntu 9.04 and have tried both 180 nvidia drivers and the newest 185 drivers. I use a 7950 GT

edit: also I tried reformatting my PC (erased using dban) and installing ubuntu again fresh. it worked, but as soon as I installed the nvidia drivers it gave me the error. I've tried installing through console with the nvidia binaries. I've tried using envyng. I've tried using the hardware driver manager in ubuntu.

[sahboune]

hi
i got compaq presario cq60 amd sempron cpu and nvidia geforce 8200 mg graphic.I try nvidia driver 190.42
first i download the driver from nvidia site
after ctrl+alt+f1
sudo telinit 1
sudo telinit 3
sudo sh NVIDIA-linux-x86-190.42-pkg1.run
follow the instruction
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm star

driver working great i use ubuntu 9.10

[zalmoxes]

1) Have you installed the kernel headers of your current kernel?

2) Are you using Ubuntu Hoary or Breezy?

3) What's the output of the error (what does the installer say?)?

i'm using karmic koala, i've installed the headers and source and gcc.
nvidia-installer says its unable to build kernel.

[Jhon Butcher]

This is by design after uninstalling the old driver, otherwise you'd be
looking at a blank moniter, and be unable to install your new driver.
Vista's default driver will upgrade/go away when you perform the new
installation

[alex_o]

ctl-alt-f1 (so as to get to the command line, not a windowed terminal, but out of the graphical interface GUI)

i cant access any tty's so this is no help :(

[Linuxforall]

Have you installed build-essential? ctrl+alt+F1 or F2 should get you out of GUI and into terminal unless there is something wrong seriously. Make sure you remove any previous traces of nvidia driver installed via repository.

[kevin_hill54]

Too much information.

My problem is that I have just upgraded from 9.10 and now will only run in low resolution mode.

I have a GT216 with a 1920x1080 monitor which wqas working perfectly on 9.10.

I have deleted all nvidia drivers using several different instructions and retried several different installs.

I have tried a number of different driver versions from both Nvidia and the repository.

I think now I have so many different changes I should throw it all out and start again.

Is there a recognised standard fix for this video card?

I have now spent 5 days trying to fix this and am about to give up!!

I have booted with a live Fedora12 and all works perfectly.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks

Kevin

[KherKhere]

Hello to all ,

i have Problem to Install NVIDIA Driver ,

i saw Error
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module ‘nvidia.ko’. This happens most frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release.

my uname-r is : 2.6.32-21-generic

Please Help me .

[K1mp3]

I've updated from 9.04 to 9.10 and now to 10.04.
uname -r is:
2.6.31-17-generic
problem following these instructions is, I cant find source code for this kernel version from synaptics and thus the nVidia installer just exist saying that the kernel source code does not exist... should I build my own kernel or is there any other way out of this mess? everything was working fine with 9.x and also after the upgrade to 10.04 it worked fine for the first 1-2 weeks until last nights system update. Now I can only run low res mode with generic driver as nVidia kernel module does not load.

[Linuxforall]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1467074

Please follow instructions here on how to properly install nvidia on Lucid, as an alternate the Xswat PPA has latest nvidia drivers so it can be installed easily and with DKMS support as well.

[K1mp3]

Proglem solved,

I realised that the upgrade to 10.04 had failed to update my grub menu so I was loading the old Kernel version. Changed from kernel 2.6.31-17-generic to kernel 2.6.32-21-generic in (/boot/grub/menu.lst) and now nVidia driver loads just fine.

[ingeon]

Noob question:

Looked at installing the latest Linux Display Driver v.260.19.12

I noticed they say "Stopped installing OpenGL, VDPAU, CUDA, and OpenCL header files with the driver"

How will this affect us, aka what does it actually mean?
Will i have to seek out all those things manually?

[py8elo]

Hi all!!!
I already had many problems to install my 8400 GS NVIDIA GEFORCE on UBUNTU and I find many solutions to do it all the times...
For now, I has discovered on a Brazilian forum a little shell script to do it easyly... The shell script was developed by a Brazilian guy...
Download the shell script from http://www.meroprojects.com/download...er2.1.1.tar.gz and cd to the folder where You has saved it. I sugest You to save it on your home folder.
Then, type the commands bellow:

CODE:
$ sudo service gdm stop

or

$ sudo service kdm stop

$ tar -xf vmanager2.1.1.tar.gz

$ cd vmanager2.1.1

$ chmod +x -R *

Now You can execute the shell script typing the command below:

CODE:
$ ./vmanager2.1.1.sh

It will check for and download the latest Nvidia driver and after download has finished it will automatically install the driver...

I hope it will solve your issue!!!

Best Regards,

Silva.




Noob question:

Looked at installing the latest Linux Display Driver v.260.19.12

I noticed they say "Stopped installing OpenGL, VDPAU, CUDA, and OpenCL header files with the driver"

How will this affect us, aka what does it actually mean?
Will i have to seek out all those things manually?

[Epokhe]

Sorry i haven't read all pages, only first one but i am new in ubuntu, and want to know why ubuntu doesn't see my gtx 560m card. Actually, i installed nvidia driver(the recommended one) and i have a program "nvidia x server settings". This program sees my card, but in system information(i'm translating it it may be different) reads unknown driver. Why does program see it but ubuntu doesn't?

[gillza]

Remove whatever you have installed. Make sure all the traces of the open source driver are removed as well:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia#Removing_Nouveau_.28advanced.2BAC8-expert_users.29

After your system is clean and driver-less run the following:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

Restart

...and check the following thread.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1771806