HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers on Ubuntu Breezy

[Rasymas]

Which part of xorg.0.log I should post here for you in order to diagnose a problem? cuz there're like 7 pages.

[BLTicklemonster]

My guess would be to find parts that mention nvidia?


(on a side note, after having given my son my 128 meg nividia card for his new mother board he got for christmas so he could play serious sam 2, and putting an ATI 128 meg 9200se card in my machine, and going through the torment of getting the drivers loaded, then dealing with the horrible mouse movement it causes in unreal tournament, finding an upgraded driver, then having the system tank yet again... I dragged my trusty old 32 meg mx200 out, and loaded the nvidia drivers right up. The forums were not available all day yesterday, so I had to google search for this, and bring up the cached text only page, but I got it. I am getting a new NVIDIA CARD as soon as is fiscally possible, trust me, and putting the ati where I"ll never try using it again!... which would be in my daughter's machine, lol)

[Jonas]

Screw this Ubuntu business!

Your guide is a total confusion. Method 1. Nothing is mentioned where to place the drivers downloaded from the official site. Just 4 lines. Method 2 is far from clear. I'm gonna through this mo@$#%@$@%#%g ubuntu, or I'll search for somebody else who can provide a full support even VIA PM. Telling to follow the commands is not a solution. So thanks for the 'help'. Good luck improving your guide! One thing is obvious, it doesn't help at all!
The guide is very clear, definitely. If you want support, buy Red Hat or SuSe. I see Ubuntu is not for you, mate. I accidently saw that you're from Lithuania, so you should ask for help in http://www.ubuntu.lt/, I guess there you'd get support in your native language.

[pelle.k]

Originally Posted by Rasymas
Screw this Ubuntu business!

Your guide is a total confusion. Method 1. Nothing is mentioned where to place the drivers downloaded from the official site. Just 4 lines. Method 2 is far from clear. I'm gonna through this mo@$#%@$@%#%g ubuntu, or I'll search for somebody else who can provide a full support even VIA PM. Telling to follow the commands is not a solution. So thanks for the 'help'. Good luck improving your guide! One thing is obvious, it doesn't help at all!

screw you Rasymas.

tseilot, you're like #### superhero in my eyes, i don't get it.... where do you get all your energy and superpowers from? :)
Seriously, you're at it all the time. You're a great resource :)

[adamthompson]

I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)


Thanks tseliot. First, I should say that I have never been able to use Gnome. I assumed that this was because I needed a recent NVIDIA driver. My graphics (Geforce 6100 ) is supported only be 8174 and later drivers.

At any rate, here's my Xorg.0.log:

X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 adam 2.6.12-9-386 #1 Mon Oct 10 13:14:36 BST 2005 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-9-386 (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8 )) #1 Mon Oct 10 13:14:36 BST 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 Jan 21 21:12:08 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "NEC E900"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 10de,02f1 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:1: chip 10de,02fa card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:2: chip 10de,02fe card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:3: chip 10de,02f8 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:4: chip 10de,02f9 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:00:5: chip 10de,02ff card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:6: chip 10de,027f card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:7: chip 10de,027e card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 10de,02fc card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 10de,02fd card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 10de,02fb card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:05:0: chip 10de,0242 card 1565,1401 rev a2 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:09:0: chip 10de,0270 card 10de,cb84 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0a:0: chip 10de,0261 card 1565,3402 rev a2 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0a:1: chip 10de,0264 card 1565,3402 rev a2 class 0c,05,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0a:2: chip 10de,0272 card 1565,3402 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 10de,026d card 1565,3402 rev a2 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0b:1: chip 10de,026e card 1565,3402 rev a2 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 10de,0265 card 1565,3402 rev a1 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0e:0: chip 10de,0266 card 1565,5401 rev a1 class 01,01,85 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:10:0: chip 10de,026f card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,01 hdr 81
(II) PCI: 00:14:0: chip 10de,0269 card 1565,2501 rev a1 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:18:0: chip 1022,1100 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:1: chip 1022,1101 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:2: chip 1022,1102 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:3: chip 1022,1103 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 04:06:0: chip 1274,1371 card 1274,1371 rev 09 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 04:08:0: chip 104c,8020 card 1113,1394 rev 00 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0004 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000c000 - 0x0000c0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000c400 - 0x0000c4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000ccff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfde00000 - 0xfdefffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfdd00000 - 0xfddfffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:3:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0004 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bcff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfdc00000 - 0xfdcfffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfdb00000 - 0xfdbfffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 3: bridge is at (0:4:0), (0,3,3), BCTRL: 0x0004 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 3 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00009000 - 0x000090ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00009400 - 0x000094ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x00009800 - 0x000098ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00009c00 - 0x00009cff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 3 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfd800000 - 0xfd8fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 3 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfd700000 - 0xfd7fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:10:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Subtractive PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 4: bridge is at (0:16:0), (0,4,4), BCTRL: 0x0204 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 4 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000a000 - 0x0000a0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000a400 - 0x0000a4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000a800 - 0x0000a8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x0000ac00 - 0x0000acff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 4 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfda00000 - 0xfdafffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 4 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfd900000 - 0xfd9fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:24:0), (0,0,4), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:1), (-1,-1,4), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:2), (-1,-1,4), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:3), (-1,-1,4), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(0:5:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0242) rev 162, Mem @ 0xfc000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfb000000/24
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfdaf8000 - 0xfdafbfff (0x4000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfdaff000 - 0xfdaff7ff (0x800) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02e0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02ffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0x0000ac00 - 0x0000ac3f (0x40) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000f400 - 0x0000f40f (0x10) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfdaf8000 - 0xfdafbfff (0x4000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfdaff000 - 0xfdaff7ff (0x800) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02e0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02ffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0x0000ac00 - 0x0000ac3f (0x40) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000f400 - 0x0000f40f (0x10) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xfdaf8000 - 0xfdafbfff (0x4000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfdaff000 - 0xfdaff7ff (0x800) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02e0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02ffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ac00 - 0x0000ac3f (0x40) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000f400 - 0x0000f40f (0x10) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) Module i2c: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:05:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Found 1 PCI NVIDIA devices
(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 0xfdaf8000 - 0xfdafbfff (0x4000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfdaff000 - 0xfdaff7ff (0x800) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02e0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02ffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ac00 - 0x0000ac3f (0x40) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000f400 - 0x0000f40f (0x10) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) 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 0xfdaf8000 - 0xfdafbfff (0x4000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfdaff000 - 0xfdaff7ff (0x800) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe02c000 - 0xfe02cfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe02d000 - 0xfe02dfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfe02e000 - 0xfe02e0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfe02f000 - 0xfe02ffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xfb000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[15] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000ac00 - 0x0000ac3f (0x40) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000f400 - 0x0000f40f (0x10) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
[29] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[30] 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): Using HW cursor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Video key set to default value of 0x101fe
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

As always, any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Rasymas]

My guess would be to find parts that mention nvidia

If you had opened this file once you would have known how many word Nvidia there are.

btw... Lithuanian guy. Even if the guide is so clear, even you all say it works, it definetly don't work for me. Method 1 - i get this message, your X has been altered. Method 2 - X never loads up. I also cheked tht forum Jonas, but nothing usefull. So if you still angry on me tseliot, let it be, I probably deserved that.

[ndhskp]

Hey man thanks for the guide. I always like having the latest drivers fron Nvidia. Every thing went great for me.

However I do have one question, how do I undo the "sudo passwd root" (and set
the root password which you will need later).

I want to undo the root password now that I have got the driver updated. I dont like having a root password just sitting around doing nothing and I prefer and use sudo all the time.

Thanks again for your wonderful guide.

Nvidia 6600GT 128MB
1.0-8178

[BLTicklemonster]

If you had opened this file once you would have known how many word Nvidia there are.

btw... Lithuanian guy. Even if the guide is so clear, even you all say it works, it definetly don't work for me. Method 1 - i get this message, your X has been altered. Method 2 - X never loads up. I also cheked tht forum Jonas, but nothing usefull. So if you still angry on me tseliot, let it be, I probably deserved that.
I had problems with my ati card and went in and used that file to find out what my problem was and fixed it once before. Ati was mentioned a gazillion times, but I followed through until I found it.

"... if you want to get to the top of the mountain, you must walk, no one will carry you. But we will help you along the way if you stumble, and show you the paths to use..."

[tseliot]

Type:
sudo passwd -l root

[tseliot]

Thanks guys for all your support :)

[tseliot]

I can't find anything useful in the log file (maybe it's just me ).

I think you should ask for help on the Unofficial Nvidia Forums (in the Linux section).

Your card is not supported by Xorg 6.8.2 but with Xorg 6.9 and Xorg 7.0 (which is only in Ubuntu Dapper Drake) you won't have any problems. Dapper is not stable yet though. If you need a stable OS with Xorg 6.9 to wait until Dapper is out you might try PCLinux OS.

[fuggii]

Type:
sudo rm /usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko

Then run the nvidia installer again (it should work this time)


Hello

When i write "locate nvidia.ko" linux find this file but no in

/usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko

but in

/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/volatile/nvidia.ko

whit this command u write linux tells me "No such file or directory"

And i dont really know what to do now becouse installer act the same like 1 time

Tnx
Regards
fuggii

[tseliot]

If you type:
sudo rm /lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/volatile/nvidia.ko

Does the installer work?

[fuggii]

If you type:
sudo rm /lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/volatile/nvidia.ko

Does the installer work?


Yeah !! Now its work i dont try remove this nvidia.ko form this folder i dont wanna mess up something but now is working install is compite now i have 81.76 new nvidia drivers

Big Tnx for U

Regards
fuggii

[adamthompson]

I might have to try Dapper. Stable or not, I gotta have my Linux. It can't work much worse for me than Breezy does.

[Rasymas]

I had problems with my ati card and went in and used that file to find out what my problem was and fixed it once before. Ati was mentioned a gazillion times, but I followed through until I found it.

"... if you want to get to the top of the mountain, you must walk, no one will carry you. But we will help you along the way if you stumble, and show you the paths to use..."

I wish to believe that :lol: lol But I guess no one can help me lol, I've tried about 4 methods millions of times but same x error appears. Nvidia should make more simple installer :P

[BLTicklemonster]

I wish you to believe it, too. Have you tried using automatix? it is probably the simplest way to install nvidia drivers. it's on the forums somewhere, just do a search for it, and follow the instructions. remember to fglrxconfig or whatever when it's done (I'm pretty sure it tells you exactly what to do).
good luck, I'm sure you are close to resolving this!!!

[martinbriscoe]

Arnieboy from the Automatix forum suggested I call in here for help - I have previously posted this but found for some reason I was in the AMD 64 area. So am reposting

My problem:

Running Automatix increased boot up time from 1 to 3 minutes. The computer hangs after it begins 'starting hardware abstraction layer' the screen goes blank apart from a white dash top left then after a minute or more the computer comes back to life and the ubuntu screen appears.

I have uninstalled most things using the advice in this (removing software installed by automatix) thread. Any idea whats going on and how to resolve the problem?

I believe my card is: nvidia geforce mx/mx400

Arnieboy said
>>>
yes this problem indeed is card related. I would suggest you refer to the following thread and ask for help. Tell them u have the nvidia-glx drivers in the repositories installed (which automatix installs.. nothing fancy other than that). mention your card details and they will help u on that further from there.
One of my team members maintains that thread.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75074
<<<

Further information about my computer

Running method 1 results in:-

nvidia-glx is already the newest version.
nvidia-settings is already the newest version.
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.12-10-386 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded


Synaptic shows the following are installed
restricted modules 2.6.12.4-11.1 and 2.6.12.4-11
nvidia-glx 1.0.7667-obuntu25
nvidia-kernel-common 1.0.7667+1
nvidia-settings 1.0.3ubuntu6
xserver-xorg-driver-nv 6.8.2-77

There is a file in '/etc/init.d' called nvidia-glx
------------

Any ideas as to how to get back to the quick boot up that I had before running automatix?

Martin

[BLTicklemonster]

Odd. I have an MX 400, and I just looked in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it's got this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
VideoRam 32
EndSection

Anyway, does yours look like that? If not I have no idea what to do to remedy this. Perhaps that file has nothing to do with anything! Not really certain, but it is one thing I'd use to totally mess up my install if I were trying to straighten it out, of course.

[tseliot]

Arnieboy from the Automatix forum suggested I call in here for help - I have previously posted this but found for some reason I was in the AMD 64 area. So am reposting

My problem:

Running Automatix increased boot up time from 1 to 3 minutes. The computer hangs after it begins 'starting hardware abstraction layer' the screen goes blank apart from a white dash top left then after a minute or more the computer comes back to life and the ubuntu screen appears.

I have uninstalled most things using the advice in this (removing software installed by automatix) thread. Any idea whats going on and how to resolve the problem?

I believe my card is: nvidia geforce mx/mx400

Arnieboy said
>>>
yes this problem indeed is card related. I would suggest you refer to the following thread and ask for help. Tell them u have the nvidia-glx drivers in the repositories installed (which automatix installs.. nothing fancy other than that). mention your card details and they will help u on that further from there.
One of my team members maintains that thread.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75074
<<<

Further information about my computer

Running method 1 results in:-

nvidia-glx is already the newest version.
nvidia-settings is already the newest version.
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.12-10-386 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded


Synaptic shows the following are installed
restricted modules 2.6.12.4-11.1 and 2.6.12.4-11
nvidia-glx 1.0.7667-obuntu25
nvidia-kernel-common 1.0.7667+1
nvidia-settings 1.0.3ubuntu6
xserver-xorg-driver-nv 6.8.2-77

There is a file in '/etc/init.d' called nvidia-glx
------------

Any ideas as to how to get back to the quick boot up that I had before running automatix?

Martin
Ok, let's try with the legacy driver, which perhaps it's more suitable for your card.

Open Terminal or Konsole and copy and paste the following command (as it is):
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-legacy linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy

it will ask you to remove nvidia-glx and perhaps the old restricted modules: say yes to that.

Then restart your computer and tell me if it solved the problem.

[Rasymas]

Odd. I have an MX 400, and I just looked in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it's got this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
VideoRam 32
EndSection

Anyway, does yours look like that? If not I have no idea what to do to remedy this. Perhaps that file has nothing to do with anything! Not really certain, but it is one thing I'd use to totally mess up my install if I were trying to straighten it out, of course.

I have MX400 too, btw... I've tried Arnieboy's Autmatix too, no success, After installing if it's the right word, something appears..like.. em.. let me think... your X server has been altered. The hell is that? Anyway, the drivers, do you use latest or just these old 7x.xx drivers? :)

[Stormbringer]

Hi!

I finally overcame my lazyness and updated to the latest NVIDIA drivers by following your guide (eyecandy stuff here I come - thanks poof!). Worked like a charm. However, there is a little improvement to your great howto regarding installation on a AMD64 platform.

At the point where the installer asks about the installation of the 32-Bit OpenGL compatiblity libs I answered no - as advised by you. Afterwards I installed them by hand ... just in case I happen to cross any 32-Bit app that needs OpenGL (and having it accelerated would be a nice).

This step goes right between Step 12 and Step 13 in Method 2

12.1) Manually installing the 32-Bit OpenGL compatiblity libraries on AMD64

Extract the contents of the installer


# sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2.run -x


This will create a directory called "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2".

Now copy the 32-Bit OpenGL libraries to it's destination


# sudo cp -R ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2/usr/lib32/* /usr/lib32


Create the required symlinks


# cd /usr/lib32
# sudo ln -s libGL.so.1 libGL.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libGLcore.so.1 libGLcore.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-cfg.so libnvidia-cfg.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-cfg.so.1 libnvidia-cfg.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-tls.so.1 libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8178
# cd ./tls
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-tls-so.1 libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ldconfig


If you are using driver version 81.78 you can safely skip step 13 and proceed to step 14 - the "nvidia-settings" application has just been installed by the NVIDIA installer and should be available at "Applications" -> "System Tools" -> "NVIDIA X Server Settings".

NOTE: 32-Bit chroot - OpenGL acceleration?
I'm not sure about this - maybe someone likes to give it a try as I don't run any 32-Bit OpenGL applications inside the 32-Bit chroot.

Copy the aforementioned libraries together with its symlinks and the tls directory from /usr/lib32/ to /chroot/usr/lib/. When you are done open up the 32-Bit chroot Terminal and issue a "sudo ldconfig" to reflect the changes.

From my point of view this should enable hardware acceleration inside the 32-Bit chroot - but don't take it for granted.

Hope it's a valueable addition to the HOWTO.

Cheers, Storm.

[tseliot]

Hi!

I finally overcame my lazyness and updated to the latest NVIDIA drivers by following your guide (eyecandy stuff here I come - thanks poof!). Worked like a charm. However, there is a little improvement to your great howto regarding installation on a AMD64 platform.

At the point where the installer asks about the installation of the 32-Bit OpenGL compatiblity libs I answered no - as advised by you. Afterwards I installed them by hand ... just in case I happen to cross any 32-Bit app that needs OpenGL (and having it accelerated would be a nice).

This step goes right between Step 12 and Step 13 in Method 2

12.1) Manually installing the 32-Bit OpenGL compatiblity libraries on AMD64

Extract the contents of the installer


# sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2.run -x


This will create a directory called "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2".

Now copy the 32-Bit OpenGL libraries to it's destination


# sudo cp -R ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2/usr/lib32/* /usr/lib32


Create the required symlinks


# cd /usr/lib32
# sudo ln -s libGL.so.1 libGL.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libGLcore.so.1 libGLcore.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-cfg.so libnvidia-cfg.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-cfg.so.1 libnvidia-cfg.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-tls.so.1 libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8178
# cd ./tls
# sudo ln -s libnvidia-tls-so.1 libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8178
# sudo ldconfig


If you are using driver version 81.78 you can safely skip step 13 and proceed to step 14 - the "nvidia-settings" application has just been installed by the NVIDIA installer and should be available at "Applications" -> "System Tools" -> "NVIDIA X Server Settings".

NOTE: 32-Bit chroot - OpenGL acceleration?
I'm not sure about this - maybe someone likes to give it a try as I don't run any 32-Bit OpenGL applications inside the 32-Bit chroot.

Copy the aforementioned libraries together with its symlinks and the tls directory from /usr/lib32/ to /chroot/usr/lib/. When you are done open up the 32-Bit chroot Terminal and issue a "sudo ldconfig" to reflect the changes.

From my point of view this should enable hardware acceleration inside the 32-Bit chroot - but don't take it for granted.

Hope it's a valueable addition to the HOWTO.

Cheers, Storm.
Thanks for reporting. I'm not using Ubuntu 64bit any more so I'm not able to test it. I'll add it to the guide as soon as I have some spare time (I'm studying, as I always do ;) )

[martinbriscoe]

Ok, let's try with the legacy driver, which perhaps it's more suitable for your card.

Open Terminal or Konsole and copy and paste the following command (as it is):
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-legacy linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy

it will ask you to remove nvidia-glx and perhaps the old restricted modules: say yes to that.

Then restart your computer and tell me if it solved the problem.

Many thanks for your help but the problem seems to have been solved by a guy in the AMD 64 forum. For the record I had the same idea as you and tried the legacy driver, but this caused a major problem in that the graphics wouldnt load at all so I could only access the command line!

The solution (Thanks to MartinG) was to:
'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg'. This program selected the 'nv' driver and after rebooting the problem was solved. I understand that the nv driver may be a little basic but I dont play games so I dont think it will matter.

