HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

**izmaelis** · August 22nd, 2005

Here is my /var/log/nvidia-installer.log

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Aug 22 21:34:25 2005

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

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-686/build'
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
   rm -f -f nv.o nv-vm.o os-agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nv.o nv-vm.o os-
   agp.o os-interface.o os-registry.o nvidia.mod.o
   rm -f -f build-in.o nv-linux.o *.d .*.{cmd,flags}
   rm -f -f nvidia.{o,ko,mod.{o,c}} nv_compiler.h *~
   rm -f -rf .tmp_versions
-> Building kernel module:
   executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-686/bu
   ild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-686/build'...
   
   NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
   make CC=cc  KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-686/build SUBDIRS=/tmp
   /selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
   mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_vers
   ions
   make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676
   -pkg1/usr/src/nv
   echo \#define NV_COMPILER \"`cc -v 2>&1 | tail -n 1`\" > /tmp/selfgz9511/NVI
   DIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv_compiler.h
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.o
   .d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-pro
   totypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2     -fomit-frame
   -pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i686 -Iincl
   ude/asm-i386/mach-default  -I/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/
   usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscript
   s -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -Werror -O -fno-common -MD 
    -Wsign-compare -Wno-c
   ast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_G
   NU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 
   -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7676  -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SI
   GNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT 
   -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESE
   NT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz9
   511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVID
   IA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:18,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:46,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:837,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv-v
   m.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict-
   prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2     -fomit-fr
   ame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i686 -Ii
   nclude/asm-i386/mach-default  -I/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pk
   g1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscr
   ipts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -Werror -
   O -fno-common -MD   -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL
   _NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D_
   _KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVE
   L=7676  -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RAN
   GE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DN
   V_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nv_v
   m -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pk
   g1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/us
   r/src/nv/nv-vm.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:18,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:46,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-vm.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:837,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-vm.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-a
   gp.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wstrict
   -prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2     -fomit-f
   rame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i686 -I
   include/asm-i386/mach-default  -I/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-p
   kg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subsc
   ripts
    -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -Werror -O -fno-common -MD  
   -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ 
   -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  
   -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7676  -UDEBUG -U_D
   EBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHAN
   GE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRES
   ENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_agp -DKBUILD_MODNAME=
   nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_
   os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:18,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:46,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:837,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-agp.c:24:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-i
   nterface.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -W
   strict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2     -f
   omit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i
   686 -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default  -I/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-
   7676-pkg1/usr/src/n
   v -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparen
   theses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -Werror -O -fno-common -MD   -Wsign-
   compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODUL
   E  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNV_MA
   JOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7676  -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -D
   NDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESENT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE
   _ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GET_CLASS_PRESENT -DN
   V_VMAP_4_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_interface -DKBUILD_MODNAME=n
   vidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_o
   s-interface.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-i
   nterface.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:18,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:46,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-interface.c:26:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:837,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-interface.c:26:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.os-r
   egistry.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Ws
   trict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2     -fo
   mit-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march
   =i686 -Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default  -I/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.
   0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wch
   ar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith  -Wno-multichar  -Werror -O -fno
   -common -MD   -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES
   -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE  -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL
   __ -DMODULE  -DNV_MAJOR_VERSION=1 -DNV_MINOR_VERSION=0 -DNV_PATCHLEVEL=7676 
   -UDEBUG -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DNV_SIGNAL_STRUCT_RLIM -DNV_REMAP_PFN_RANGE_PRESE
   NT -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_DISABLE_DEVICE_PRESENT -DNV_PCI_GE
   T_CLASS_PRESENT -DNV_VMAP_4_PRESENT  -DMODULE -DKBUILD_BASENAME=os_registry 
   -DKBUILD_MODNAME=nvidia -c -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1
   /usr/src/nv/.tmp_os-registry.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg
   1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.c
   In file included from include/linux/list.h:7,
                    from include/linux/wait.h:23,
                    from include/asm/semaphore.h:41,
                    from include/linux/sched.h:18,
                    from include/linux/module.h:10,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:46,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-registry.c:14:
   include/linux/prefetch.h: In function `prefetch_range':
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   metic
   In file included from include/linux/dmapool.h:14,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:837,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/nv-linux.h:69,
                    from /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src
   /nv/os-registry.c:14:
   include/asm/io.h: In function `check_signature':
   include/asm/io.h:242: warning: wrong type argument to increment
     ld -m elf_i386  -r -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/s
   rc/nv/nvidia.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-
   kernel.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.o /tmp
   /selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-vm.o /tmp/selfgz951
   1/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-agp.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-
   Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-interface.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Lin
   ux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/os-registry.o
     Building modules, stage 2.
   make -rR -f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-686/scripts/Makefile.modpost
     scripts/mod/modpost -m -a -i /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-686/Module.sy
   mvers /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.o
   Warning: could not find /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/s
   rc/nv/.nv-kernel.o.cmd for /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/us
   r/src/nv/nv-kernel.o
     cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nvid
   ia.mod.o.d -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -D__KERNEL__ -Iinclude  -Wall -Wst
   rict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2     -fom
   it-frame-pointer -pipe -msoft-float -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -march=i68
   6 -
   Iinclude/asm-i386/mach-default     -DKBUILD_BASENAME=nvidia -DKBUILD_MODNAME
   =nvidia -DMODULE -c -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nvidia.mod.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/
   nvidia.mod.c
     ld -m elf_i386 -r -o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/sr
   c/nv/nvidia.ko /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvi
   dia.o /tmp/selfgz9511/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nvidia.mod.o
   NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'.  This is most likely
       because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files.
       Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
       kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
       'kernel-source' rpm installed.  If you know the correct kernel source
       files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
       '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
   -1 File exists
-> Kernel messages:
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:02:00.0 into 8x mode
   NET: Registered protocol family 10
   Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c0313ce0(lo)
   IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
   eth0: no IPv6 routers present
   agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:02:00.0 into 8x mode
   agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:02:00.0 into 8x mode
   agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
   agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:02:00.0 into 8x mode
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.

