Yay! I got the new nvidia drivers working on Intrepid.

[Starks]

Here's my xorg.conf in case anyone is interested.

I had to do a lot messing around in bulletproof-x to get this perfect.

Edit: Nevermind, let me fix something first.

[RAOF]

Is it anything more complicated than:

sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx-177
sudo nvidia-xconfig --twinview

?

That's all I had to do :).

[autocrosser]

Good deal--If you want to look at my xorg.conf--just ask. It looks like only Identifier "Device0" & Vendorname "NVIDIA Corporation" are requirements for the new Xorg to work.

My Device section looks like:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
Vendorname "NVIDIA Corporation"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "false"
#Enable 32-bit ARGB GLX Visuals
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
EndSection

[psyke83]

Is it anything more complicated than:

sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx-177
sudo nvidia-xconfig --twinview

?

That's all I had to do :).

There's been reports that nvidia-xconfig breaks users' setups.

[RAOF]

There's been reports that nvidia-xconfig breaks users' setups.

What fun!

It didn't break mine, but mine's reasonably simple, I guess.

[Starks]

Here's my working xorg.conf. It's complex, but it works.

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@palmer) Tue Jul 8 19:08:39 UTC 2008

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Tue Jun 10 17:14:15 PDT 2008
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
VendorName "Generic LCD Display"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x1024"
HorizSync 31.5 - 64.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 65.0
Gamma 1
ModeLine "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
ModeLine "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

#
Identifier "monitor1"
Gamma 1
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "BenQ FP91G+"
HorizSync 31.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"

#
Identifier "device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6600 GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024@60" "1280x960@60" "1024x768@60" "800x600@60" "800x600@56" "640x480@60"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"

#
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0; 1280x1024@60 +0+0; 1280x960@60 +0+0; 1024x768@60 +0+0; 800x600@60 +0+0; 800x600@56 +0+0; 640x480@60 +0+0"
EndSection

[Nullack]

I dont recommend adding all that config stuff to your xorg.conf - it can break some aspects of the desktop

X is moving towards auto config, dont fight it

All you need to do as I said before in other posts is once the packages are installed for the drivers to specify the driver as Driver{tab}"nvidia" to your xorg.conf and your done. Installation is dead simple from the packages - easier than the manual install from the nvidia website and that itself is simple.

Running the nvidia config has also shown to lead into problems.

[RAOF]

What problems have been found with nvidia-xconfig? Have they been reported? We may well be able to fix them.

[Nullack]

I found that I would get a black screen with a mouse and no more. I went onto the nvnews forum in the Linux section and noticed what appeared to be official word from nvidia that using it on the new X server was no longer the way to go. When I reverted to the standard ubuntu xorg.conf and simply forced the driver to Driver "nvidia" and did the optional Option "NoLogo" it all worked fine. Im sorry Im not in a position right now to look up that forum but I will endeavour to do so later.

However as reported elsewhere the hardware drivers did not autodetect my nvidia card, but I was easily able to get it from the repos (177.13).

[plun]

What problems have been found with nvidia-xconfig? Have they been reported? We may well be able to fix them.

Well, I asked Alberto about this within another thread :)

And... filing bugs against something unfinished :confused:


The rgb path brakes it for me and I also needs a "identifier".

nvidia-xconfig writes a rgb path

Reference
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1666354&postcount=4


(the tty is also broken so all fixes must be done in recovey)

[MALEADt]

And what about a legacy driver? It seems that my ancien 5700 Ultra needs the legacy driver, but I can't find a nvidia-glx-177 legacy version...

[plun]

And what about a legacy driver? It seems that my ancien 5700 Ultra needs the legacy driver, but I can't find a nvidia-glx-177 legacy version...

You must use nvidia-glx-173

177 only works for cards from GPU 6XXX and above


Package descriptions:

177
http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/nvidia-glx-177

173
http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/nvidia-glx-173

[ruik]

I got it working by doing

sudo nvidia-xconfig

and then removing the rgbpath thing from my xorg.conf. :)

[plun]

I got it working by doing

sudo nvidia-xconfig

and then removing the rgbpath thing from my xorg.conf. :)

Thanks :lolflag:

Someone confirmed it !!!...:)

Filing a bug !!!

[BackwardsDown]

Where can I find the bugreport on launchpad?

[plun]

Where can I find the bugreport on launchpad?

I filed this

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177/+bug/248327

But it is probably against Xorg....

[andrek]

Has anyone got nvidia-glx-96 driver to work? I can't manage to use it.
I've got hardy's xserver-xorg packages. It just crashes..

[ruik]

Seems that I can't install ia32-libs after installing nvidia-glx-177:

sudo aptitude install ia32-libs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ia32-libs
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/20.9MB of archives. After unpacking 101MB will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 118616 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking ia32-libs (from .../ia32-libs_2.2ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ia32-libs_2.2ubuntu11_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib32/libGL.so.1', which is also in package nvidia-glx-177
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/ia32-libs_2.2ubuntu11_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done

[andrek]

Whoah! This is soo strange..
I've just added Option "NoLogo" to my xorg.conf and.. it works!

[philinux]

Seems that I can't install ia32-libs after installing nvidia-glx-177:

Yes I had this. I uninstalled the driver then installed ia32 first.

[plun]

Seems that I can't install ia32-libs after installing nvidia-glx-177:



There is a bug filed about this

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177/+bug/247984

[ruik]

Okay, thanks :)

[tseliot]

Has anyone got nvidia-glx-96 driver to work? I can't manage to use it.
I've got hardy's xserver-xorg packages. It just crashes..
The latest Xserver broke the compatibility with the driver.

You should wait for NVIDIA to fix this. There's nothing I can do about it.

[tseliot]

There is a bug filed about this

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-177/+bug/247984

I'm about to fix this too.

As a temporary fix you will have to install ia32-libs before installing the nvidia driver.

[Starks]

Btw. Is coolbits overclocking broken for anyone else?

If I even bump my 6600GT AGP card up a single mhz on the core or memory for 3d, the screen goes haywire.

[plun]

Btw. Is coolbits overclocking broken for anyone else?

If I even bump my 6600GT AGP card up a single mhz on the core or memory for 3d, the screen goes haywire.

Yup, I can enable coolbits within xorg.conf and also use
nvidia-settings for automagic "tuning" but I cannot
use my old config settings. The screen just freezes.

This is also probably something for nVidia to solve.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=14

(7600 GS Gpu)

[scottmuz]

I've just got a new AMD 64 PC with a Nvidia 6150 LE rev 162 on board card.

I installed intrepid AMD64 but cannot get the nvidia driver working.
When my X server starts I just get a back screen with a one pixel brown
line across the top. The nv drivers start fine.

I've got 177 installed but I also tried 173 with the same result.

I've read through this post and others. I've tried using a file generated by nvidia-xconfig and one where the only line I've changed is to have Driver "nvidia" instead of Driver "nv".

I've added the NoLogo option (different examples had it in different places so I've tried in the Devices and Screen section). And nothing makes any difference.

Attached are my Xorg logs and xorg conf files. The file names should be
self explanatory.

Thanks in advance for your help.