I am sorry to have cross posted and to have taken up your time, but you guys on these forums do a really great job, so many thanks

I'll probably be back ;)

Martin

[pelle.k]

I'd just like to add (though i'm sure if you browse this entire thread, you'll know this), but driver version 8178 should work for most legacy cards too.
I've used it on my old desktop with gf 200 mx, as well as my brand new laptop with 6800 go.
This isn't really clear in the howto.

I'll retract my latest statement.. My bad. Oddly enough gf 200 mx (cheap-o version) , isn't considered "too old" but gf 2 in general is.

[Tibor60]

I am really upset with this NVIDIA drivers problem.
1. First I did all steps as I red in the BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia. It was looking all is good, stop by step, but after the last step, CTRL-Alt-Backspace, I have ended up on the same place, no NVIDIA drivers, only restarted the system.
2. After that I did all in the method 1 of this guide, te result is the same, all looking good in the process, but nothing happens... no NVIDIA driver.
3. Then I tryed to do all by the method 2. Steps was going nicely until
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1.run
The process finished with the error message:
"unable to load the kernel module `nvidia.ko` This is most likely because the kernel modul was built using the wrong kernel source file. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that are properly configured; 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 cpmmand line option"

What to do? I was not aware that I need with Ubuntu to study to install kernel sources, and configure them. I did not changes anything and I only did all as was instructed... can I work with Ubuntu without going deeply in these things or better to go to an other OS?

[BLTicklemonster]

I have MX400 too, btw... I've tried Arnieboy's Autmatix too, no success, After installing if it's the right word, something appears..like.. em.. let me think... your X server has been altered. The hell is that? Anyway, the drivers, do you use latest or just these old 7x.xx drivers? :)

I used the new nvidia drivers downloaded from the site the first time, then put an ati card (do not ever ever ever attempt to use ati with linux. sure, some people can, and I did get them working just fine, but no where near as well as nvidia) in, but the mouse acted drunk in Unreal tournament, so I put an nvidia in, and followed the instructions posted here to install again using method three. You may have already posted it, but what are your system specs? What motherboard and what chipset do you have, if you know? I'm wondering if there's not something there that is causing the problems.

In the log file we talked about earlier, go through, and it will take a long time to do it, but look at all the nvidia entries, and see if you can isolate just the ones that have a warning or an error associated with them, and copy and paste them off into a separate text document, and once you have them together, paste them here, and see if they can shed some light on the problem.

I know that's a bit of a hassle, but understand that the knowlege gained might help someone along the way later on. Ubuntu is still a work in progress, and any time someone has a problem, it's nice to see what the problem was, and what the correction was, also. I get ticked when I see someone have a problem, then post "Got it working". It would be helpful if people would say, instead, "I got it working, and here's how I did it".

So please hang in there, and see if this can be worked out. No telling how many people you can help out.

[Stormbringer]

3. Then I tryed to do all by the method 2. Steps was going nicely until
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1.run
The process finished with the error message:

What to do?

I think you either missed or overread a step in Method 2 ...

Method 2 / Step 2 advises you to do the following in a terminal:


# sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc gcc-3.4


This command will install all the tools you need to compile a sourcecode - as soon as they're installed we're still in the need for the kernel headers to satisfy the NVIDIA installer.

Method 2 / Step 5 cares about this ...


# sudo apt-get install linux-image-386 linux-headers-386


You may reduce the command to...


# sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`


If you fire up the NVIDIA installer everything should go fine.

Carefully following the instructions line-by-line gets you to the goal of having the latest NVIDIA driver installed on your system ... it worked for me and it worked for others as well.

[Tibor60]

I have tried to do again, but it seems I did not forget this lines:
The copy of my terminal commands:

tibor@GOLDEN10:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc gcc-3.4
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
gcc is already the newest version.
gcc-3.4 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
tibor@GOLDEN10:~$ uname -r
2.6.12-10-686
tibor@GOLDEN10:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-`uname -r` linux-headers-`uname -r` Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
linux-image-2.6.12-10-686 is already the newest version.
linux-headers-2.6.12-10-686 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
tibor@GOLDEN10:~$

[tseliot]

...I'll probably be back ;)

Martin
No problem, when you feel you are ready to solve the problem I'll be here to help you .

[tseliot]

can I work with Ubuntu without going deeply in these things or better to go to an other OS?
If you don't use your graphic card to play games or need 3d acceleration then you can use the "nv" (i.e. the opensource driver) instead of "nvidia" (the proprietary one) and your system will work fine. There's no need to change distro (unless you dislike Ubuntu)

If you want to use 3d acceleration follow these steps:

sudo apt-get install linux-tree

cd /usr/src
sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2
sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12 /usr/src/linux
cd /usr/src/linux

Then
CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
OR
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop (if you use KDE)

CC=gcc-3.4
export CC

Then run the nvidia installer again in the following way:
cd path_to_your_nvidia_installer
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux

Then tell me if it works

[tseliot]

I'd just like to add (though i'm sure if you browse this entire thread, you'll know this), but driver version 8178 should work for most legacy cards too.
I've used it on my old desktop with gf 200 mx, as well as my brand new laptop with 6800 go.
This isn't really clear in the howto.

I'll retract my latest statement.. My bad. Oddly enough gf 200 mx (cheap-o version) , isn't considered "too old" but gf 2 in general is.
Well, I haven't tested all nvidia cards therefore I rely upon what NVIDIA documentation claims about compatibilty. Anyhow I appreciate your feedback.

[Tibor60]

Then run the nvidia installer again in the following way:
cd path_to_your_nvidia_installer
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux

Then tell me if it works...


That's really a big pain with this driver, after doing all I received an error message again:

"The kernel header file `/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h` does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in `/usr/src/linux` have not been configured."

I am in a horror. It is the first thing I want to do is this distro... doing second day already. Maybe it will be repeated when installing fonts, scanners, printers, etc.,?

[Rasymas]

I used the new nvidia drivers downloaded from the site the first time, then put an ati card (do not ever ever ever attempt to use ati with linux. sure, some people can, and I did get them working just fine, but no where near as well as nvidia) in, but the mouse acted drunk in Unreal tournament, so I put an nvidia in, and followed the instructions posted here to install again using method three. You may have already posted it, but what are your system specs? What motherboard and what chipset do you have, if you know? I'm wondering if there's not something there that is causing the problems.

In the log file we talked about earlier, go through, and it will take a long time to do it, but look at all the nvidia entries, and see if you can isolate just the ones that have a warning or an error associated with them, and copy and paste them off into a separate text document, and once you have them together, paste them here, and see if they can shed some light on the problem.

I know that's a bit of a hassle, but understand that the knowlege gained might help someone along the way later on. Ubuntu is still a work in progress, and any time someone has a problem, it's nice to see what the problem was, and what the correction was, also. I get ticked when I see someone have a problem, then post "Got it working". It would be helpful if people would say, instead, "I got it working, and here's how I did it".

So please hang in there, and see if this can be worked out. No telling how many people you can help out.

Here's what I found, I bet this is not usefull at all :D
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 21 15:58:19 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "AOC Spectrum"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(--) using VT number 7

Anyway, here's my parameters :roll:

Processor:Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU 1100 MHz

Motherboard:Supprts Intel Socket 370 processors
System clock 66/100/133MHz

Does not support PPGA Celeron processor

Chipset:
VIA VT82C694T + VT82C686B dual chip AGPset

Monitor: some AOC, 96Hz

Video card: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64 MB

Location: PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0

I hope we (you) :lol: will find a solution [-o<

[tseliot]

Then run the nvidia installer again in the following way:
cd path_to_your_nvidia_installer
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux

Then tell me if it works...


That's really a big pain with this driver, after doing all I received an error message again:

"The kernel header file `/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h` does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in `/usr/src/linux` have not been configured."

I am in a horror. It is the first thing I want to do is this distro... doing second day already. Maybe it will be repeated when installing fonts, scanners, printers, etc.,?
Try this then:

sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` /usr/src/linux

Then try the installer again.

Don't worry, we can make it work (and improve my guide as well ;) )

[Tibor60]

I did it, and received the same error message with this missing version.h

[Tibor60]

I did a search with "find", but I have no enough knowledge how ti use the results:

/usr/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10-686/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/pcmcia/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/sound/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/wlan/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/arch/i386/math-emu/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/drivers/net/wireless/acx/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/pcmcia/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/sound/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/wlan/version.h

[tseliot]

I did a search with "find", but I have no enough knowledge how ti use the results:

/usr/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10-686/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/linux/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/pcmcia/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/sound/version.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/include/wlan/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/arch/i386/math-emu/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/drivers/net/wireless/acx/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/linux/dvb/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/pcmcia/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/sound/version.h
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12/include/wlan/version.h
type:
cd /usr/src/linux
ls
and post the output

P.S. I'm going to bed now. Good night

[Tibor60]

I did some experiments, and it seems that there is to version of errors:

1. sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12 /usr/src/linux

this link do not show properly the place of the version.h file, it is not found.

"The kernel header file `/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h` does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in `/usr/src/linux` have not been configured."


2. sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` /usr/src/linux

with this link the version.h file is found, but in that way I receive the first error message again:

"unable to load the kernel module `nvidia.ko` This is most likely because the kernel modul was built using the wrong kernel source file. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that are properly configured; 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 command line option"

[Tibor60]

tibor@GOLDEN10:~$ cd /usr/src/linux
tibor@GOLDEN10:/usr/src/linux$ ls
arch drivers init lib Module.symvers security
cluster fs ipc Makefile net sound
crypto include kernel mm scripts usr
tibor@GOLDEN10:/usr/src/linux$

[adamthompson]

I got it working! I'm not quite sure what made the difference. In a PM, Iandefor suggested using VESA if I couldn't get the new NVIDIA driver to work. I did that and was able to get Gnome working although it looked bad (as though the refresh rate was set too low). But once I had Gnome and opened up Firefox, I realized that the network wasn't working. I managed to get the network working by looking at the Network Configuration section of /usr/share/doc/nforce/ReleaseNotes.html. Then I reinstalled the NVIDIA video driver and added Load "record" to the Modules section of xorg.conf. After that, it worked. I'm not quite sure which of the two things I did made a difference.

I'm happy now.

[tseliot]

I did some experiments, and it seems that there is to version of errors:

1. sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12 /usr/src/linux

this link do not show properly the place of the version.h file, it is not found.

"The kernel header file `/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h` does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in `/usr/src/linux` have not been configured."


2. sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r` /usr/src/linux

with this link the version.h file is found, but in that way I receive the first error message again:

"unable to load the kernel module `nvidia.ko` This is most likely because the kernel modul was built using the wrong kernel source file. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that are properly configured; 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 command line option"
Could you post the entire log file i.e. your /var/log/nvidia-installer.log

P.S. Usually the nvidia installer is not that stubborn ;)

[tseliot]

I got it working! I'm not quite sure what made the difference. In a PM, Iandefor suggested using VESA if I couldn't get the new NVIDIA driver to work. I did that and was able to get Gnome working although it looked bad (as though the refresh rate was set too low). But once I had Gnome and opened up Firefox, I realized that the network wasn't working. I managed to get the network working by looking at the Network Configuration section of /usr/share/doc/nforce/ReleaseNotes.html. Then I reinstalled the NVIDIA video driver and added Load "record" to the Modules section of xorg.conf. After that, it worked. I'm not quite sure which of the two things I did made a difference.

I'm happy now.
Thanks for reporting

[Tibor60]

I post the log file is next message, but first some of my feelings about the problems.
I think here there is a mismatch about the kernels. I had in the /boot 2 kernels, vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686 and vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-686. After trying the nvidia, apt-getting the kernel-tree I have a third: vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-386
There is booting the vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-686 but for what kernel the kernel-tree was installed? And concerning the hassles, I installed the nvidia driver on this same PC with an other distro, on an other mobil winchester in 5 minutes. Unfortunately that winchester has gone, and that distro was not very good for games and experiments, that was clearly for office purposes, and it is why I decided to give a try to Ubuntu.

[Tibor60]

vidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Jan 27 00:36:59 2006

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 : /usr/src/linux
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.
-> Performing CC test with CC="gcc-3.4".
-> Using the kernel source path '/usr/src/linux' as specified by the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux'
-> Kernel output path: '/usr/src/linux'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb 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 -f stprof stprof.o symtab.h
rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux SYSOUT=/usr/s
rc/linux'...

NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=gcc-3.4 KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /usr/src/linux SUBDIRS=/tmp/selfgz10688
/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
/bin/sh: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/scripts/gcc-version.sh: No such fi
le or directory
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz10688/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
sions

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10/Module.symve
rs
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz10688/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-817
8-pkg1/usr/src/nv
make[3]: scripts/Makefile.build: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `scripts/Makefile.build'. Stop.
make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz10688/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [mdl] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
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.



Now i must go, but I will continue the "fight" in the evening.

[tseliot]

Now i must go, but I will continue the "fight" in the evening.
Mmm... the installer doesn't seem to love you. You're not the only one. I've found a possible solution on the Nvidia forums.

sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12 /usr/src/linux

su
cd /usr/src/linux
make clobber cloneconfig prepare-all

Then try the installer again (with the same option "--kernel-source-path" as before)

[Inkyskin]

Hi, I have only been using Linux for about 2 days, so go easy on me here ;)

I have tried installing the latest nvidia drivers, but keep getting stuck. I keep getting the GCC/CC error you describe in the problem section. I have set up gcc-3.4 for definate. You suggest using this fix:

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc

But I get this returned to me:

ln: `/usr/bin/cc': File exists

I forge ahead anyways, but the install always dies on the same error still. Any ideas on what Im doing wrong? I really need to sort this as the default refresh rate is set at 60Hz for the monitor, and it needs to be 72, and I cant change it, therefore I am left with a high pitch beep coming from the monitor 50% of the time!

[tseliot]

Hi, I have only been using Linux for about 2 days, so go easy on me here ;)...
About the refresh rate, try this guide: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973&highlight=resolution

About the problem with the installer, use this command then try the installer again:
sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/bin/gcc

[Tibor60]

Could not do, receiving error message:

tibor@GOLDEN10:/usr/src/linux$ make clobber cloneconfig prepare-all
Makefile:485: .config: No such file or directory
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `Makefile'.
Makefile:485: .config: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `clobber'. Stop.
make: *** [clobber] Error 2

[tseliot]

Could not do, receiving error message:

tibor@GOLDEN10:/usr/src/linux$ make clobber cloneconfig prepare-all
Makefile:485: .config: No such file or directory
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `Makefile'.
Makefile:485: .config: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `clobber'. Stop.
make: *** [clobber] Error 2
Ok try this other thing:
cd /usr/src/linux
sudo make oldconfig

Then try the installer again (with the same option "--kernel-source-path" as before)

[Tibor60]

I did, and we are back to this error message:

"The kernel header file `/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h` does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in `/usr/src/linux` have not been configured."

[tseliot]

I did, and we are back to this error message:

"The kernel header file `/usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h` does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in `/usr/src/linux` have not been configured."
It's a common problem on the nvidia forums.

Ok, let's use Method 1 (in which you don't have to compile anything).

Then tell me what happens

[Tibor60]

I am not an adventure seeker, and of course I started with the method 1. All was going good, no error messages, not any problems in the process. The problem was only after re-starting the the PC. Not any NVIDIA splashscreens, not any 3D support... the system is not changed at all.

[tseliot]

I am not an adventure seeker, and of course I started with the method 1. All was going good, no error messages, not any problems in the process. The problem was only after re-starting the the PC. Not any NVIDIA splashscreens, not any 3D support... the system is not changed at all.

Well in that case you could do this after method 1:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then set the driver from "nv" to "nvidia" in the the "Section Device".

The problem is that sometimes this command "sudo nvidia-glx-config enable" doesn't work (and doesn't set the driver from "nv" to "nvidia"). Therefore you have to do it manually.

I didn't understand what your real problem was with Method 1 in your 1st post. Sorry, but I have an exam next wednesday and I'm not at my 100% in these days ;) .

[Tibor60]

I can only say thank you for the help you give me and for the efforts to solve the problem. And my other "WOS" works, so it is not a hot problem for my work. But really, without this 3D the games are very dull looking...

I will try the advice and write about the results.

[Tibor60]

Before to go farer, maybe it is important... I could check now some files on my broken winchester, and it seems that on the working UHU linux system there was a special driver installed (and functioning well): NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run

I tried to install this driver, but there was an error message about the gcc versions. Maybe it can lead us to the solution?

[Tibor60]

I think there is problem with the kernel and kernel source, can you help me to re-install the right kernel sources? I did the steps, thinking that I need this 7174 driver:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-legacy nvidia-settings linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy

sudo copy /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
then I edited the NVIDIA-Settings.desktop file

restarted the X server... nothing, because the xorg.conf was without change.
Then I edited the xorg.conf file: isntead of "nv" I inserted "nvidia"
and deleted the "dri" and "GLcore" lines.

restarted the x server, anf it hanged on with the error:

"fatal: could not open /lib/modules/2.6.12-10-686/volatile/nvidia.ko
no such file or directory"

What else?

[tseliot]

Before to go farer, maybe it is important... I could check now some files on my broken winchester, and it seems that on the working UHU linux system there was a special driver installed (and functioning well): NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7174-pkg1.run

I tried to install this driver, but there was an error message about the gcc versions. Maybe it can lead us to the solution?
The gcc problem is easy to solve:

sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx-legacy nvidia-settings linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`

then:
sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4 (just to be sure that you have it)
sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/bin/gcc

and run the installer

[Tibor60]

SUCCESS! Thank you. After running the 7174 version driver, and edititng the xorg.conf file, the NVIDIA splashscreen was activated.

There is only one error message, when executing the nvidia-settings in coomand line:
Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_invalidate_rect: assertion ` window != NULL' failed

but the settings can be done, I hope I can ignore this error message.

[tseliot]

SUCCESS! Thank you. After running the 7174 version driver, and edititng the xorg.conf file, the NVIDIA splashscreen was activated.

There is only one error message, when executing the nvidia-settings in coomand line:
Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_window_invalidate_rect: assertion ` window != NULL' failed

but the settings can be done, I hope I can ignore this error message.
Yes, you can ignore it. Enjoy your driver :) !

[Vinze]

Looking at all the posts, I must've been lucky, but anyway, it worked! Now I know why TuxRacer and Scorched3D didn't work for me, thanks a lot!

[BLTicklemonster]

Here's what I found, I bet this is not usefull at all :D
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 21 15:58:19 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "AOC Spectrum"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(--) using VT number 7

Anyway, here's my parameters :roll:

Processor:Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU 1100 MHz

Motherboard:Supprts Intel Socket 370 processors
System clock 66/100/133MHz

Does not support PPGA Celeron processor

Chipset:
VIA VT82C694T + VT82C686B dual chip AGPset

Monitor: some AOC, 96Hz

Video card: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64 MB

Location: PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0

I hope we (you) :lol: will find a solution [-o<



That's all the log file says? Period? Nothing else wayyyy down the line? It's going to take some looking, but somewhere in there you will find a problem listed that will give you a clue as to what the problem is (probably).