Hope it helps.

**tseliot** · August 22nd, 2005

I'll try to solve your problem tomorrow. By the way have you tried driver 7667? Does it work?

Version 7676 just adds the following feature to 7667 and it seems (I'm not sure yet though) to have several bugs (have a look at the forum):

Improved GeForce 7800 GTX performance

So unless you have this card you should use 7667. I'll try to solve your problem although I can't try the drivers myself as I haven't got my computer any more.

**izmaelis** · August 22nd, 2005

Ok. I had to do

Code:

#sudo rmmod nvidia

and than new driver was compiled perfectly. Now I have another problem. Here is a part from my /var/log/Xorg.0.org:

Code:

(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
(==) RandR enabled

So, another question is why glx fails to load?

**tseliot** · August 22nd, 2005

Your log file says the nvidia module can't be loaded because it (or another module) exists.

1) Did you uninstall your previous drivers (do it ONLY if you had installed the drivers recommended by the Unofficial Starter guide)

If you did or you just didn't use them then try this:

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

Then try the installer again.

Let me know if it works.

**tseliot** · August 22nd, 2005

Originally Posted by izmaelis

Ok. I had to do

Code:

#sudo rmmod nvidia

and than new driver was compiled perfectly. Now I have another problem. Here is a part from my /var/log/Xorg.0.org:

Code:

(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
(==) RandR enabled

So, another question is why glx fails to load?

Try asking here, this questions are out of range for me (since when my motherboard decided to die):
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=54863

**senectus** · August 23rd, 2005

How come every time I reboot that PC I have to re-install the new drivers or 3D will not work (segfault) ?

arnieboy · August 23rd, 2005

Originally Posted by senectus

How come every time I reboot that PC I have to re-install the new drivers or 3D will not work (segfault) ?

try commenting "load dri" under "Module" by adding a "#" before that in /ect/X11/xorg.conf.

**senectus** · August 23rd, 2005

Originally Posted by arnieboy

try commenting "load dri" under "Module" by adding a "#" before that in /ect/X11/xorg.conf.

load "dri" isn't in my xorg.conf at all, so it's not that

arnieboy · August 23rd, 2005

Originally Posted by senectus

load "dri" isn't in my xorg.conf at all, so it's not that

dude.. READ ur xorg.conf. LOOK FOR THE SECTION CALLED "MODULE"
u will find "load dri"

**senectus** · August 23rd, 2005

Originally Posted by arnieboy

dude.. READ ur xorg.conf. LOOK FOR THE SECTION CALLED "MODULE"
u will find "load dri"

Would you like me to post my xorg.conf.. ?
LOAD "dri" _is not_ in my xorg.conf.

It's not under the Module section or anywhere else in that document either (I did a search just to make sure I wasn't going blind).

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