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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by liquidfire
    Hmm, its conflicting with the 7667 driver which is installed by default
    Any idea how to avoid it? I removed everything except the common thingy.
    Should I remove it, if so it will remove some image files too and I don't know if that would be harmfull.
    I don't understand (perhaps because it's 10.35PM and I'm still studying and I'm tired) .

    1) Which driver are you trying to install?

    2) Which driver was previously installed? And what do you mean when saying "installed by default"

    3) What do you want to remove?

    Thanks

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by tseliot
    I don't understand (perhaps because it's 10.35PM and I'm still studying and I'm tired) .

    1) Which driver are you trying to install?

    2) Which driver was previously installed? And what do you mean when saying "installed by default"

    3) What do you want to remove?

    Thanks
    1) I try to install the 7676 drivers because I have a 7800GTX
    2)I had none driver installed, but by default the 7667 is installed.
    3) I want to remove nvidia-kernel-common because it says the 7667 is in it, but i'm unsure if I can boot if I remove that.

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by liquidfire
    1) I try to install the 7676 drivers because I have a 7800GTX
    2)I had none driver installed, but by default the 7667 is installed.
    3) I want to remove nvidia-kernel-common because it says the 7667 is in it, but i'm unsure if I can boot if I remove that.
    I am sorry the refresh rate fix didn't work for you. It worked for me. I feel bad for ya because I know what this is like. I remember trying to get my GeForce2 to work on Mandrake 6.x a long time ago, and it was hell.

    Tseliot's guide is totally awesome, and it worked for me. Could you humor me and just try the following.
    DONT remove any packages with synaptic or Apt-get.
    DO the following command: sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx
    DO install the latest driver downloaded form Nvidia.
    Make sure your xorg.conf is setup just like tseliot's guide tells you to with the exception of the refresh rate fix I posted earlier.

    I would be interested to see if this works for you.

    BTW - I think it's funny when you say xorg.conf is useless because it controls the X settings. Could you please verify the exact location and name of the file you are editing? I am not poking fun, and would sincerely like to help.

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by liquidfire
    1) I try to install the 7676 drivers because I have a 7800GTX
    2)I had none driver installed, but by default the 7667 is installed.
    3) I want to remove nvidia-kernel-common because it says the 7667 is in it, but i'm unsure if I can boot if I remove that.
    Hmm ... I didn't know 7667 was installed by default. I had to use Synaptic to install my nVidia drivers and those were only 7174. By default, I believe X was using theb built-in nv drivers.

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by liquidfire
    1) I try to install the 7676 drivers because I have a 7800GTX
    2)I had none driver installed, but by default the 7667 is installed.
    3) I want to remove nvidia-kernel-common because it says the 7667 is in it, but i'm unsure if I can boot if I remove that.
    Neither 7667 nor 7174 is the default driver in Ubuntu Hoary although you can get 7174 in Synaptic. ("nv" is the default open source driver in Ubuntu)

    Are you using Breezy?

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by tseliot
    Neither 7667 nor 7174 is the default driver in Ubuntu Hoary although you can get 7174 in Synaptic. ("nv" is the default open source driver in Ubuntu)

    Are you using Breezy?
    Yes, i am using breezy.
    nvidia-kernell-common states that its driver version 7667

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by liquidfire
    Yes, i am using breezy.
    nvidia-kernell-common states that its driver version 7667
    Ok, set "vesa" instead of nvidia in your xorg.conf.
    Log out and log in
    Open Synaptic/Kynaptic and remove anything that has to do with nvidia (you can keep "nvidia-settings" if you installed it before).

    Then follow this guide which is for Breezy (and which also works in Hoary with Breezy kernels) (as I recommended to do in this HOWTO)

    http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=52924

    and use gcc 3.4 (as it's explained in the guide)

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by tseliot
    Ok, set "vesa" instead of nvidia in your xorg.conf.
    Log out and log in
    Open Synaptic/Kynaptic and remove anything that has to do with nvidia (you can keep "nvidia-settings" if you installed it before).

    Then follow this guide which is for Breezy (and which also works in Hoary with Breezy kernels) (as I recommended to do in this HOWTO)

    http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=52924

    and use gcc 3.4 (as it's explained in the guide)
    I'm getting new errors now.

    nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
    creation time: Fri Aug 26 21:06:02 2005

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

    Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
    -> License accepted.
    -> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
    ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
    rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
    -> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
    this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
    your kernel.
    -> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.12-6-amd64-generic/build'
    ERROR: You do not appear to have libc header files installed on your system.
    Please install your distribution's libc development package.
    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.

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by liquidfire
    I'm getting new errors now.
    Did you install the kernel headers for your kernel version?

    If you didn't, you can install it in Synaptic and then try the installer again

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    Re: HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

    Quote Originally Posted by tseliot
    Did you install the kernel headers for your kernel version?

    If you didn't, you can install it in Synaptic and then try the installer again
    I did but nevermind i'll wait till we get a more stable version for breezy

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