[tekwarren]

I'm a newb and DID have some troubles getting the driver installed but I did get it in the end. Curiously though I ran into some issues: when I started the nvidia installer it said it could not detect a compatible precompiled kernal (and yes I did update it successfully as per the instructions). It asked me if I wanted to download one from nvidia's ftp which I tried and it said it failed. However I was somehow able to keep moving forward and it DID install the drivers successfully. I also did not have to do all the editing of the files to tell it to use glx or comment out the lines it says to in the instructions here...they where not even there. I also did not have to apt-get the nvidia "controll panel" it was just there when I restarted X. So I guess in the end it was pretty easy just confusing. Maybe the newer install package does alot of the last steps for you??

[yetanothersteve]

Thank you very much, I wanted to install the 1.0-8178 drivers from Nvidia and followed method 2. Tip: print the method you will use first or save the text to a text file and view under another console (CTRL-ALT-F2) for the non-X portions if you only have one computer.

I had been running the Ubuntu NVidia packages for 1.0.7667 and wanted to see if there was a performance improvement with 8178. Quake IV demo now ran consistently in the 40 to 63fps range both indoors and outside as opposed to dropping into the 30s and even high 20s under the 7667 drivers.

I believe the NVidia driver package also included the NVidia Settings program as I was able to run 'nvidia-settings' without installing it. I look in Synaptic and it is clearly not installed.

I just bought an evga GeForce 6800XT and I think it is decent for the price.

[tseliot]

Curiously though I ran into some issues: when I started the nvidia installer it said it could not detect a compatible precompiled kernal (and yes I did update it successfully as per the instructions). It asked me if I wanted to download one from nvidia's ftp which I tried and it said it failed. However I was somehow able to keep moving forward and it DID install the drivers successfully.
That's the way it works.
I also did not have to do all the editing of the files to tell it to use glx or comment out the lines it says to in the instructions here...they where not even there. I also did not have to apt-get the nvidia "controll panel" it was just there when I restarted X. So I guess in the end it was pretty easy just confusing. Maybe the newer install package does alot of the last steps for you??
The nvdia driver 8174 or higher configure all for you (I think it's written in my guide)

[tseliot]

I believe the NVidia driver package also included the NVidia Settings program as I was able to run 'nvidia-settings' without installing it. I look in Synaptic and it is clearly not installed.
Yep, that's true for driver 8174 or higher.

[adamthompson]

I thought I had this working, but not quite. The only way I can get the new NVIDIA driver to work is to first use the VESA driver, then install the new NVIDIA driver, then type "/etc/init.d/gdm start". Once I restart the computer the xserver crashes at startup. Reinstalling the NVIDIA driver from the command line won't work. I have to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, changing "nvidia" to "vesa". Then I have to restart the computer and reinstall the NVIDIA driver, which will work until I restart the computer again.

Anybody have any idea what's going on here?

[tseliot]

I thought I had this working, but not quite. The only way I can get the new NVIDIA driver to work is to first use the VESA driver, then install the new NVIDIA driver, then type "/etc/init.d/gdm start". Once I restart the computer the xserver crashes at startup. Reinstalling the NVIDIA driver from the command line won't work. I have to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, changing "nvidia" to "vesa". Then I have to restart the computer and reinstall the NVIDIA driver, which will work until I restart the computer again.

Anybody have any idea what's going on here?
I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[superhew]

hey

sorry if i am asking a question already answered, but I couldn't find anything in the search...

i have been using breezy (both 32 and 64 bit versions) since it's release, and have been able to run the nvidia-glx drivers from the repo's without a problem. Recently i had all of my linux distros crash, all booting up with problems and failures. i completely formatted all my hard drives, and im starting off again from scratch.

here is the problem: nvidia-glx drivers as well as nvidia website (latest) drivers fail to start on boot. my monitor blanks out before X starts. i know i am installing them correctly, and by using the same methods i had in the past. I havent upgraded or changed any hardware, other than some hard drives. has there been some kind of update to the nvidia-glx package in the repo's? it is still 7667, so i assumed there wouldnt have been.

anyway, here is my xorg.conf:

# /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 command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/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 "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
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 NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra/GeForce 6800 GT]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-64
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra/GeForce 6800 GT]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "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


thanks for reading, i hope it's just some stupid mistake i am making somewhere, but i could almost garauntee that i have been doing it the same way for as long as i have been using breezy :-k

[tseliot]

hey

sorry if i am asking a question already answered, but I couldn't find anything in the search...

i have been using breezy (both 32 and 64 bit versions) since it's release, and have been able to run the nvidia-glx drivers from the repo's without a problem. Recently i had all of my linux distros crash, all booting up with problems and failures. i completely formatted all my hard drives, and im starting off again from scratch.

here is the problem: nvidia-glx drivers as well as nvidia website (latest) drivers fail to start on boot. my monitor blanks out before X starts. i know i am installing them correctly, and by using the same methods i had in the past. I havent upgraded or changed any hardware, other than some hard drives. has there been some kind of update to the nvidia-glx package in the repo's? it is still 7667, so i assumed there wouldnt have been.

anyway, here is my xorg.conf:



thanks for reading, i hope it's just some stupid mistake i am making somewhere, but i could almost garauntee that i have been doing it the same way for as long as i have been using breezy :-k
I can't notice anything wrong in your xorg.conf.
I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[chandra]

Very good HOW TO. Thanks.

I followed Method 1 with no hitches. I have one question. The lines

#Load "dri"
#Load “GLcore”

are not commented out in my modified /etc/X11/xorg.conf file after I run

sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

Is this correct behaviour, or do I have to manually edit the file?

I also have one comment: the line

sudo kate /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop

in your HOW To should be

kdesu kate /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop

for it to work properly.

[tseliot]

Very good HOW TO. Thanks.

I followed Method 1 with no hitches. I have one question. The lines

#Load "dri"
#Load “GLcore”

are not commented out in my modified /etc/X11/xorg.conf file after I run

sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

Is this correct behaviour, or do I have to manually edit the file?
I usually don't comment them out but some users have problems if those lines are enabled. If it works for you you can keep them as they are.

I also have one comment: the line

sudo kate /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop

in your HOW To should be

kdesu kate /usr/share/applications/NVIDIA-Settings.desktop

for it to work properly.
Well, I don't use KDE in Ubuntu but when I did "sudo kate" worked for me. Anyhow if "kdesu kate" works better I might change the guide.

[skwid]

Sorry to bother but I did a fresh install of breezy. I have the newest nvidia drivers. I followed step 2 to the letter and the nvidia installer still tells me that it can't locate the kernel source. Is there another way?

uname -r gets me 2.6.12-10-386

I have verified that all of those linux headers and modules are loaded.

I've done this before but I'm stumped here.

Thanks.

--EDIT--

Nevermind I had to do export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4
and it worked fine then...

Jeremy

[saubz]

Thanks for the HOWTO. I did method 2 (I have a GeForce2 Pro). I installed it, and I think it works, but how can I know its working?

[saubz]

figured it out.
glxinfo

[jtpratt]

That's right, the installation of a new card is not covered by the guide yet.

Try this:
boot in Recovery mode
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-org
select you videocard and the "nv" (driver for now). Whenever you find a question for which you don't know the answer just press ENTER.
Another thing: if you have to enable the right resolution you have to do it with the spacebar (then you can press ENTER).

Then reboot:
reboot

Access your BIOS and disable your Integrated graphic card. Perhaps you can choose between PCI and AGP (well, I don't know your BIOS).

Then boot Ubuntu.

If you manage to use the graphic card then you can try to install the nvidia drivers.

About the DVI: there are some users who have problems with the drivers. In that case a VGA cable (or an adapter) is the solution.



You're not the 1st user who has this problem. It's the official method.
In that case you have to type:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
or
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and set the driver from "nv" to "nvidia"


Have a look at point 3 of the PROBLEMS SECTION.
I tried what you said...I was able to boot into gnome using 'nv' instead of 'nvidia' once I knew that my PCI setting was 1:9:0. Then I tried the nvidia installer again with method 2 instructions and it failed again. I get the "no matching precompiled interface" and "gcc-version check failed", "./usr/src/bv/conftest.sh:line 19 gcc-3.3 command not found".

I did which gcc and sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc like in your problems sections, and it still didn't work. Here's a copy of the nvidia-installer log, can you help?

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jan 30 01:56:39 2006

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
WARNING: Skipping the runlevel check (the utility `runlevel` failed to run).
-> 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.
-> Performing CC test with CC="gcc-3.3".
-> gcc-version-check failed:

./usr/src/nv/conftest.sh: line 19: gcc-3.3: command not found

Could not compile gcc-version-check.c. Please be sure you have your distrib
ution's libc development package installed and that 'gcc-3.3' is a valid C c
ompiler name.

If you know what you are doing and want to ignore the gcc version check, sel
ect "No" to continue installation. Otherwise, select "Yes" to abort install
ation, set the CC environment variable to the name of the compiler used to c
ompile your kernel, and restart installation. Abort now? (Answer: Yes)
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 tried what you said...I was able to boot into gnome using 'nv' instead of 'nvidia' once I knew that my PCI setting was 1:9:0. Then I tried the nvidia installer again with method 2 instructions and it failed again. I get the "no matching precompiled interface" and "gcc-version check failed", "./usr/src/bv/conftest.sh:line 19 gcc-3.3 command not found".

I did which gcc and sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc like in your problems sections, and it still didn't work. Here's a copy of the nvidia-installer log, can you help?
Try this:
sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4 (just to be sure that you have it)
sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/bin/gcc

and run the installer (it should work this time)

[nemrod]

I get the following error when trying to use any application using OpenGL:[system] Couldn't set GL mode: X11 driver not configured with OpenGLI've been searching around a bit but haven't found any solution.

Does anyone know what's wrong? Is it something obvious and that's why I haven't found anything? >_<

[OPaul]

When I run the Nvidia installer I get the following error;

---
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
---

I'm trying to install older Nvidia drivers, 5336.

Here's the contents on my nvidia-installer.log file.
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jan 30 17:58:02 2006

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 : false
no questions : false
silent : false
XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

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: No)
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="gcc-3.4".
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
rm -f -f nv.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o os-agp.o os-interfa
ce.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 *~
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/b
uild'...
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`gcc-3.4 -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz954
3/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
CC [M] /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o
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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:52,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:74,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvos_probe_devices':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:241: warning:
implicit declaration of function `pci_find_class'
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:241: warning:
assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:296: warning:
assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvos_malloc_pages':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:385: warning:
use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvos_create_alloc':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:513: warning:
use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:523: warning:
use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvos_find_agp_by_class':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:613: warning:
assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:624: warning:
assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvidia_init_module':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:921: warning:
`pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:106)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvidia_exit_module':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:977: warning:
`pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:111)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: At top level
:
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1185: warning
: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nv_alloc_file_private':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1193: warning
: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1204: warning
: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nv_kern_open':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1265: warning
: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nv_kern_mmap':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1442: warning
: implicit declaration of function `remap_page_range'
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nv_kern_ctl_open':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1914: warning
: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`_get_phys_address':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2319: warning
: passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nv_agp_init':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2870: warning
: implicit declaration of function `inter_module_get'
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:2871: warning
: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:568)
CC [M] /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o
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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:52,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:74,
from /tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: At top l
evel:
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: error
: parse error before '*' token
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: warni
ng: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `drm_agp_p'
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:50: warni
ng: data definition has no type or storage class
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
ion `KernInitAGP':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:78: warni
ng: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:91: error
: request for member `acquire' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:118: erro
r: request for member `copy_info' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:119: erro
r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:120: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
8)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:137: erro
r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:138: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
8)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:154: erro
r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:155: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
8)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:166: erro
r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:167: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
8)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:178: erro
r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:179: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
8)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:189: erro
r: request for member `enable' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
ion `KernTeardownAGP':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:224: erro
r: request for member `release' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:226: warn
ing: `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:56
8)
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
ion `KernAllocAGPPages':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:273: erro
r: request for member `allocate_memory' in something not a structure or unio
n
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:281: erro
r: request for member `bind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:298: erro
r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:313: erro
r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
ion `KernMapAGPPages':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:345: warn
ing: implicit declaration of function `remap_page_range'
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:353: erro
r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c: In funct
ion `KernFreeAGPPages':
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:452: erro
r: request for member `unbind_memory' in something not a structure or union
/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c:453: erro
r: request for member `free_memory' in something not a structure or union
make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-a
gp.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz9543/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/src
/nv] Error 2
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
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.


Also, what is the difference between using the nv driver and the nvidia driver in xorg.conf?

[jtpratt]

Try this:
sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4 (just to be sure that you have it)
sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/bin/gcc

and run the installer (it should work this time)
I made the link to gcc-3.4 and ran the nvidia installer again. It said it could not find kernal-source. I installed linux-headers-2.6.12-10-386 and it ran and installed successfully. It also updated xorg.conf successfully using driver 'nvidia', etc. On reboot, the xserver fails to start. Both nvidia settings and nvidia x server settings are installed in my applications -> system menu.

Here is the results of my /var/log/nvidia-installer.log file, what can I try now?

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jan 30 22:01:27 2006

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
WARNING: Skipping the runlevel check (the utility `runlevel` failed to run).
-> 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.
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb 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 -f stprof stprof.o symtab.h
rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/b
uild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/build'...

NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make CC=cc KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.12-10-386/build SUBDIRS=/tm
p/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_vers
ions
make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178
-pkg1/usr/src/nv
echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz7378/NVI
DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.o
.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/include -D__KERNEL_
_ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -
fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -m
preferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i386 -Iinclude/asm-i38
6/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux
-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wform
at -Wchar-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 -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSIO
N=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8178 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM
-DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_
MAX_MAP_COUNT_PRESENT -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRE
SENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvi
dia -c -o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.
o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:47,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:71,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvidia_init_module':
/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1305: warning
: `pm_register' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:106)
/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1423: warning
: `pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:111)
/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
`nvidia_exit_module':
/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1479: warning
: `pm_unregister' is deprecated (declared at include/linux/pm.h:111)
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv-v
m.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/include -D__KERN
EL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasin
g -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float
-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i386 -Iinclude/asm-i
386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Lin
ux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wfo
rmat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werro
r -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KER
NEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VER
SION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8178 -UD
EBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_
PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COUNT_PRESENT -DNV_RE
MAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DM
ODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv_vm -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz7378/
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDI
A-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:47,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:71,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-vm.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-a
gp.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/include -D__KER
NEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasi
ng -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-floa
t -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i386 -Iinclude/asm
-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-L
inux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -W
format -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Wer
ror -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qua
l -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DNVRM -DDY
NAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8178 -
UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGAR
T_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COUNT_PRESENT -DNV_
REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -
DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz73
78/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz7378/N
VIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:47,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:71,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-agp.c:24:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-i
nterface.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/include -
D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-
aliasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msof
t-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i386 -Iinclu
de/asm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/tmp/selfgz7378/NV
IDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall
-Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-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 -DNTR
M -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCH
LEVEL=8178 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_MULTIPLE_
BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COUNT_
PRESENT -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP
_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_interface -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia
-c -o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-inte
rface.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interfa
ce.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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:47,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:71,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-interface.c:26:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-r
egistry.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/include -D
__KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-a
liasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft
-fl
oat -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i386 -Iinclude/a
sm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA
-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch
-Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -W
error -O -fno-common -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE
_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -DNVRM -DDYNAMIC_SLI -DNV_MAJOR
_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=8178 -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDE
BUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_MULTIPLE_BRIDGE_AGPGART_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GE
T_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_SYSCTL_MAX_MAP_COUNT_PRESENT -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESE
NT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASE
NAME=os_registry -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-
x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-registry.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux
-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/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:20,
from include/linux/module.h:10,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:47,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-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:864,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/nv-linux.h:71,
from /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src
/nv/os-registry.c:14:
include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
include/asm/io.h:253: warning: wrong type argument to increment
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/s
rc/nv/nvidia.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-
kernel.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp
/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz737
8/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-
Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Lin
ux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.o
Building modules, stage 2.
make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10-386/scripts/Makefile.modpost
scripts/mod/modpost -m -a -i /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-10-386/Module.s
ymvers /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
Warning: could not find /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/s
rc/nv/.nv-kernel.o.cmd for /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/us
r/src/nv/nv-kernel.o
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nvid
ia.mod.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/3.4.5/include -D_
_KERNEL__ -Iinclude -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-al
iasing -fno-common -ffreestanding -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-
float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -fno-unit-at-a-time -march=i386 -Iinclude
/asm-i386/mach-default -Wdeclaration-after-statement -DKBUILD_BASENAME=n
vidia -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -DMODULE -c -o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x8
6-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0
-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.c
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/sr
c/nv/nvidia.ko /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvi
dia.o /tmp/selfgz7378/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
-> Kernel messages:
[4294722.999000] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
[4294723.026000] shpchp: shpc_init : shpc_cap_offset == 0
[4294723.026000] shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version:
0.4
[4294723.132000] hw_random: RNG not detected
[4294724.127000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.5[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low)
-> IRQ 17
[4294724.127000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.5 to 64
[4294724.436000] intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 49562 usecs
[4294724.436000] intel8x0: clocking to 48000
[4294728.386000] drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional
printer dev 2 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04B8 pid 0x0802
[4294728.401000] usbcore: registered new driver usblp
[4294728.401000] drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class
driver
[4294728.889000] Real Time Clock Driver v1.12
[4294728.990000] input: PC Speaker
[4294729.453000] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
[4294729.468000] FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
[4294730.187000] ts: Compaq touchscreen protocol output
[4294732.293000] e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex
[4294732.313000] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[4294735.761000] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[4294735.762000] Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c02eb280(lo)
[4294735.762000] IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
[4294746.010000] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[4294769.510000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:09.0 disabled
[4294812.785000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:09.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low)
-> IRQ 21
[4294812.786000] NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module
1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:22:51 PST 2005
-> Installing both new and classic TLS OpenGL libraries.
-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (1.0-8178):
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.
-> Would you like to run the nvidia-xconfig utility to automatically update you
r X configuration file so that the NVIDIA X driver will be used when you res
tart X? Any pre-existing X configuration file will be backed up. (Answer: Y
es)
-> Your X configuration file has been successfully updated. Installation of
the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86 (version: 1.0-8178) is
now complete.

[tseliot]

I get the following error when trying to use any application using OpenGL:[system] Couldn't set GL mode: X11 driver not configured with OpenGLI've been searching around a bit but haven't found any solution.

Does anyone know what's wrong? Is it something obvious and that's why I haven't found anything? >_<
1) Post the content of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2) Which method did you use to install the drivers?
3) What's the model of your card?
4) Do you use Ubuntu 32bit or Ubuntu 64bit?

[tseliot]

When I run the Nvidia installer I get the following error;

---
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
---

I'm trying to install older Nvidia drivers, 5336
Why do you need to use 5336? Did you try Method 1 with the Legacy driver (7174)?

Also, what is the difference between using the nv driver and the nvidia driver in xorg.conf?
nvidia driver (the proprietary driver) enables 3d acceleration which "nv" (the open source driver) doesn't.

[tseliot]

I made the link to gcc-3.4 and ran the nvidia installer again. It said it could not find kernal-source. I installed linux-headers-2.6.12-10-386 and it ran and installed successfully. It also updated xorg.conf successfully using driver 'nvidia', etc. On reboot, the xserver fails to start. Both nvidia settings and nvidia x server settings are installed in my applications -> system menu.

Here is the results of my /var/log/nvidia-installer.log file, what can I try now?
The installation went fine.
Now I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[OPaul]

Why do you need to use 5336? Did you try Method 1 with the Legacy driver (7174)?


Drivers past 5336 cause a black bar to appear on the right side of certain Toshiba laptops. See the following URLs;
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/wiki/index.php/Trouble_Shooting#Toshiba_.26_Black_Bar_Displays
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5832

The cause is because the wrong EDID information is being sent after Nvidia changed something in the drivers at some point causing the information to be read incorrectly... or something like that.

I have a Geforce 420 Go which is not supported by the legacy drivers. When I did try them, if I remember correctly, Gnome wouldn't load at all.


nvidia driver (the proprietary driver) enables 3d acceleration which "nv" (the open source driver) doesn't.
Ah, because the nv driver works fine... no black bar. But I sort of need that 3d acceleration part. For one thing, I can't play movies full screen with the nv driver.

[tseliot]

The cause is because the wrong EDID information is being sent after Nvidia changed something in the drivers at some point causing the information to be read incorrectly... or something like that.
You can disable EDID but first of all you need to get the driver to work.

I have a Geforce 420 Go which is not supported by the legacy drivers. When I did try them, if I remember correctly, Gnome wouldn't load at all.
I've found this on the Unofficial nvidia forums:
0175GeForce4 420 Go [NV17M] nVidia-Driver-7174-and-7676
0176GeForce4 420 Go 32M [NV17M] nVidia-Driver-7174-and-7676
This means that your card is supported by both 7174 and the latest driver (8178)
Try 8178 and tell me how it goes

For one thing, I can't play movies full screen with the nv driver.
Which player are you using? If it's Mplayer it doesn't depend on the graphic driver (have a look at a guide about Mplayer)

[OPaul]

You can disable EDID but first of all you need to get the driver to work.

I've tried disabling it with the 7174 driver by using the IgnoreEDID option in my xorg.conf file but that didn't help. I also tried NoDDC, same thing.


I've found this on the Unofficial nvidia forums:
0175GeForce4 420 Go [NV17M] nVidia-Driver-7174-and-7676
0176GeForce4 420 Go 32M [NV17M] nVidia-Driver-7174-and-7676
This means that your card is supported by both 7174 and the latest driver (8178)
Try 8178 and tell me how it goes

I know the card is supported, the card isn't the issue. It's the laptop, something to do with it's monitor and the BIOS. The 8178 wouldn't even load Gnome, i just got a blank screen with an underscore.


Which player are you using? If it's Mplayer it doesn't depend on the graphic driver (have a look at a guide about Mplayer)
Well I would still like the 3d acceleration, but yea, it's Mplayer that full screen won't work with.

I know the 5336 drivers will work, I just don't understand what's wrong with the installer.

[tseliot]

I know the card is supported, the card isn't the issue. It's the laptop, something to do with it's monitor and the BIOS. The 8178 wouldn't even load Gnome, i just got a blank screen with an underscore.

I know the 5336 drivers will work, I just don't understand what's wrong with the installer.
I can't help you with drivers 5336, it seems to be trying to compile things which are deprecated.

However if you try 8178 and reproduce the error I can help you to solve it.
If so, do this thing:
Install driver 8178
Reboot
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[OPaul]

I can't help you with drivers 5336, it seems to be trying to compile things which are deprecated.

However if you try 8178 and reproduce the error I can help you to solve it.
If so, do this thing:
Install driver 8178
Reboot
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)
GDM actually locks up with 8178, so the only thing I can do is boot up using the recovery mode.

Using the code you supplied, startx won't enter verbose mode. As soon as I start it, it locks the machine up and nothing gets written to the log file.

[tseliot]

GDM actually locks up with 8178, so the only thing I can do is boot up using the recovery mode.

Using the code you supplied, startx won't enter verbose mode. As soon as I start it, it locks the machine up and nothing gets written to the log file.
I think you should start a thread on the Unofficial Nvidia Forums (you can find the link in the problems section of my guide). The developers will help you there (this goes beyond my understanding).

BTW I ran short of ideas also because I've got an exam tomorrow.

[jinacio]

I actually had the exact same problem...

short-term fix was to add the line:

Option "NvAGP" "0"

to the device section of xorg.conf ("1" works aswell)
this would disable the use of agpgart and let me get into X, although without any agp support.

then i got lucky and got a new bios for my board (asus A8V dlx, via chipset...) and now everything is working fine.

hope it helps somehow...

[nemrod]

1) Post the content of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2) Which method did you use to install the drivers?
3) What's the model of your card?
4) Do you use Ubuntu 32bit or Ubuntu 64bit?
1.Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
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 "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "se"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "evdev"
Option "Dev Name" "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
Option "Dev Phys" "usb-0000:00:10.1-2/input0"
Option "Buttons" "10"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 28.0 - 64.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Generic Video Card"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "NoLogo"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
2. Method 2
3. 6600GT
4. 32bit (on 64bit CPU)

I appreciate the help, thanks :)

[OPaul]

I actually had the exact same problem...

short-term fix was to add the line:

Option "NvAGP" "0"

to the device section of xorg.conf ("1" works aswell)
this would disable the use of agpgart and let me get into X, although without any agp support.

then i got lucky and got a new bios for my board (asus A8V dlx, via chipset...) and now everything is working fine.

hope it helps somehow...
Was this a fix for 8178 or the black bar on all releases after 55.xx?

[brharri1]

I am having problems with the nvidia driver on my dell laptop Geforce4 440 Go. I had previously installed the drivers via the repositories (nvidia-glx), and have since reinstalled the drivers using Method 2 on the initial post, to the letter. The installation worked both ways, yet both are giving me the same problem.

When I boot up, as soon as I see the nvida splash screen, the screen no longer fills up my entire monitor. The right hand side of the monitor is simple vertical colored lines (no desktop display) and the bottom is just the top of my desktop (like it is wrapping around).

I refered to the xorg.conf manual at http://wiki.x.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html .

Here is what my xorg.conf looks like:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
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 "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 28.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
DisplaySize 200 200
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 440 Go]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 440 Go]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1600x1200"
EndSubSection
EndSection

In Section "Monitor", the line "DisplaySize 200 200" was not originally there. I added that after reading the manual, and tried several different values, but it did not change anything.

This forum has always helped me solve every problem before, even though this is my first post. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Brian

[OPaul]

I am having problems with the nvidia driver on my dell laptop Geforce4 440 Go. I had previously installed the drivers via the repositories (nvidia-glx), and have since reinstalled the drivers using Method 2 on the initial post, to the letter. The installation worked both ways, yet both are giving me the same problem.

When I boot up, as soon as I see the nvida splash screen, the screen no longer fills up my entire monitor. The right hand side of the monitor is simple vertical colored lines (no desktop display) and the bottom is just the top of my desktop (like it is wrapping around).

I refered to the xorg.conf manual at http://wiki.x.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html .

Here is what my xorg.conf looks like:



In Section "Monitor", the line "DisplaySize 200 200" was not originally there. I added that after reading the manual, and tried several different values, but it did not change anything.

This forum has always helped me solve every problem before, even though this is my first post. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Brian

I have a similar, if not the exact same, as you. I have a Toshiba laptop with the 420 Go and when I install any Nvidia driver after 55.xx a black vertical line appears down the right side of the monitor (I know it starts after 55.xx because it was the same in Windows). The cause, from what I understand, is incorrect information is being sent via EDID. Here are some links to pages that I am currently using to fix the problem.

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/wiki/index.php/Trouble_Shooting#Toshiba_.26_Black_Bar_Displays
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8667
http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/fixes.html#AEN448
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8178/README/appendix-i.html

For me, the solution should be easy. I just need to install an older driver, 5336, but the Nvidia installer fails. You may want to try this, you may have better luck.

- EDIT -

Add the following under the "Screen" section to override the information being sent from the BIOS.
Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"

After looking at your config file, I incorporated the HorizSync values you had and added the IgnoreEDID option and ... problem solved.

[jacrider]

I successfully installed the 8178 drivers from the nvidia site using method 2. I am running the latest 386 kernel and the card is a nvidia GeForce FX 5500 in an older AGP slot. No problems in Windows either.

Then ... I rebooted a couple of days later and x won't start. Only going in to edit the xorg.conf file to remove "nvidia" and replace with "nv" seems to get me back and running, but not with the proper support.

Here is my xorg.conf file:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Dec 14 16:39:22 PST 2005

# /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 command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
#Section "Extensions"
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
#EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
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 "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
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 "Monitor"
Identifier "SyncMaster"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce FX5500"
Driver "nv"
# Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
# Option "RenderAccel" "true"
# Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce FX5500"
Monitor "SyncMaster"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "Accel" "On"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

#Section "Extensions"
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
#EndSection



Here is the output from my Xorg.0.log file:

X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 LinuxWorkStation 2.6.12-10-386 #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-386 (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 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: Tue Jan 31 19:15:24 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "SyncMaster"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA GeForce FX5500"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 4

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,7190 card 1028,0080 rev 03 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,7191 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 8086,7110 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 8086,7111 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 01,01,80 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 8086,7112 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 8086,7113 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 9004,7178 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 01,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0e:0: chip 1106,3038 card 1106,3038 rev 61 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0e:1: chip 1106,3038 card 1106,3038 rev 61 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0e:2: chip 1106,3104 card 1106,3104 rev 63 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:10:0: chip 127a,1002 card 122d,4002 rev 01 class 07,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:11:0: chip 10b7,9055 card 1028,0080 rev 00 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:13:0: chip 1011,0024 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0326 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:0a:0: chip 9005,001f card 1028,0080 rev 00 class 01,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:0e:0: chip 9004,8078 card 9004,7880 rev 01 class 01,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x008c (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x20000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:19:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0006 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xf5000000 - 0xf5ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0326) rev 161, Mem @ 0xfc000000/24, 0xe0000000/28, BIOS @ 0x80000000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xf0000000 from 0xf3ffffff to 0xefffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfaffe000 - 0xfaffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfafff000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfe011000 - 0xfe01107f (0x80) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfe000000 - 0xfe00ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfe011400 - 0xfe0114ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfe010000 - 0xfe010fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0x80000000 - 0x8001ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000dca0 - 0x0000dcbf (0x20) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000dcc0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x20) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000dce0 - 0x0000dcff (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfaffe000 - 0xfaffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfafff000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfe011000 - 0xfe01107f (0x80) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfe000000 - 0xfe00ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfe011400 - 0xfe0114ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfe010000 - 0xfe010fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0x80000000 - 0x8001ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000dca0 - 0x0000dcbf (0x20) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000dcc0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x20) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000dce0 - 0x0000dcff (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xfaffe000 - 0xfaffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfafff000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe011000 - 0xfe01107f (0x80) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe000000 - 0xfe00ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfe011400 - 0xfe0114ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfe010000 - 0xfe010fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0x80000000 - 0x8001ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000dca0 - 0x0000dcbf (0x20) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000dcc0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x20) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000dce0 - 0x0000dcff (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) Module i2c: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Found 1 PCI NVIDIA devices
(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 0xfaffe000 - 0xfaffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfafff000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe011000 - 0xfe01107f (0x80) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe000000 - 0xfe00ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfe011400 - 0xfe0114ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfe010000 - 0xfe010fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0x80000000 - 0x8001ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000dca0 - 0x0000dcbf (0x20) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000dcc0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x20) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000dce0 - 0x0000dcff (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) 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 0xfaffe000 - 0xfaffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfafff000 - 0xfaffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe011000 - 0xfe01107f (0x80) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe000000 - 0xfe00ffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfe011400 - 0xfe0114ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfe010000 - 0xfe010fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0x80000000 - 0x8001ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dca0 - 0x0000dcbf (0x20) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000dcc0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x20) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000dce0 - 0x0000dcff (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[28] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[29] 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): Option "RenderAccel" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using HW cursor
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Video key set to default value of 0x101fe
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.


I have tried everything I can find to address this, but I can't seem to make any progress. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Andrew.

[jtpratt]

The installation went fine.
Now I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)
this is the result of the log file:


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 dad 2.6.12-10-386 #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-386 (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 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: Tue Jan 31 20:21:04 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "A1770NSL"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,1130 card 107b,0111 rev 02 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 8086,1132 card 107b,0111 rev 02 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1e:0: chip 8086,244e card 0000,0000 rev 05 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1f:0: chip 8086,2440 card 0000,0000 rev 05 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1f:1: chip 8086,244b card 107b,0111 rev 05 class 01,01,80 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:2: chip 8086,2442 card 107b,0111 rev 05 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:3: chip 8086,2443 card 107b,0111 rev 05 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:4: chip 8086,2444 card 107b,0111 rev 05 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:5: chip 8086,2445 card 107b,0111 rev 05 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:08:0: chip 8086,2449 card 8086,3013 rev 03 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:09:0: chip 10de,0322 card 3842,b309 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:0a:0: chip 1106,3038 card 1106,3038 rev 61 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:0a:1: chip 1106,3038 card 1106,3038 rev 61 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:0a:2: chip 1106,3104 card 1106,3104 rev 63 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:0b:0: chip 14e4,4212 card 14e4,0002 rev 00 class 07,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:30:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000dfff (0x1000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfc900000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xe4700000 - 0xf47fffff (0x10100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:31:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI: (0:2:0) Intel Corp. 82815 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] rev 2, Mem @ 0xf8000000/26, 0xfeb80000/19
(--) PCI:*(1:9:0) nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xe8000000/27, BIOS @ 0xfe9e0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfe9dd000 - 0xfe9ddfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfe9dec00 - 0xfe9decff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfe9df000 - 0xfe9dffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0x0000dfa0 - 0x0000dfaf (0x10) IX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x0000df80 - 0x0000df9f (0x20) IX[B]
[8] -1 0 0x0000df40 - 0x0000df5f (0x20) IX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000df3f (0x40) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000efa0 - 0x0000efaf (0x10) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfeb80000 - 0xfebfffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfe9dd000 - 0xfe9ddfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfe9dec00 - 0xfe9decff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfe9df000 - 0xfe9dffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0x0000dfa0 - 0x0000dfaf (0x10) IX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x0000df80 - 0x0000df9f (0x20) IX[B]
[8] -1 0 0x0000df40 - 0x0000df5f (0x20) IX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000df3f (0x40) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000efa0 - 0x0000efaf (0x10) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfeb80000 - 0xfebfffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xfe9dd000 - 0xfe9ddfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfe9dec00 - 0xfe9decff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe9df000 - 0xfe9dffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xfeb80000 - 0xfebfffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000dfa0 - 0x0000dfaf (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000df80 - 0x0000df9f (0x20) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000df40 - 0x0000df5f (0x20) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000df3f (0x40) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000efa0 - 0x0000efaf (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:09:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Found 1 PCI NVIDIA devices
(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 0xfe9dd000 - 0xfe9ddfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfe9dec00 - 0xfe9decff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe9df000 - 0xfe9dffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xfeb80000 - 0xfebfffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000dfa0 - 0x0000dfaf (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000df80 - 0x0000df9f (0x20) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000df40 - 0x0000df5f (0x20) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000df3f (0x40) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000efa0 - 0x0000efaf (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -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 0xfe9dd000 - 0xfe9ddfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfe9dec00 - 0xfe9decff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfe9df000 - 0xfe9dffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xfeb80000 - 0xfebfffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[13] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[14] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[15] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000dfa0 - 0x0000dfaf (0x10) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000df80 - 0x0000df9f (0x20) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000df40 - 0x0000df5f (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000df00 - 0x0000df3f (0x40) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef3f (0x40) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000ef80 - 0x0000ef9f (0x20) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000efa0 - 0x0000efaf (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000ef40 - 0x0000ef5f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[28] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[29] 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): Using HW cursor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Video key set to default value of 0x101fe
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

[brharri1]

Originally posted by OPaul

For me, the solution should be easy. I just need to install an older driver, 5336, but the Nvidia installer fails. You may want to try this, you may have better luck.

The installer also fails when I try it.

Add the following under the "Screen" section to override the information being sent from the BIOS.
Code:

Option "IgnoreEDID" "true"


After looking at your config file, I incorporated the HorizSync values you had and added the IgnoreEDID option and ... problem solved.

I tried this, and the only thing on the monitor was a faint horizontal bar across the screen. When I rebooted again X failed to start.

Thanks for the quick reply

[jinacio]

Was this a fix for 8178 or the black bar on all releases after 55.xx?

8178 - freezing the pc right after boot...

[tseliot]

I successfully installed the 8178 drivers from the nvidia site using method 2. I am running the latest 386 kernel and the card is a nvidia GeForce FX 5500 in an older AGP slot. No problems in Windows either.

Then ... I rebooted a couple of days later and x won't start. Only going in to edit the xorg.conf file to remove "nvidia" and replace with "nv" seems to get me back and running, but not with the proper support.

I have tried everything I can find to address this, but I can't seem to make any progress. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Andrew.
Ok, I've got a (naive) question for you: Did you try to reinstall the driver?
Please do it, I'll explain you the reason later.

[tseliot]

Was this a fix for 8178 or the black bar on all releases after 55.xx?
No, this option (which is in the Problems section of my guide) only disables the AGP but sometimes avoids lock-ups.

Sorry but yesterday I was too tired to think (I've just come back from an exam :) )

[tseliot]

1.[code]Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection...
Type this command and post the results:
glxinfo

[Havoc]

Does anyone know if NVAGP has any advantages over AGPGART, and if so, how to enable it?

Here's my /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.

lp
mousedev
psmouse
nvidia_agp
nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1


and, I've put the "NvAGP" "1" option in my xorg.conf, but it either reverts back to AGPGART or says that "No AGP driver found" or whatever.

So? Anyone?

Thanks. ;)

[tseliot]

I am having problems with the nvidia driver on my dell laptop Geforce4 440 Go. I had previously installed the drivers via the repositories (nvidia-glx), and have since reinstalled the drivers using Method 2 on the initial post, to the letter. The installation worked both ways, yet both are giving me the same problem.

When I boot up, as soon as I see the nvida splash screen, the screen no longer fills up my entire monitor. The right hand side of the monitor is simple vertical colored lines (no desktop display) and the bottom is just the top of my desktop (like it is wrapping around).

I refered to the xorg.conf manual at http://wiki.x.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html .

Here is what my xorg.conf looks like:



In Section "Monitor", the line "DisplaySize 200 200" was not originally there. I added that after reading the manual, and tried several different values, but it did not change anything.

This forum has always helped me solve every problem before, even though this is my first post. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Brian
Try the suggestions in point 4 of the "Problems Section" of my guide and tell me if they solve the problem.

[tseliot]

this is the result of the log file
Try the options suggested in Point 4 of the Problems Section of my guide and tell me how it goes.

[tseliot]

Does anyone know if NVAGP has any advantages over AGPGART, and if so, how to enable it?

Here's my /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.

lp
mousedev
psmouse
nvidia_agp
nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1


and, I've put the "NvAGP" "1" option in my xorg.conf, but it either reverts back to AGPGART or says that "No AGP driver found" or whatever.

So? Anyone?

Thanks. ;)
You should use which works best for you (i.e. if it doesn't cause you problems don't touch it)

Anyhow you can post the output of:
cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status

[jacrider]

From tseliot:

Ok, I've got a (naive) question for you: Did you try to reinstall the driver?
Please do it, I'll explain you the reason later.

I did reinstall the drivers (and removed and reinstalled nvidia-settings). This involved recompiling as well.
Of course it now seems to work ... why? What did I do wrong the first time or how have I messed them up?

Many thanks for your assistance. This HOWTO is really good.

[tseliot]

From tseliot:



I did reinstall the drivers (and removed and reinstalled nvidia-settings). This involved recompiling as well.
Of course it now seems to work ... why? What did I do wrong the first time or how have I messed them up?

Many thanks for your assistance. This HOWTO is really good.
Thanks for appreciating my work.

I think your kernel was updated (when you got the latest kernel) and the driver needs to be reinstalled everytime you change or upgrade your kernel.

[jacrider]

Thanks. So this means that each time the Update Manager does a kernel update, we will need to re-install the nvidia drivers? That's ok as it really isn't that hard, just want to make sure I remember to do it.

Again, thanks for your assistance.

[tseliot]

Thanks. So this means that each time the Update Manager does a kernel update, we will need to re-install the nvidia drivers?

That's right. I should say it clearly in my guide.

[nemrod]

Type this command and post the results:
glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.3
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX version: 1.3
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6600 GT/AGP/SSE2/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 2.0.1 NVIDIA 81.78
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow,
GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_imaging,
GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite,
GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_float,
GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader,
GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_float,
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_EXT_Cg_shader, GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture3D,
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_timer_query,
GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square,
GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fence,
GL_NV_float_buffer, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_NV_fragment_program,
GL_NV_fragment_program_option, GL_NV_fragment_program2, GL_NV_half_float,
GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint,
GL_NV_occlusion_query, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_pixel_data_range,
GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_NV_register_combiners,
GL_NV_register_combiners2, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
GL_NV_texture_shader, GL_NV_texture_shader2, GL_NV_texture_shader3,
GL_NV_vertex_array_range, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_NV_vertex_program,
GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_NV_vertex_program2,
GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_NV_vertex_program3,
GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_lod,
GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SUN_slice_accum
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x22 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x23 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x24 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x25 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x28 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x29 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2c 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2d 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2e 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2f 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x30 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x31 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x32 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x33 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x34 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x35 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x36 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x37 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x38 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x39 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x3a 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x3b 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x3c 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x3d 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x3e 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x3f 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x40 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x41 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x42 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x43 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x44 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x45 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x46 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x47 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x48 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x49 24 tc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x4a 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x4b 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x4c 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x4d 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x4e 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x4f 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x50 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x51 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x52 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x53 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x54 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x55 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x56 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x57 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x58 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x59 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x5a 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x5b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x5c 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x5d 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x5e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x5f 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x60 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x61 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x62 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x63 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x64 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x65 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x66 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x67 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x68 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x69 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x6a 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x6b 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x6c 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x6d 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x6e 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x6f 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x70 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon

[tseliot]

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.3
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.3
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX version: 1.3
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 6600 GT/AGP/SSE2/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 2.0.1 NVIDIA 81.78
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow,
GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_imaging,
GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite,
GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_float,
GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader,
GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_float,
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_EXT_Cg_shader, GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture3D,
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_timer_query,
GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square,
GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fence,
GL_NV_float_buffer, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_NV_fragment_program,
GL_NV_fragment_program_option, GL_NV_fragment_program2, GL_NV_half_float,
GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint,
GL_NV_occlusion_query, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_pixel_data_range,
GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_NV_register_combiners,
GL_NV_register_combiners2, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
GL_NV_texture_shader, GL_NV_texture_shader2, GL_NV_texture_shader3,
GL_NV_vertex_array_range, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_NV_vertex_program,
GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_NV_vertex_program2,
GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_NV_vertex_program3,
GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_lod,
GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SUN_slice_accum
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

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It seems ok.
Try this other command:
glxgears

And tell me what happens

[nemrod]

It seems ok.
Try this other command:
glxgears

And tell me what happens
glxgears works, but f.e. gltron and stepmania (or any other application using OpenGL that I know of) doesn't

[tseliot]

glxgears works, but f.e. gltron and stepmania (or any other application using OpenGL that I know of) doesn't
Sorry but I don't play games in Ubuntu therefore I can' help you with that.

You might start a new Thread in the "Ubuntu Gaming" section or on the Unofficial Nvidia Forums.

[brharri1]

Originally posted by tseliot:

Try the suggestions in point 4 of the "Problems Section" of my guide and tell me if they solve the problem.

Thanks for the advice. I've run into an unrelated problem, that is, my laptop screen has been going black (might require a new backlight, might be a loose connection, although i've opened up the laptop and have no clue what to look for. It goes black in windows too so I don't think its a driver issue). So as soon as I get that worked out, I will try this.

-Brian

[Havoc]

You should use which works best for you (i.e. if it doesn't cause you problems don't touch it)

Anyhow you can post the output of:
cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status

Sorry for being late in the game (again), but here is the output:

Status: Enabled
Driver: AGPGART
AGP Rate: 8x
Fast Writes: Enabled
SBA: Enabled


NOTE: I've already done this.It either says AGPGART, or (When I enable "NVAGP" "1" in the xorg.conf) it says "error, you haven't loaded AGP module" or something on those lines.

I wouldn't post this if I hadn't already searched for an answer.The module nvidia_agp *does* exist.It *is* in my /etc/modules, yet it is not loaded, or not recognised by X.Oh, and I'm using the latest drivers (1.0-8178 ).

:-k

[tseliot]

Sorry for being late in the game (again), but here is the output:

Status: Enabled
Driver: AGPGART
AGP Rate: 8x
Fast Writes: Enabled
SBA: Enabled


NOTE: I've already done this.It either says AGPGART, or (When I enable "NVAGP" "1" in the xorg.conf) it says "error, you haven't loaded AGP module" or something on those lines.

I wouldn't post this if I hadn't already searched for an answer.The module nvidia_agp *does* exist.It *is* in my /etc/modules, yet it is not loaded, or not recognised by X.Oh, and I'm using the latest drivers (1.0-8178 ).

:-k
I still don't understand why you hate agpgart so much :p

Anyhow I think you can find the solution among the following options (of course you can use ONLY 1 per time):
Option Effect
Option "NvAgp" "0" disables AGP support
Option "NvAgp" "1" use NVAGP, if possible
Option "NvAgp" "2" use AGPGART, if possible
Option "NvAGP" "3" try AGPGART; if that fails, try NVAGP

If there isn't an option that suits your needs I'm afraid you will have to learn to live with AGPGART.

[Havoc]

Hey, thanks for the quick answer.

The reason I so hate AGPGART is because I was under the belief that it's slower than using NVAGP. ;)

Well, I read that chart on the nvidia website a couple of months ago.Right now I use "NVAGP" "3" because "1" gives me problems.If there are no advantages in using NVAGP, then I'm better off using AGPGART.

Well, if someone confirms the fact that NVAGP is not any much better than AGPGART, I'll stop annoying you.But until then....I'll just post some completely gratuitous pictures of penises to hopefully annoy and spark some sort of controversy.

\\:D/

[jpstokes]

I just followed the instructions for dual monitors and everything worked out great. My only issue now is how do I get my desktop to stretch out across the two monitors? Right now I'm seeing the same thing on both monitors.

[tseliot]

I just followed the instructions for dual monitors and everything worked out great. My only issue now is how do I get my desktop to stretch out across the two monitors? Right now I'm seeing the same thing on both monitors.
Actually I wrote a guide about TV-OUT. You should use the search function of the forum and look for "dual monitor"

[tseliot]

Well, if someone confirms the fact that NVAGP is not any much better than AGPGART, I'll stop annoying you
AFAIK you use NVAGP instead of AGPGART ONLY in case of compatibility issues.

BTW it's a normal thing that you card performs worst in Linux than in Windows

[deadlydeathcone]

Has anyone had any luck yet compiling the latest nvidia drivers in kernel 2.6.15? I'm using Dapper and compiled using gcc-4.0 but haven't had any luck getting X to recognize the driver as of yet.

I'm probably just being picky as the version 8874 drivers in the repository work just fine, but the newest work much better with xcompmgr.

Thanks in advance.

edit: Nevermind. I tried setting the CC to either 4.0 or 3.4, then tried redirecting 4.0 to 3.4 for the install, all without success. It looks like this may be a problem with the 2.6.15 kernel that I can't really justify taking the time to fix for a slightly more stable composite. No biggy.

[tseliot]

Has anyone had any luck yet compiling the latest nvidia drivers in kernel 2.6.15? I'm using Dapper and compiled using gcc-4.0 but haven't had any luck getting X to recognize the driver as of yet.

I'm probably just being picky as the version 8874 drivers in the repository work just fine, but the newest work much better with xcompmgr.

Thanks in advance.

edit: Nevermind. I tried setting the CC to either 4.0 or 3.4, then tried redirecting 4.0 to 3.4 for the install, all without success. It looks like this may be a problem with the 2.6.15 kernel that I can't really justify taking the time to fix for a slightly more stable composite. No biggy.
You have to patch the Nvidia installer. Have a look a this page:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=62021

[ivuntu]

\\:D/ Thanks a lot for this guide!
It worked for me, I have a nvidia 6600 GT card. I just upgraded from Hoary to Breezy, and my screen kept freezing on me with the old NVidia drivers.

Only thing unexpected was that when I ran the installer, it gave a message that it could not fount a precompiled kernel interface. It tried dowloading this kernel-interface-thing, but it could not find one for my kernel, so it build one itself.
This seemed to work.The rest went very smoothly. I suppose this is very obivious for most users, but as a linux newbie, I am still in the
' I-just-type-in-what-it-says-on-the-screen' phase.

Thanks again!

[ivuntu]

:( I was "cheering too early" (Dutch expression):

the updating process went well (method 2), or so I thought (see earlier post); but suddenly the monitor went blank. crtl-alt-f1 or ctrl-alt-delete etc. did nothing, so I pressed reset.

then X did not start:
error: NVidia kernel module is version: 1-0-7667 which does not match the X module version: 1.0.8178 (the version I downloaded from NVidia.com). So I am back to a generic Vesa now, because the nv (open source) did not work for me as well.

If I understand this correctly, I compiled something in the kernel with a wrong version.

Any suggestions are most welcome!!!

Thanks in advance!

[tseliot]

:( I was "cheering too early" (Dutch expression):

the updating process went well (method 2), or so I thought (see earlier post); but suddenly the monitor went blank. crtl-alt-f1 or ctrl-alt-delete etc. did nothing, so I pressed reset.

then X did not start:
error: NVidia kernel module is version: 1-0-7667 which does not match the X module version: 1.0.8178 (the version I downloaded from NVidia.com). So I am back to a generic Vesa now, because the nv (open source) did not work for me as well.

If I understand this correctly, I compiled something in the kernel with a wrong version.

Any suggestions are most welcome!!!

Thanks in advance!
I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[Neo40]

Hi,

Quick question here. I have a GeForce2 MX/400 video card. Is it a legacy card? In the notes section I didnt see this model...

Thanks

EDIT: Someone told me it should use 'normal' driver. So, when I installed Ubuntu 5.10, I think it did use kernel-legacy for my card...I'll check tonight to make sure...

EDIT2: to answer myself, GeForce2 MX/400 is not a legacy card.

[ivuntu]

Allright, here is the log file for the version kernel problem.

I had to go over the steps again, as I had tried another nvidia driver in the meantime (which kept freezing the screen).

Thanks for helping me out here!


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-386 #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-386 (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 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: Fri Feb 3 14:26:40 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "Nvidia but using generic vesa"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 10de,00e1 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 10de,00e0 card 1043,813f rev a2 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:1: chip 10de,00e4 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 0c,05,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 10de,00e7 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 10de,00e7 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 10de,00e8 card 1043,813f rev a2 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:05:0: chip 10de,00df card 1043,80a7 rev a2 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:06:0: chip 10de,00ea card 1043,819d rev a1 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:08:0: chip 10de,00e5 card 1043,813f rev a2 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 10de,00e2 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:0e:0: chip 10de,00ed card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:18:0: chip 1022,1100 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:1: chip 1022,1101 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:2: chip 1022,1102 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:3: chip 1022,1103 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,00f1 card 1682,2119 rev a2 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:11:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000b (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfaa00000 - 0xfeafffff (0x4100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xca900000 - 0xea8fffff (0x20000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:14:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0003 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:0), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:1), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:2), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:3), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x00f1) rev 162, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfc000000/24, BIOS @ 0xfeae0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xf0000000 from 0xf7ffffff to 0xefffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[6] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[6] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Found 1 PCI NVIDIA devices
(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 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) 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 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[28] 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): Using HW cursor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Video key set to default value of 0x101fe
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

[mo_x]

@ivuntu
Did you remove (with --purge option) the nvidia-glx and linux-restricted-modules packages before running the nvidia installer script?

[ivuntu]

Hi mo_x,

@ivuntu
Did you remove (with --purge option) the nvidia-glx and linux-restricted-modules packages before running the nvidia installer script?


Yes, I did, but I got the message that the packages were not there. (steps 7,8 and 9 of method 2).

[tseliot]

Hi mo_x,




Yes, I did, but I got the message that the packages were not there. (steps 7,8 and 9 of method 2).
Post the output of the following command:
locate nvidia.ko

[ivuntu]

Post the output of the following command:
locate nvidia.ko

here's what I get:
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.10-6-386/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko


So it is there alright, but I checked it again: even if I remove and purge the Nvidia glx and settings and linux-restricted-modules, this file nvidia.ko still exists.

So what do I do now? remove this file also? If so, please tell me how, as I get an error when I try.

[jtpratt]

Try the options suggested in Point 4 of the Problems Section of my guide and tell me how it goes.
it says that "NVIDIA kernel module is 1.0.7667 and this X module is 1.0.8178" and that's the problem. How do we get them the same version? Did the official nvidia installer screw up when installing?

[tseliot]

So it is there alright, but I checked it again: even if I remove and purge the Nvidia glx and settings and linux-restricted-modules, this file nvidia.ko still exists.

So what do I do now? remove this file also? If so, please tell me how, as I get an error when I try.

it says that "NVIDIA kernel module is 1.0.7667 and this X module is 1.0.8178" and that's the problem. How do we get them the same version? Did the official nvidia installer screw up when installing?

Both of you, could you try this?:
sudo cp /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r` ~
sudo mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r`

Then set your driver to nvidia in your xorg.conf (if it's already set to nvidia leave it as it is) and restart your computer.

Please, tell me if it works

[ivuntu]

Both of you, could you try this?:
sudo cp /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r` ~
sudo mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r`

Then set your driver to nvidia in your xorg.conf (if it's already set to nvidia leave it as it is) and restart your computer.

Please, tell me if it works

For me, X still doesn't start, it seems like it cannot find the GLX module. Here's the log:


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-386 #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-386 (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Mon Jan 16 17:18:08 UTC 2006
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: Fri Feb 3 21:53:32 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "Nvidia but using generic vesa"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 10de,00e1 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 10de,00e0 card 1043,813f rev a2 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:1: chip 10de,00e4 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 0c,05,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 10de,00e7 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 10de,00e7 card 1043,813f rev a1 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 10de,00e8 card 1043,813f rev a2 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:05:0: chip 10de,00df card 1043,80a7 rev a2 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:06:0: chip 10de,00ea card 1043,819d rev a1 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:08:0: chip 10de,00e5 card 1043,813f rev a2 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 10de,00e2 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:0e:0: chip 10de,00ed card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:18:0: chip 1022,1100 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:1: chip 1022,1101 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:2: chip 1022,1102 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:3: chip 1022,1103 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,00f1 card 1682,2119 rev a2 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:11:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000b (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfaa00000 - 0xfeafffff (0x4100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xca900000 - 0xea8fffff (0x20000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:14:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0003 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:0), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:1), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:2), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:24:3), (-1,-1,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x00f1) rev 162, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfc000000/24, BIOS @ 0xfeae0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xf0000000 from 0xf7ffffff to 0xefffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[6] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[6] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module glx
(II) UnloadModule: "glx"
(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:24:14 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Found 1 PCI NVIDIA devices
(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 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) 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 0xfebfb000 - 0xfebfbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfebfc000 - 0xfebfcfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebffcff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfebfe000 - 0xfebfefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfebfd000 - 0xfebfdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[11] -1 0 0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e47f (0x80) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec07 (0x8) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00005040 - 0x0000507f (0x40) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00005080 - 0x0000509f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[28] 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): Using HW cursor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Video key set to default value of 0x101fe
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X
(EE) NVIDIA(0): log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X
(EE) NVIDIA(0): server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module. If
(EE) NVIDIA(0): you continue to encounter problems, Please try
(EE) NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

[tseliot]

For me, X still doesn't start, it seems like it cannot find the GLX module. Here's the log:
Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer
sudo sh name_of_the_nvidia_installer --uninstall
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And set the driver to "vesa" or "nv"

then type:
sudo reboot

After you boot in Ubuntu follow method 2 and try to install the driver again.

[Sp@z]

wow I got this guide to work once before but I had to reinstall I tried using method 2 and here is what I am getting. I am almost sure it is in the thread somewhere but this thread is HUGE and seraching didn't help either. Thank you

bill@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-k7 linux-headers-k7
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
linux-image-k7 is already the newest version.
linux-headers-k7 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
bill@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package nvidia-settings is not installed, so not removed
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nvidia-glx*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 10.3MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 8:
missing package name
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
bill@ubuntu:~$

[yonkman]

I just installed the geoforce fx 5500 nvidia video card.

I am having a really bad time with this . I have been trying, unsucessfully to get the drivers installed. Here is my Xorg.log file output from my last attempt.


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-k7-smp #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 2005
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.12-10-k7-smp (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 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: Fri Feb 3 19:09:15 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "VA2012wSERIE"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1039,0735 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1039,0001 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1039,0018 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 1039,0016 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:3: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:5: chip 1039,5513 card 1039,5513 rev d0 class 01,01,80 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:7: chip 1039,7012 card 1019,0a14 rev a0 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1039,0900 card 1019,0a14 rev 90 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:1: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:2: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:3: chip 10b9,5239 card 10b9,5239 rev 01 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 11c1,5811 card 11c1,5811 rev 61 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0326 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xcde00000 - 0xcfefffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xadc00000 - 0xcdcfffff (0x20100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0326) rev 161, Mem @ 0xce000000/24, 0xb0000000/28, BIOS @ 0xcfee0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xd0000000 from 0xd3ffffff to 0xcfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(WW) Ignoring request to load module GLcore
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.7667
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.7667
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-7667 Fri Jun 17 07:03:12 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[19] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[28] 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)
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.



I cannot run the sh script from method 2 it says I have no precompiled kernal interface. I looked at the /usr/src and saw no source file (just headers)

The monitor is the viewsonice va2012wb (costco special).

With the NV driver I get 1600 X 1200 res.



I can't get the DVI to work at all (just says "no signal") so, now I am on analog.


Here is the xorg.conf
# /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 command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/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 "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
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 "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
VideoRam 128000
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VA2012wSERIE"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-75
VertRefresh 50-94
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
Monitor "VA2012wSERIE"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "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 have tried many of the suggestions in th forums to no avail. Why is viedo support so hard, there aren't that many cards

Anyway I really just want to get the DVI to work and be able to watch WM9 on xine which, by the way, isn't working now either.

Should I return this card and get a different one???



Any suggestions would be appreciated, not sure what else to do outside of pulling the fx 5500 and reinstalling my old analog sis card?

[tseliot]

I cannot run the sh script from method 2 it says I have no precompiled kernal interface. I looked at the /usr/src and saw no source file (just headers)
That's ok and the nvidia installer should attempt to compile the module. Could you post your nvidia log file (I don't remember the exact name) which you can find in /var/log/ ?

Oh, and please remove this option: Option"UseInternalAGPGART" "no"

I can't get the DVI to work at all (just says "no signal") so, now I am on analog.
I suppose you didn't install Ubuntu with your DVI cable plugged in. In theory you could reconfigure the xserver (sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg) and fix the problem. However I think that you should reinstall Ubuntu with (ONLY) the DVI cable (and your Nvidia card) plugged in (no analogue cable).

Anyway I really just want to get the DVI to work and be able to watch WM9 on xine which, by the way, isn't working now either.
You need the codecs for that. Try Automatix, it's VERY easy.

Should I return this card and get a different one???
No, I use a GeForce FX 5500 and works great.

First off you should remove the "Option"UseInternalAGPGART" "no""

[tseliot]

wow I got this guide to work once before but I had to reinstall I tried using method 2 and here is what I am getting. I am almost sure it is in the thread somewhere but this thread is HUGE and seraching didn't help either. Thank you

bill@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-k7 linux-headers-k7
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
linux-image-k7 is already the newest version.
linux-headers-k7 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
bill@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package nvidia-settings is not installed, so not removed
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nvidia-glx*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 10.3MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 8:
missing package name
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
bill@ubuntu:~$
It's a problem of APT. Try this.
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available.old1
sudo apt-get update

I hope it fixes the problem

[Sp@z]

It's a problem of APT. Try this.
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available.old1
sudo apt-get update

I hope it fixes the problem
Thank you sir! Worked great!

[zubrug]

Hi Ts
Finally got my nvidia card and drivers working in both ubuntu and kubuntu. Fresh installs with your method's. Your attention to everyones issues really helped me solve this. I thank you. good by linspire, no windows for five months.
Thanks you\\:D/

[tseliot]

no windows for five months
This makes me very happy :)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Not sure if this was mentioned before, but how would you know which drivers you would need?

I have an NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 400.

[tseliot]

Not sure if this was mentioned before, but how would you know which drivers you would need?

I have an NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 400.

A. Supported NVIDIA Graphics Chips
__________________________________________________ ________________________


NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID
------------------------------- -------------------------------
GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x0040
GeForce 6800 0x0041
GeForce 6800 GT 0x0045
GeForce 6800 GT 0x0046
Quadro FX 4000 0x004E
GeForce 7800 GTX 0x0091
GeForce 6800 0x00C1
GeForce 6800 LE 0x00C2
GeForce Go 6800 0x00C8
GeForce Go 6800 Ultra 0x00C9
Quadro FX Go1400 0x00CC
Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI 0x00CD
Quadro FX 1400 0x00CE
GeForce 6800/GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x00F0
GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 GT 0x00F1
GeForce 6600 0x00F2
GeForce 6200 0x00F3
Quadro FX 3400 0x00F8
GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x00F9
GeForce PCX 5750 0x00FA
GeForce PCX 5900 0x00FB
Quadro FX 330/GeForce PCX 5300 0x00FC
Quadro NVS 280 PCI-E 0x00FD
Quadro FX 330 0x00FD
Quadro FX 1300 0x00FE
GeForce PCX 4300 0x00FF
GeForce2 MX/MX 400 0x0110
GeForce2 MX 100/200 0x0111
GeForce2 Go 0x0112
Quadro2 MXR/EX/Go 0x0113
GeForce 6600 GT 0x0140
GeForce 6600 0x0141
GeForce 6600 LE 0x0142
GeForce Go 6600 0x0144
GeForce 6610 XL 0x0145
GeForce Go 6600 TE/6200 TE 0x0146
GeForce Go 6600 0x0148
GeForce Go 6600 GT 0x0149
Quadro FX 540 0x014E
GeForce 6200 0x014F
GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM) 0x0161
GeForce Go 6200 0x0164
GeForce Go 6400 0x0166
GeForce Go 6200 0x0167
GeForce Go 6400 0x0168
GeForce4 MX 460 0x0170
GeForce4 MX 440 0x0171
GeForce4 MX 420 0x0172
GeForce4 MX 440-SE 0x0173
GeForce4 440 Go 0x0174
GeForce4 420 Go 0x0175
GeForce4 420 Go 32M 0x0176
GeForce4 460 Go 0x0177
Quadro4 550 XGL 0x0178
GeForce4 440 Go 64M 0x0179
Quadro NVS 0x017A
Quadro4 500 GoGL 0x017C
GeForce4 410 Go 16M 0x017D
GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X 0x0181
GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP8X 0x0182
GeForce4 MX 420 with AGP8X 0x0183
GeForce4 MX 4000 0x0185
Quadro4 580 XGL 0x0188
Quadro NVS with AGP8X 0x018A
Quadro4 380 XGL 0x018B
Quadro NVS 50 PCI 0x018C
GeForce2 Integrated GPU 0x01A0
GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU 0x01F0
GeForce3 0x0200
GeForce3 Ti 200 0x0201
GeForce3 Ti 500 0x0202
Quadro DCC 0x0203
GeForce 6800 0x0211
GeForce 6800 LE 0x0212
GeForce 6800 GT 0x0215
GeForce4 Ti 4600 0x0250
GeForce4 Ti 4400 0x0251
GeForce4 Ti 4200 0x0253
Quadro4 900 XGL 0x0258
Quadro4 750 XGL 0x0259
Quadro4 700 XGL 0x025B
GeForce4 Ti 4800 0x0280
GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X 0x0281
GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE 0x0282
GeForce4 4200 Go 0x0286
Quadro4 980 XGL 0x0288
Quadro4 780 XGL 0x0289
Quadro4 700 GoGL 0x028C
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra 0x0301
GeForce FX 5800 0x0302
Quadro FX 2000 0x0308
Quadro FX 1000 0x0309
GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 0x0311
GeForce FX 5600 0x0312
GeForce FX 5600XT 0x0314
GeForce FX Go5600 0x031A
GeForce FX Go5650 0x031B
Quadro FX Go700 0x031C
GeForce FX 5200 0x0320
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 0x0321
GeForce FX 5200 0x0322
GeForce FX 5200LE 0x0323
GeForce FX Go5200 0x0324
GeForce FX Go5250 0x0325
GeForce FX 5500 0x0326
GeForce FX 5100 0x0327
GeForce FX Go5200 32M/64M 0x0328
Quadro NVS 280 PCI 0x032A
Quadro FX 500/600 PCI 0x032B
GeForce FX Go53xx 0x032C
GeForce FX Go5100 0x032D
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 0x0330
GeForce FX 5900 0x0331
GeForce FX 5900XT 0x0332
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 0x0333
GeForce FX 5900ZT 0x0334
Quadro FX 3000 0x0338
Quadro FX 700 0x033F
GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 0x0341
GeForce FX 5700 0x0342
GeForce FX 5700LE 0x0343
GeForce FX 5700VE 0x0344
GeForce FX Go5700 0x0347
GeForce FX Go5700 0x0348
Quadro FX Go1000 0x034C
Quadro FX 1100 0x034E


Below are the legacy GPUs that are no longer supported in the unified driver.
These GPUs will continue to be maintained through the special legacy NVIDIA
GPU driver releases.


NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID
------------------------------- -------------------------------
RIVA TNT 0x0020
RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro 0x0028
RIVA TNT2 Ultra 0x0029
Vanta/Vanta LT 0x002C
RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro 0x002D
Aladdin TNT2 0x00A0
GeForce 256 0x0100
GeForce DDR 0x0101
Quadro 0x0103
GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro 0x0150
GeForce2 Ti 0x0151
GeForce2 Ultra 0x0152
Quadro2 Pro 0x0153

[yonkman]

Here is the Nvidia log

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Feb 3 19:10:06 2006

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 not accepted. Aborting installation.


This is a new card/monitor/dvi install I had a CRT when I did the original install.

I don't want to reinstall for two reasons.
1) this is my primary production workstation and it has taken me two months to get it configured the way I like it
2) the DVI did work at some point in this process, but now does not.

AS for the Xine wm9, I have the codecs installed and it was working fine on my old card/crt set up. So, I am convinced it has something to do with the new card setup.

I do appreciate the help thanks

[tseliot]

Here is the Nvidia log

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Fri Feb 3 19:10:06 2006

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 not accepted. Aborting installation.


This is a new card/monitor/dvi install I had a CRT when I did the original install.

I don't want to reinstall for two reasons.
1) this is my primary production workstation and it has taken me two months to get it configured the way I like it
2) the DVI did work at some point in this process, but now does not.

AS for the Xine wm9, I have the codecs installed and it was working fine on my old card/crt set up. So, I am convinced it has something to do with the new card setup.

I do appreciate the help thanks

Accept the "licence agreement" and when the installer says it doesn't find a precompiled module for your card and ask you to attempt to compile a new module for your kernel, say yes.

Tell me what happens then

[mstlyevil]

Ts, this is a great guide. I had some issues with my xorg conf file (I made a typo when using Poofy's guide) but I just reconfigured x in recovery mode. The driver installation went flawlessly itself and now works like a dream.

I do have one request. I had to print out the instructions from the thread and it took 10 pages of paper just for the guide. (I had to print out the whole page of the thread so it actually came to 20 pages.) I was wondering if there was a way to post each method in a single page printable format? Maybe some one will offer to host the files and you can provide links on the thread. This will make it a lot easier for those using the guide when they have to exit the gui and finish in text mode. The other option I guess would be to post a link on how to install a text based web browser for use when x is down. Thank you for this guide and your hard work. I appreciate what you have done.

[yonkman]

OK I went through Method 2 again and this time it worked!!! This is what I did different

When I used uname -r it would return ........-k7-smp. I , unfortunately was only using the "k7" part where I needed to add the "uname" part.

When I did it this time I used the whole "k7-smp".

When I ran the install it complained of no kernal interface. I clicked ok to download and it said none found on NVIDIA site.

However, this time it just proceeded with the install and all seems well.

Here is my new xorg.conf

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Dec 14 16:39:22 PST 2005

# /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 command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# paths to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
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 "ddc"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
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 "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VA2012wSERIE"
HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 94.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
Monitor "VA2012wSERIE"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection



On a side note about the ViewSonic VA2012Wb. I really like this monitor, but I had to return it to costco FOUR times to get one without bad pixels. They take them back no questions asked, but be warned if you see this online somewhere

I will now be working on the DVI issue.


Thanks so much for the efforts and contributions to this forum. I am using linux as my primary business/Development computer now and couldn't be happier that I made the switch.

It wouldn't have been possible without communities such as this.

[YourSurrogateGod]

I have an NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440, sorry, mesed it up :) .

[YourSurrogateGod]

A. Supported NVIDIA Graphics Chips
__________________________________________________ ________________________


NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID
------------------------------- -------------------------------
GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x0040
GeForce 6800 0x0041
GeForce 6800 GT 0x0045
GeForce 6800 GT 0x0046
Quadro FX 4000 0x004E
GeForce 7800 GTX 0x0091
GeForce 6800 0x00C1
GeForce 6800 LE 0x00C2
GeForce Go 6800 0x00C8
GeForce Go 6800 Ultra 0x00C9
Quadro FX Go1400 0x00CC
Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI 0x00CD
Quadro FX 1400 0x00CE
GeForce 6800/GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x00F0
GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 GT 0x00F1
GeForce 6600 0x00F2
GeForce 6200 0x00F3
Quadro FX 3400 0x00F8
GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x00F9
GeForce PCX 5750 0x00FA
GeForce PCX 5900 0x00FB
Quadro FX 330/GeForce PCX 5300 0x00FC
Quadro NVS 280 PCI-E 0x00FD
Quadro FX 330 0x00FD
Quadro FX 1300 0x00FE
GeForce PCX 4300 0x00FF
GeForce2 MX/MX 400 0x0110
GeForce2 MX 100/200 0x0111
GeForce2 Go 0x0112
Quadro2 MXR/EX/Go 0x0113
GeForce 6600 GT 0x0140
GeForce 6600 0x0141
GeForce 6600 LE 0x0142
GeForce Go 6600 0x0144
GeForce 6610 XL 0x0145
GeForce Go 6600 TE/6200 TE 0x0146
GeForce Go 6600 0x0148
GeForce Go 6600 GT 0x0149
Quadro FX 540 0x014E
GeForce 6200 0x014F
GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM) 0x0161
GeForce Go 6200 0x0164
GeForce Go 6400 0x0166
GeForce Go 6200 0x0167
GeForce Go 6400 0x0168
GeForce4 MX 460 0x0170
GeForce4 MX 440 0x0171
GeForce4 MX 420 0x0172
GeForce4 MX 440-SE 0x0173
GeForce4 440 Go 0x0174
GeForce4 420 Go 0x0175
GeForce4 420 Go 32M 0x0176
GeForce4 460 Go 0x0177
Quadro4 550 XGL 0x0178
GeForce4 440 Go 64M 0x0179
Quadro NVS 0x017A
Quadro4 500 GoGL 0x017C
GeForce4 410 Go 16M 0x017D
GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X 0x0181
GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP8X 0x0182
GeForce4 MX 420 with AGP8X 0x0183
GeForce4 MX 4000 0x0185
Quadro4 580 XGL 0x0188
Quadro NVS with AGP8X 0x018A
Quadro4 380 XGL 0x018B
Quadro NVS 50 PCI 0x018C
GeForce2 Integrated GPU 0x01A0
GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU 0x01F0
GeForce3 0x0200
GeForce3 Ti 200 0x0201
GeForce3 Ti 500 0x0202
Quadro DCC 0x0203
GeForce 6800 0x0211
GeForce 6800 LE 0x0212
GeForce 6800 GT 0x0215
GeForce4 Ti 4600 0x0250
GeForce4 Ti 4400 0x0251
GeForce4 Ti 4200 0x0253
Quadro4 900 XGL 0x0258
Quadro4 750 XGL 0x0259
Quadro4 700 XGL 0x025B
GeForce4 Ti 4800 0x0280
GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X 0x0281
GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE 0x0282
GeForce4 4200 Go 0x0286
Quadro4 980 XGL 0x0288
Quadro4 780 XGL 0x0289
Quadro4 700 GoGL 0x028C
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra 0x0301
GeForce FX 5800 0x0302
Quadro FX 2000 0x0308
Quadro FX 1000 0x0309
GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 0x0311
GeForce FX 5600 0x0312
GeForce FX 5600XT 0x0314
GeForce FX Go5600 0x031A
GeForce FX Go5650 0x031B
Quadro FX Go700 0x031C
GeForce FX 5200 0x0320
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 0x0321
GeForce FX 5200 0x0322
GeForce FX 5200LE 0x0323
GeForce FX Go5200 0x0324
GeForce FX Go5250 0x0325
GeForce FX 5500 0x0326
GeForce FX 5100 0x0327
GeForce FX Go5200 32M/64M 0x0328
Quadro NVS 280 PCI 0x032A
Quadro FX 500/600 PCI 0x032B
GeForce FX Go53xx 0x032C
GeForce FX Go5100 0x032D
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 0x0330
GeForce FX 5900 0x0331
GeForce FX 5900XT 0x0332
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 0x0333
GeForce FX 5900ZT 0x0334
Quadro FX 3000 0x0338
Quadro FX 700 0x033F
GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 0x0341
GeForce FX 5700 0x0342
GeForce FX 5700LE 0x0343
GeForce FX 5700VE 0x0344
GeForce FX Go5700 0x0347
GeForce FX Go5700 0x0348
Quadro FX Go1000 0x034C
Quadro FX 1100 0x034E


Below are the legacy GPUs that are no longer supported in the unified driver.
These GPUs will continue to be maintained through the special legacy NVIDIA
GPU driver releases.


NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID
------------------------------- -------------------------------
RIVA TNT 0x0020
RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro 0x0028
RIVA TNT2 Ultra 0x0029
Vanta/Vanta LT 0x002C
RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro 0x002D
Aladdin TNT2 0x00A0
GeForce 256 0x0100
GeForce DDR 0x0101
Quadro 0x0103
GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro 0x0150
GeForce2 Ti 0x0151
GeForce2 Ultra 0x0152
Quadro2 Pro 0x0153
Aww... crap. I used Method 1. I'll try method 2 instead.

[tseliot]

I was wondering if there was a way to post each method in a single page printable format? Maybe some one will offer to host the files and you can provide links on the thread. This will make it a lot easier for those using the guide when they have to exit the gui and finish in text mode. The other option I guess would be to post a link on how to install a text based web browser for use when x is down. Thank you for this guide and your hard work. I appreciate what you have done.
Thanks for appreciating my work.

I like both the options. I'll see what I can do.

[yonkman]

well, I spoke too soon.

The short time I spent with the right driver loaded was great!

however, after a reboot kdm won't start unless I switch the driver back to "nv"

here is my Xorg log from the failed start


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-k7-smp #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-k7-smp (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 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 Feb 4 12:09:07 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "VA2012wSERIE"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1039,0735 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1039,0001 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1039,0018 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 1039,0016 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:3: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:5: chip 1039,5513 card 1039,5513 rev d0 class 01,01,80 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:7: chip 1039,7012 card 1019,0a14 rev a0 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1039,0900 card 1019,0a14 rev 90 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:1: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:2: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:3: chip 10b9,5239 card 10b9,5239 rev 01 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 11c1,5811 card 11c1,5811 rev 61 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0326 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xcde00000 - 0xcfefffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xadc00000 - 0xcdcfffff (0x20100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0326) rev 161, Mem @ 0xce000000/24, 0xb0000000/28, BIOS @ 0xcfee0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xd0000000 from 0xd3ffffff to 0xcfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(WW) Ignoring request to load module GLcore
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[19] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[28] 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)
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.



any thoughts??

When I tried startx after it failed on reboot it gave me the "nvidia version of driver doesn't match that of kernal" error (sorry don't have exact copy of it)

hope that helps.

I thought I had it AGHHHHHH

[mstlyevil]

well, I spoke too soon.

The short time I spent with the right driver loaded was great!

however, after a reboot kdm won't start unless I switch the driver back to "nv"

here is my Xorg log from the failed start


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-k7-smp #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-k7-smp (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 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 Feb 4 12:09:07 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "VA2012wSERIE"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1039,0735 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1039,0001 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1039,0018 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 1039,0016 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:3: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:5: chip 1039,5513 card 1039,5513 rev d0 class 01,01,80 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:7: chip 1039,7012 card 1019,0a14 rev a0 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1039,0900 card 1019,0a14 rev 90 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:1: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:2: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:3: chip 10b9,5239 card 10b9,5239 rev 01 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 11c1,5811 card 11c1,5811 rev 61 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0326 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xcde00000 - 0xcfefffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xadc00000 - 0xcdcfffff (0x20100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0326) rev 161, Mem @ 0xce000000/24, 0xb0000000/28, BIOS @ 0xcfee0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xd0000000 from 0xd3ffffff to 0xcfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(WW) Ignoring request to load module GLcore
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[19] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[28] 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)
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.



any thoughts??

When I tried startx after it failed on reboot it gave me the "nvidia version of driver doesn't match that of kernal" error (sorry don't have exact copy of it)

hope that helps.

I thought I had it AGHHHHHH

You could always reconfigure x in recovery mode. Reboot and start Ubuntu in recovery then when prompted logon with your user name and password. Next enter in this command.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Just follow the directions and you should be able to get x to restart upon reboot.

[tseliot]

well, I spoke too soon.

The short time I spent with the right driver loaded was great!

however, after a reboot kdm won't start unless I switch the driver back to "nv"

here is my Xorg log from the failed start


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-k7-smp #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-k7-smp (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:02:33 UTC 2006 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 Feb 4 12:09:07 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "VA2012wSERIE"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1039,0735 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1039,0001 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1039,0018 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 1039,0016 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:3: chip 1039,7001 card 1019,0a14 rev 07 class 0c,03,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:5: chip 1039,5513 card 1039,5513 rev d0 class 01,01,80 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:7: chip 1039,7012 card 1019,0a14 rev a0 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1039,0900 card 1019,0a14 rev 90 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:1: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:2: chip 10b9,5237 card 10b9,5237 rev 03 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:3: chip 10b9,5239 card 10b9,5239 rev 01 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 11c1,5811 card 11c1,5811 rev 61 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0326 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xcde00000 - 0xcfefffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xadc00000 - 0xcdcfffff (0x20100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:2:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0326) rev 161, Mem @ 0xce000000/24, 0xb0000000/28, BIOS @ 0xcfee0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xd0000000 from 0xd3ffffff to 0xcfffffff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[9] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[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 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
(WW) Ignoring request to load module GLcore
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(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 = 1.0.8178
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8178 Wed Dec 14 16:25:22 PST 2005
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) 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 0xcfff8000 - 0xcfff8fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xcfffcf00 - 0xcfffcfff (0x100) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xcfffb000 - 0xcfffbfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xcfffa000 - 0xcfffafff (0x1000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xcfff9000 - 0xcfff9fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xcfffd000 - 0xcfffdfff (0x1000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xcffff000 - 0xcfffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xcfffe000 - 0xcfffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[14] -1 0 0xcfee0000 - 0xcfefffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xb0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xce000000 - 0xceffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[19] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d83f (0x40) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff0f (0x10) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x00000c00 - 0x00000c1f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[28] 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)
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.



any thoughts??

When I tried startx after it failed on reboot it gave me the "nvidia version of driver doesn't match that of kernal" error (sorry don't have exact copy of it)

hope that helps.

I thought I had it AGHHHHHH
Try this:

sudo rmmod nvidia

and Restart your computer

Then IF you have the same problem try:
sudo modprobe nvidia

[tseliot]

I was wondering if there was a way to post each method in a single page printable format? Maybe some one will offer to host the files and you can provide links on the thread. This will make it a lot easier for those using the guide when they have to exit the gui and finish in text mode. The other option I guess would be to post a link on how to install a text based web browser for use when x is down. Thank you for this guide and your hard work. I appreciate what you have done.

BTW you can find my entire guide here: http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Latest_Nvidia_Breezy

And here is a cleaner and shorter version by Artificial Intelligence which is divided in multiple parts: http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/3D_Graphic_Cards

[ivuntu]

Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer
sudo sh name_of_the_nvidia_installer --uninstall
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And set the driver to "vesa" or "nv"

then type:
sudo reboot

After you boot in Ubuntu follow method 2 and try to install the driver again.


Good!! Thank you for that, we are a step further now: the driver installed okay, no error messages this time around. But my screen freezes after a few moments, only the mouse cursor can move, and I cannot switch to text mode anymore.

BTW: I have an AGP card (Nvidia 6600GT AGP) and I read about the options you can add in this thread, but this did not seem to have any effect.

This is what I added in /etc/X11/xorg.conf :

Section "Device"
Identifier "Nvidia but using generic vesa"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoAGP" "0"
Option "RenderAccel" "Off"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" " Off"
Option "Accel" "Off"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "Off"
EndSection

Maybe you have a suggestion about this, so the screen won't freeze?

[yonkman]

Damn no luck

What I am trying to figure out is why I was able to go through Method 2, then startx into the kdm with the new nvidia drivers and everything was peachy, but when I rebooted it broke.

What happened when the system restarted that would erase (for lack of better description) the correct nvidia settings? It is very frustrating.

[tseliot]

Option "NoAGP" "0"
Option "RenderAccel" "Off"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" " Off"
Option "Accel" "Off"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "Off"
EndSection[/CODE]

Maybe you have a suggestion about this, so the screen won't freeze?
Ok, you can remove those options if they don't solve the problem.

Follow this guide and use the boot option "noapic" first, otherwise (if for example it causes you problems with the internet connection) try the other options:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75281

[tseliot]

What happened when the system restarted that would erase (for lack of better description) the correct nvidia settings? It is very frustrating.
I really don't know..

Try this:
sudo cp /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r` ~
sudo mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r`

and restart your computer


IF it doesn't solve the problem:
Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And set the driver to "vesa" or "nv"

then type:
sudo reboot

So that you will have everything up and running again (with "nv" driver).
Then you might want to start a thread on the Unofficial Nvidia Forums

[yonkman]

When I tried the image code you suggest it says

"mkinitrd not a command" Should that happen?

[tseliot]

When I tried the image code you suggest it says

"mkinitrd not a command" Should that happen?
Never mind.
If (and ONLY IF) you ALREADY did "sudo cp /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r` ~"
type:
cd ~
sudo cp initrd.img-`uname -r` /boot


and try to start a thread on the Unofficial Nvidia Forums

[yonkman]

thanks tseliot for all your advice

[YourSurrogateGod]

Hey, tseliot, you've listed an extensive list of NVIDIA cards, as well as shown a small tutorial of the drivers that one needs to install (7667, 7174 or 8178.) My question is (I can't figure it out), which driver would I need for my NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440 card?

[Joe]

Any idea why the driver only seems to work using vga and not dvi? Let me add that I'm using a Princeton vl1716 monitor. Here's my xorg.conf:

# /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 command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/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 "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
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"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "On"
#Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "On"
Option "Accel" "On"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "Off"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-64
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "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

[ivuntu]

Ok, you can remove those options if they don't solve the problem.

Follow this guide and use the boot option "noapic" first, otherwise (if for example it causes you problems with the internet connection) try the other options:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75281

\\:D/ GREAT!!! It's working! I added noapic to the kernel line (and changed the kop-line), and it is still working. Thank you very much for your time and patience, tseliot, I really appreciate it!! It's been very educative!

One suggestion for the above method: when you save /boot/grub/menu.lst and reboot the first time, you have to edit the kernel line again, otherwise the screen will freeze again.




For those who might be interested, here's what I learned/concluded:

* I followed method 2 to install the latest drivers (version 1.0.8178 im my case), but before that I had tried other solutions, so I did not start with a clean slate. Probably some previous installation messed things up, so I got the different version error (X didn't start because the NVIDIA kernel module was version 1.0.7667, but the X module was version 1.0.8178 ).

* the last time I followed method 2 I first uninstalled any previous installations like this:

Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer
sudo sh name_of_the_nvidia_installer --uninstall
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And set the driver to "vesa" or "nv"

then type:
sudo reboot

After you boot in Ubuntu follow method 2 and try to install the driver again.

* then, the driver did work, but the screen kept freezing, except for the mouse cursor.

* to fix this, I followed the instructions you see in the quote on top of this reply. Adding noapic to the kernel command line worked, and I checked the CPU resource, which are much lower then before.

[tseliot]

Hey, tseliot, you've listed an extensive list of NVIDIA cards, as well as shown a small tutorial of the drivers that one needs to install (7667, 7174 or 8178.) My question is (I can't figure it out), which driver would I need for my NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440 card?
Your card is supported by 7667, 7174 and 8178.
Select the easiest method for you.

[tseliot]

One suggestion for the above method: when you save /boot/grub/menu.lst and reboot the first time, you have to edit the kernel line again, otherwise the screen will freeze again.
After you edit /boot/grub/menu.lst you have to type "sudo update-grub" so that the option is passed to all the kernel lines

[tseliot]

Any idea why the driver only seems to work using vga and not dvi? Let me add that I'm using a Princeton vl1716 monitor. Here's my xorg.conf:

Add the option in red to your xorg.conf:

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "On"
#Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "On"
Option "Accel" "On"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "Off"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0"
EndSection

Then Log out, turn off your monitor.
Plug in the DVI cable and unplug VGA one.
Then Turn on your monitor and press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE.

Tell me if it works

[FraM]

I installed Nvidia Driver 81.78 AMD64 on my Ubuntu 5.10 with 2.6.12-10-amd64-generic kernel. There were no problems during method 2 and installation was succesfully completed.

But now skype 1.2.0.18 (binary with Qt3.2 compiled in) is not working anymore. Before Nvidia proprietary driver I was using default nvidia-glx.
When I do

$ ./skype

the reply is:

./skype: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


But:

$ whereis libGL.so.1
libGL.so: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so


What do you suggest?

[tseliot]

I installed Nvidia Driver 81.78 AMD64 on my Ubuntu 5.10 with 2.6.12-10-amd64-generic kernel. There were no problems during method 2 and installation was succesfully completed.

But now skype 1.2.0.18 (binary with Qt3.2 compiled in) is not working anymore. Before Nvidia proprietary driver I was using default nvidia-glx.
When I do

$ ./skype

the reply is:

./skype: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


But:

$ whereis libGL.so.1
libGL.so: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so


What do you suggest?
type this:
cd /usr/lib/
ls libGL.so*

and post the output

[YourSurrogateGod]

Your card is supported by 7667, 7174 and 8178.
Select the easiest method for you.
Thanks.

[FraM]

type this:
cd /usr/lib/
ls libGL.so*

and post the output

Before this, I have a problem :cry:
X doesn't start anymore!
At boot, the X log says that API of kernel module version (7667) mismatch driver version (8179).

What could I do?

I followed carefully method 2. I successfully restarted GDM after installation and everything was fine (apart from skype). Then I reboot my machine and it happened what I wrote.

[Rasymas]

Anyone knows what to do in order to avoid this error message after typing this command

sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

Error
Error: your X configuration has been altered.
This script cannot proceed automatically. If you believe that this
not correct, you can update the md5sum entry executing the following
command:
md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf | sudo tee /var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.md5sum
otherwise edit manually /etc/X11/xorg.conf to change the Driver section
from nv to nvidia.


And the hell it means. btw.. I've tried to edit that one manually, same blue erro window..

[tseliot]

Before this, I have a problem :cry:
X doesn't start anymore!
At boot, the X log says that API of kernel module version (7667) mismatch driver version (8179).

What could I do?

I followed carefully method 2. I successfully restarted GDM after installation and everything was fine (apart from skype). Then I reboot my machine and it happened what I wrote.
Do this:
Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer
sudo sh name_of_the_nvidia_installer --uninstall
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And set the driver to "vesa" or "nv"

sudo reboot

The xserver won't fail.

Then reinstall the drivers using method 1.

[FraM]

Do this:
Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer
sudo sh name_of_the_nvidia_installer --uninstall
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And set the driver to "vesa" or "nv"

sudo reboot

The xserver won't fail.

Then reinstall the drivers using method 1.

I've followed your procedure and I got back my X server working.
You wrote to install nvidia driver by method 1: does this mean I cannot use Nvidia 81.78 driver?

Thanks for your help! :-D

[tseliot]

I've followed your procedure and I got back my X server working.
You wrote to install nvidia driver by method 1: does this mean I cannot use Nvidia 81.78 driver?

Thanks for your help! :-D
Yours is a common problem. I think you'd better use method 1 for now until I find a way to fix the problem (permanently).

However if you want to try this:
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`

Set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf and restart you computer.

[tseliot]

UPDATE: For all the users who have the following problem:

At boot, the X server complains about the "API of kernel module version (7667) mismatch driver version (8178)"

Try this:
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx nvidia-settings nvidia-kernel-common

I've fixed the guide. It's very important to remove nvidia-kernel-common.

[Norwal]

Hello tseliot,

I have been struggling with this for two days now. Initially i was have problems at step 7 & 8 of method 2. I was getting a message that said "no such file or directory". It turns of that the instruction I printed out missed the "nvidia-kernel-common" part of the command.

I wipe out my HD and started over figuring a clean start would be best. I am using the complete 2.6.12-10-k7, have a N6600 vidio card with dual monitor(not being used), and I am attempting to use the ia32 8178 drivers from nvidia.

Every think seem to go fine. But when I attempted to Restart or Shut down the computer hangs here:

Skipping /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a:fbmmx.o no symbols found.
Warning: font renderer for "pcf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: '' '' '' pcf.Z '' ''
Warning: " " pct.gz
Warning: " " snf
Warning: " " snf.Z "
etc....

waiting for X to shut down

If I type startx I up and running again.

Any Ideas?

[tseliot]

Hello tseliot,

I have been struggling with this for two days now. Initially i was have problems at step 7 & 8 of method 2. I was getting a message that said "no such file or directory". It turns of that the instruction I printed out missed the "nvidia-kernel-common" part of the command.

I wipe out my HD and started over figuring a clean start would be best. I am using the complete 2.6.12-10-k7, have a N6600 vidio card with dual monitor(not being used), and I am attempting to use the ia32 8178 drivers from nvidia.

Every think seem to go fine. But when I attempted to Restart or Shut down the computer hangs here:

Skipping /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a:fbmmx.o no symbols found.
Warning: font renderer for "pcf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: '' '' '' pcf.Z '' ''
Warning: " " pct.gz
Warning: " " snf
Warning: " " snf.Z "
etc....

waiting for X to shut down

If I type startx I up and running again.

Any Ideas?
I'm not sure to understand. Do you get the error at boot?
If so, I need you to reproduce the error.

When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[Norwal]

I have not rebooted the computer yet. It will not shut down. It hang up and says it is waiting for x server to shut down. I did not want to force a shut down because I was affraid X would not start again.

Perhaps I miss understood your instruction about:

NOTE: If you use the nvidia installer version 8174 or higher you can go straight to point 12.

I did not run these commands:


Code:

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf


scroll the file down until you find the line with “Modules” and comment out (by putting a "#" before the line) the 2 lines I put in blue and add Load "glx". It should look like the example below:


Code:

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


Then find the section Device and make sure the word I put in red is “nvidia”:

Code:

Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache]" Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:1:0:0"



Code:

CTRL+O to save (yes, use the same name and overwrite the file) CTRL+X to exit

Should I have perform these command?

[Norwal]

All seem to be fine.

I performed a hard reboot (pressed the reset button) and it rebooted just fine. To confirm, I did a solf reboot(restart you computer) and again it rebooted just fine.

Thank you tseliot for your work here. Based on the number of Post and Views you have received on this threads speak volumes about your ability to help others.

\\:D/ Again THANKS\\:D/

[tseliot]

All seem to be fine.

I performed a hard reboot (pressed the reset button) and it rebooted just fine. To confirm, I did a solf reboot(restart you computer) and again it rebooted just fine.

Thank you tseliot for your work here. Based on the number of Post and Views you have received on this threads speak volumes about your ability to help others.

Again THANKS
I'm happy for you

[Joe]

Add the option in red to your xorg.conf:

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "RenderAccel" "On"
#Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "DFP,TV"
Option "NoRenderExtension" "On"
Option "Accel" "On"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "Off"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0"
EndSection

Then Log out, turn off your monitor.
Plug in the DVI cable and unplug VGA one.
Then Turn on your monitor and press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE.

Tell me if it works
Didn't work. It doesn't boot into X and I get the following error:

Fatal: Module nvidia not found.
(EE) Nvidia (0): Aborting
(EE): Screens found, but none have usable configuration.

[schucki.be]

Hello there,
Found a cure if your tv only shows black and white.
See http://camp0s.altervista.org/sVideo/sVideo.htm.
A simple tweak on the cable will do the trick.

Grtz,
schucki.be

[tseliot]

Didn't work. It doesn't boot into X and I get the following error:

Fatal: Module nvidia not found.
(EE) Nvidia (0): Aborting
(EE): Screens found, but none have usable configuration.
:-k remove the option I suggested before.

Boot ONLY with your DVI cable plugged in and with the nvidia driver.
The xserver will give you an error.
Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM, or "kdm stop" if you use KDM)
You will be able to type the following commands in the command line:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

It will ask you several questions: select the Nvidia driver and you monitor (if you use the "advanced" function you can set the Horizontal and Vertical refresh rate).
If you don't know the answer to a question just press ENTER (so as to use the default answer).
If you want to select a resolution or anything else by putting a cross in a checkbox you have to select the desired checkbox and press the SPACEBAR. After that you can press ENTER to go to the next question.

When you have finished, type:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM, or "kdm start" if you use KDM)

I hope it works

[Joe]

:-k remove the option I suggested before.

Boot ONLY with your DVI cable plugged in and with the nvidia driver.
The xserver will give you an error.
Press CTRL+ALT+F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM, or "kdm stop" if you use KDM)
You will be able to type the following commands in the command line:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

It will ask you several questions: select the Nvidia driver and you monitor (if you use the "advanced" function you can set the Horizontal and Vertical refresh rate).
If you don't know the answer to a question just press ENTER (so as to use the default answer).
If you want to select a resolution or anything else by putting a cross in a checkbox you have to select the desired checkbox and press the SPACEBAR. After that you can press ENTER to go to the next question.

When you have finished, type:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM, or "kdm start" if you use KDM)

I hope it works
No luck. I am starting to think that it just doesn't work w/dvi for me. Any chance driver 8178 will make it to the repos? I'm not a compiler.

[tseliot]

No luck. I am starting to think that it just doesn't work w/dvi for me. Any chance driver 8178 will make it to the repos? I'm not a compiler.
I don't know if driver 8178 can solve your problem (there are also other users with your problem).
You should start a thread on the Unofficial Nvidia forums.

BTW I'm writing a little app which will make users install driver 8178 with a click. I have to finish writing it and it will need some testing though.

[fsman]

Anyone know why in method 1 you don't have to modify xorg.conf
yet in method 2 you have to comment out

# Load "GLcore"
# Load "dri"

What do these do?
Should method 1 say to manually comment out?

[at0000]

I have problem with nvidia drivers too, but I using old version of it (I have old riva tnt card).
First - I haved legacy drivers and it worked. Then I used compiled - worked too. Then I make dist-upgrade (for dapper) and... Nvidia don't work :(
I get it from apt (legacy) and try compile mysefl - alweys that same: module is compiled good, modprobe works, xorg.conf changet, but when I do "startx" it's showing me:
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)

X's start with "nv" and I don't have any trouble with it. But "nvidia" don't want to.
I do everything what come to my head... reconfigure xserver, reconfigure drivers (when I haved it from deb's)... what now?
Any idea? What to do with old card and nvidia on dapper?
(PS:sorry for my english...)

[tseliot]

I have problem with nvidia drivers too, but I using old version of it (I have old riva tnt card).
First - I haved legacy drivers and it worked. Then I used compiled - worked too. Then I make dist-upgrade (for dapper) and... Nvidia don't work :(
I get it from apt (legacy) and try compile mysefl - alweys that same: module is compiled good, modprobe works, xorg.conf changet, but when I do "startx" it's showing me:
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)

X's start with "nv" and I don't have any trouble with it. But "nvidia" don't want to.
I do everything what come to my head... reconfigure xserver, reconfigure drivers (when I haved it from deb's)... what now?
Any idea? What to do with old card and nvidia on dapper?
(PS:sorry for my english...)
Type these commands (just COPY and PASTE the commands as I've written):
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy nvidia-glx-legacy

Then set the driver to nvidia in your xorg.conf. Log out and press CTRL+ALT+Backspace.

[tseliot]

Anyone know why in method 1 you don't have to modify xorg.conf
yet in method 2 you have to comment out

# Load "GLcore"
# Load "dri"

What do these do?
Should method 1 say to manually comment out?
That's a good question. The Ubuntu Starter's guide doesn't mention it but I think (as reported in the Nvidia Readme) you should comment out both Load "GLcore" and Load "dri".

I'll add it to method 1 of the guide. Thanks for reporting

[at0000]

thx for trying to help me, but my english is not great so you can dont understund what I sed:) I try compiled drivers (from nvidia www) AND legacy drivers from apt (yes, nvidia-glx-legacy ...etc) AND this dont work. Maybe any other sugestions?

[annsachd]

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this info. Don't think I would have gotten my Nvidia legacy tntpro running properly without it. Much better than the vanilla nv driver.

I hope this thread stays around for others who will be installing Ubuntu and Nvidia drivers.

tnt tnt2 tntpro legacy nvidia drivers synaptic

For my purposes.

[tseliot]

thx for trying to help me, but my english is not great so you can dont understund what I sed:) I try compiled drivers (from nvidia www) AND legacy drivers from apt (yes, nvidia-glx-legacy ...etc) AND this dont work. Maybe any other sugestions?
I should have payed more attention to your post.

1) Try Point 4 in the PROBLEMS SECTION.

2) Moreover I have a question for you:
What's the model of your graphic card?

3) the Nvidia installer might not work in Dapper. Only method 1 and method 3 (don't use method 3, it's almost useless ;) ) are reported to work in Dapper. As a matter of fact this guide is for Breezy.

Therefore I suggest you to uninstall the driver which you installed with method 2 (in order to avoid conflicts between the different versions) do this:
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer (i.e. the folder in which you put the Nvidia installer)
sudo sh name_of_your_nvidia_installer --uninstall

[at0000]

I should have payed more attention to your post.

2) Moreover I have a question for you:
What's the model of your graphic card?



NVIDIA Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64
Pro


3) the Nvidia installer might not work in Dapper. Only method 1 and method 3 (don't use method 3, it's almost useless ;) ) are reported to work in Dapper. As a matter of fact this guide is for Breezy.

Therefore I suggest you to uninstall the driver which you installed with method 2 (in order to avoid conflicts between the different versions) do this:
cd path_to_the_nvidia_installer (i.e. the folder in which you put the Nvidia installer)
sudo sh name_of_your_nvidia_installer --uninstall

You know what? There WAS conflict! when I have module from apt I dont uninstall that from nvidia. How can I forget? Big thx for show it :D Now I do that. And it's anymore that error from startx. Now it's new one ;) It looks that:
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

What I saw it problem can be with difrent version of glx driver and kernel (first - 7174, 2. - 7169? ). I download everything from apt now. If I have right - what to change?

[tseliot]

NVIDIA Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64
Pro



You know what? There WAS conflict! when I have module from apt I dont uninstall that from nvidia. How can I forget? Big thx for show it :D Now I do that. And it's anymore that error from startx. Now it's new one ;) It looks that:
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

What I saw it problem can be with difrent version of glx driver and kernel (first - 7174, 2. - 7169? ). I download everything from apt now. If I have right - what to change?
Try this:
set the driver to "nv"
Then log out and press CTRL+ALT+Backspace and log in.

sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx-legacy nvidia-settings nvidia-kernel-common

Then sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r` nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
(you don't need to install nvidia-kernel-common)

Then set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf log out, press CTRL+ALT+Backspace and log in

IF it doesn't work yet, I need you to reproduce the error.
Therefore set the driver to "nvidia" in your xorg.conf
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )

[at0000]

Try this:

Then sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r` nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
(you don't need to install nvidia-kernel-common)



yes, I need it. apt thinks that. and want to install it, even if i don't adding it ;)
2nd thing - there's no such package like linux-restricted-modules-XXX-nvidia-legacy (you want me to install/remove it). Theres is only linux-restricted-modules-XXX (where XXX is `uname -r` ofcorse).

anyway, I remove all these packages, install them once again (with nvidia-kernel-common - like I seid it before, apt want it).. no diffrence.

And the last part of error:

Current Operating System: Linux xxx 2.6.15-14-k7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Jan 25 16:23:02 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 21 December 2005
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
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.1.0.log", Time: Wed Feb 8 23:52:17 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module is version 1.0.7167, but
this X module is version 1.0.7174. Please be sure that your kernel
module and all NVIDIA driver files have the same driver version.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

[at0000]

ok, i make it go.. to show other error ;)
startx go nice, there's nvidia logo and.. its crash. Now I have error:


(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1024x768"
(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
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(II) Initializing extension GLX

*** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
*** be the reason for the server aborting.

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X11/X(xf86SigHandler+0x86) [0x80b4906]
1: [0xffffe420]
2: /usr/bin/X11/X(main+0x2c0) [0x806deec]
3: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd2) [0xb7de8ea2]
4: /usr/bin/X11/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x81) [0x806d611]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11. Server aborting

[tseliot]

yes, I need it. apt thinks that. and want to install it, even if i don't adding it ;)
2nd thing - there's no such package like linux-restricted-modules-XXX-nvidia-legacy (you want me to install/remove it). Theres is only linux-restricted-modules-XXX (where XXX is `uname -r` ofcorse).

anyway, I remove all these packages, install them once again (with nvidia-kernel-common - like I seid it before, apt want it).. no diffrence.

And the last part of error:
There's a problem: if you want to use nvidia-glx-legacy you NEED linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy

Everything must be "legacy" otherwise you will get a module mismatch.

Perhaps the package linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`-nvidia-legacy is not available in Dapper repositories at the moment. I really don't know as, at the moment, my guide doesn't cover Dapper.

[BanskuZ]

Aagrh. Fonts are now ugly :mad: .

Old desktop:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6796/munlosttyopoyta0zc.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=munlosttyopoyta0zc.jpg)

When I installed drivers:
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1427/aagrhfonts3xk.th.png (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aagrhfonts3xk.png)

Xorg.conf: http://paste.servut.us/index.php?id=107668468343eb6e2a7f965

[Sp@z]

Tseliot.I cannot find it in this post, but maybe you will remember, (I will continue searching though) I am using the Nvidia 5700Ultra and if I remember correctly another user had this card and issue of the computer not shutting down properly. Many many many artifacts on the screen different colored blocks and the computer not shutting down or rebooting. I am running the 7667 drivers right now and getting this issue. I used to run the latest drivers (I cant remember the number) and even though it seemed to help the issue, sometimes I would have to hard reset my computer thus forcing fsck on start up and posssibly damaging my harddrive. With the 7667 drivers I get the no shutdown or reboot, but no issues on the hard restart. Very odd, but is there a fix for this or was this directly related tio the 5700 Nvidia cards? Thank you in advance!

[barrosz]

hi, im a real noob, i want to thank you for this guide, i updated to latest drivers using the 2nd method. i have a few questions though, when i $ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status , i get:
Status: Enabled
Driver: AGPGART
AGP Rate: 4x
Fast Writes: Disabled
SBA: Disabled

now my questions are: why is the driver agpgart instead of nvidia? and how can i enable the FW and SBA settings? must be some config file but i dont know much about linux, thanks in advance.

[tseliot]

Aagrh. Fonts are now ugly :mad: .

Old desktop:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6796/munlosttyopoyta0zc.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=munlosttyopoyta0zc.jpg)

When I installed drivers:
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1427/aagrhfonts3xk.th.png (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aagrhfonts3xk.png)

Xorg.conf: http://paste.servut.us/index.php?id=107668468343eb6e2a7f965
That never happened to me and nobody had reported such a problem (at least not in this guide).

Try this:
cd /etc/X11
ls xorg*
You will see a list of files
you should have a file named "xorg.conf.backup-nvidia-glx" or "xorg.conf.backup"

then type:
sudo cp name_of_that_file xorg.conf

Then log out and press CTRL+ALT+Backspace

Then let me know if it solves the problem (so as to see if everything works fine with your previous settings)

[tseliot]

Tseliot.I cannot find it in this post, but maybe you will remember, (I will continue searching though) I am using the Nvidia 5700Ultra and if I remember correctly another user had this card and issue of the computer not shutting down properly. Many many many artifacts on the screen different colored blocks and the computer not shutting down or rebooting. I am running the 7667 drivers right now and getting this issue. I used to run the latest drivers (I cant remember the number) and even though it seemed to help the issue, sometimes I would have to hard reset my computer thus forcing fsck on start up and posssibly damaging my harddrive. With the 7667 drivers I get the no shutdown or reboot, but no issues on the hard restart. Very odd, but is there a fix for this or was this directly related tio the 5700 Nvidia cards? Thank you in advance!
I don't remember reading anything about that problem but I'll see what I can find and let you know the results of my search

[tseliot]

hi, im a real noob, i want to thank you for this guide, i updated to latest drivers using the 2nd method. i have a few questions though, when i $ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status , i get:
Status: Enabled
Driver: AGPGART
AGP Rate: 4x
Fast Writes: Disabled
SBA: Disabled

now my questions are: why is the driver agpgart instead of nvidia? and how can i enable the FW and SBA settings? must be some config file but i dont know much about linux, thanks in advance.
There's nothing wrong with AGPGART. Remember: if it works don't try to fix it ;) .

Type this to know if your card supports Fast writes and SBA:
cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/host-bridge

[barrosz]

i agree if it aint broken dont fix it, but im just curious as most new guys may be, as ive seen people with nvidia instead of agpgart. i've checked the settings for bridge and card here you go:
Host Bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS645DX Host & Memory & AGP Controller
Fast Writes: Supported
SBA: Supported
AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x
Registers: 0x1f000217:0x00000104

the card is a 6600gt and it supports these, i'd apreciate it if you let me know how its done, i suppose its done by editing xorg.conf but dunno what to write in there :D

[Sp@z]

Here is the reference post # 344 and your reply 348...do you still need this done? I will be more than happy to help out this cause. I am upgrading my card next week, but would love to still help with the 5700 ultra issue........let me know and I will download and burn the ISO for PCLinux............

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75074&page=35&highlight=5700

[tseliot]

i agree if it aint broken dont fix it, but im just curious as most new guys may be, as ive seen people with nvidia instead of agpgart. i've checked the settings for bridge and card here you go:
Host Bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS645DX Host & Memory & AGP Controller
Fast Writes: Supported
SBA: Supported
AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x
Registers: 0x1f000217:0x00000104

the card is a 6600gt and it supports these, i'd apreciate it if you let me know how its done, i suppose its done by editing xorg.conf but dunno what to write in there :D
I have asked the permission to a user from another forum to port his guide to Ubuntu. When (and if ) he grants me the permission I'll post the guide.

[tseliot]

Here is the reference post # 344 and your reply 348...do you still need this done? I will be more than happy to help out this cause. I am upgrading my card next week, but would love to still help with the 5700 ultra issue........let me know and I will download and burn the ISO for PCLinux............

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75074&page=35&highlight=5700
I have found this post on the Unofficial Nvidia forum:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15603&highlight=shutdown+problem

It looks like the problem is related to the kernel.

You could try to compile a vanilla kernel with my guide about kernel compilation (see the link in my signature)

[barrosz]

ah thanks for the info, i look forward to seeing that guide.

[Sp@z]

I have found this post on the Unofficial Nvidia forum:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=15603&highlight=shutdown+problem

It looks like the problem is related to the kernel.

You could try to compile a vanilla kernel with my guide about kernel compilation (see the link in my signature)
ahhhh I would rather not compile anything at this point, I will be upgrading my computer in the next week or so and changing the video card along with it. It is only a mild annoyance, if the new card has the same issue, I will do as you suggest and post my results here. Thank you!

[Joe]

I don't know if driver 8178 can solve your problem (there are also other users with your problem).
You should start a thread on the Unofficial Nvidia forums.

BTW I'm writing a little app which will make users install driver 8178 with a click. I have to finish writing it and it will need some testing though.
I'll keep digging around to see what I can find. Thanks for taking the time to help me out.

[Temple]

Um, I tried doing method one and it said it couldn't find my module which was 2.6.2 something. I'm a total linux noob, but I'm trying to learn however I use an nvidia card, and apt-get nvidia-glx etcetc and It said my module found or something similar (sorry for my not writing down the text) Any help?

[tseliot]

Um, I tried doing method one and it said it couldn't find my module which was 2.6.2 something. I'm a total linux noob, but I'm trying to learn however I use an nvidia card, and apt-get nvidia-glx etcetc and It said my module found or something similar (sorry for my not writing down the text) Any help?
If so, I need you to reproduce the error.

When GDM (or kdm) crashes at start-up Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[Temple]

Thanks for the speedy reply, however, GDM won't start, or rather, X windows manager won't start. It says no screens found. I know how to make it work I need to get the nvidia drivers which I can't get (Which is what I need help with).

[tseliot]

Thanks for the speedy reply, however, GDM won't start, or rather, X windows manager won't start. It says no screens found. I know how to make it work I need to get the nvidia drivers which I can't get (Which is what I need help with).
I know that. Yours is not the 1st case I deal with ;) .

Follow my instructions please. Read all my previous message and you will find the way to make the xserver work again: "BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix"

But first of all don't be scared by the command line (I was a newbie too :) )
Follow my instructions so as to diagnose the problem, THEN use my quick fix to have the xserver up and running again and to be able to post the log I need to help you.

[mips]

Great guide tseliot !

I used Method 2 to install the x86 8178 driver.

I had one problem though, when trying to run the installer in step 10 I got the message to find a precompiled kernel from the nVidia website to which I said OK but nothing happened and the installer just sat there doing nothing. I quit via ctrl-c and redid that step. This time it came back saying no precompiled kernel found and would I like to compile one now and after that everything was plain sailing.

I also noticed that under Apllications->System 2 new entries were created (No Icon)NVIDEA Settings & (Icon)NVIDEA X Server Settings.

Scrolling through windows in Konquerer is like lightning now !!!

Also noticed my fonts have changed ? Not complaining as they look much better now, no longer thick&fat as before !!!

Maybe you should mention in the Howto that people using Kubuntu should use kdesu kate instead of sudo kate.

[tseliot]

Great guide tseliot !

I used Method 2 to install the x86 8178 driver.

I had one problem though, when trying to run the installer in step 10 I got the message to find a precompiled kernel from the nVidia website to which I said OK but nothing happened and the installer just sat there doing nothing. I quit via ctrl-c and redid that step. This time it came back saying no precompiled kernel found and would I like to compile one now and after that everything was plain sailing.

Maybe you should mention in the Howto that people using Kubuntu should use kdesu kate instead of sudo kate.
ok, I'll add it to the guide. Thanks for reporting (and for the compliments) :)

[Temple]

Ok, I'll write the instructions down, follow them, and see where I get. Thanks.

Edit: I tried to do method 1 again and it worked. I don't know why it didn't work last time, but now I'm happily using Ubuntu. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

[tappad]

Hi!

I'm having some problems with NVIDIA drivers.
Lots of programs won't run eg. Mplayer, xmms + some others (Segmentation fault, something like that). I have discovered that it all works fine if i just reinstall nvidia package (with synaptic). However, as soon as my computer is rebooted the problem reappers, so i have to do this on every boot and it's getting frustrating.. Any ideas?

Also, if i enable glx (nvidia-glx-config enable).. X wont start at the next reboot.. So then i have to reload Xorg.conf, and everything will be ok..

Here is what happens:
Everything boots fine, all the way till its time to start X (before login).
The system seems too freeze up and the upper half of the screen is filled with black (looks like its still in "console mode", or whatever) and the bottom half is filled with white colour. For about 5 seconds i can se the _ cursor (not the mousepointer but the inputcursor). Nothing really happens when i press any keys except, some flicker in the white regions when ALT + f1-f4 (maybe all the buttons, havent tried them all).
The first 2 times this happened i got an error message (blue screen, red box in the center) that X crashed and if i wanted to se errorlogs. However, i cant see them.. becouse i am promted to enter my username/password. (Error message freezes in the background, it's in console mode.)

The first time it happened was when i pressed CTRL+ ALT + Backspace to restart X, becouse the system got slower, and also VLC was hung up (Witch it does some times, usually no big prob.)

I've followed your guide, but in the end it just wont work.
I also dont know where this errorlog is located. Probably there is some help to be found there..

Im using breezy and have a fx5200 128mb Graphics card.

Thanks for any replys.

[tseliot]

Hi!

I'm having some problems with NVIDIA drivers.
Lots of programs won't run eg. Mplayer, xmms + some others (Segmentation fault, something like that). I have discovered that it all works fine if i just reinstall nvidia package (with synaptic). However, as soon as my computer is rebooted the problem reappers, so i have to do this on every boot and it's getting frustrating.. Any ideas?

Also, if i enable glx (nvidia-glx-config enable).. X wont start at the next reboot.. So then i have to reload Xorg.conf, and everything will be ok..

Here is what happens:
Everything boots fine, all the way till its time to start X (before login).
The system seems too freeze up and the upper half of the screen is filled with black (looks like its still in "console mode", or whatever) and the bottom half is filled with white colour. For about 5 seconds i can se the _ cursor (not the mousepointer but the inputcursor). Nothing really happens when i press any keys except, some flicker in the white regions when ALT + f1-f4 (maybe all the buttons, havent tried them all).
The first 2 times this happened i got an error message (blue screen, red box in the center) that X crashed and if i wanted to se errorlogs. However, i cant see them.. becouse i am promted to enter my username/password. (Error message freezes in the background, it's in console mode.)

The first time it happened was when i pressed CTRL+ ALT + Backspace to restart X, becouse the system got slower, and also VLC was hung up (Witch it does some times, usually no big prob.)

I've followed your guide, but in the end it just wont work.
I also dont know where this errorlog is located. Probably there is some help to be found there..

Im using breezy and have a fx5200 128mb Graphics card.

Thanks for any replys.
1) Did you try to installer the drivers with method 2 before or after method 1? Don't do that, I just want to know if there might be a conflict of some sort between the drivers.

2) post the content of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

3) I need you to reproduce the error.

Set the nvidia driver in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or if it's already set leave it as it is.
When GDM (or kdm) crashes at startup Press CTRL+ALT+F1
Then type

Then:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 5

You will get the same error.

sudo cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log
(Of course you have to replace "your_username" with your username)

and post the content of that file (which you can find under /home/your_username/Xorg.0.log )


BTW if you want to access the GNOME or KDE again you can use this quick fix:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Set the driver back to "nv" instead of "nvidia"
CTRL+O to save
CTRL+X to exit

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you use GDM)

Then
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you use GDM)

[tappad]

Xorg.0.log


X Window System Version 6.8.2 (Ubuntu 6.8.2-77 20051010174523 root@vernadsky.buildd)
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 ubuntu 2.6.12-10-k7 #1 Mon Jan 16 19:20:45 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 10 October 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 2.6.12-10-k7 (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 3.4.5 20050809 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 3.4.4-6ubuntu8)) #1 Mon Jan 16 19:20:45 UTC 2006 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 Feb 11 21:17:08 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "VA902"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/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 "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/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) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) using VT number 8

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1106,3189 card 1458,5000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1106,b168 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:10:0: chip 1106,3038 card 1458,5004 rev 80 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:10:1: chip 1106,3038 card 1458,5004 rev 80 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:10:2: chip 1106,3038 card 1458,5004 rev 80 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:10:3: chip 1106,3104 card 1458,5004 rev 82 class 0c,03,20 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:11:0: chip 1106,3177 card 1458,5001 rev 00 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:11:1: chip 1106,0571 card 1458,5002 rev 06 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:11:5: chip 1106,3059 card 1458,a002 rev 50 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:13:0: chip 10ec,8139 card 10ec,8139 rev 10 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0322 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000c (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xe1ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x8000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:17:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] rev 161, Mem @ 0xe0000000/24, 0xd8000000/27
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[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)