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    nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    Alright i recently got a Dell XPS 1530, with a 8600M GTS and i decided to dual boot with ubuntu so i got it installed and working. The problem comes from when i decide to enable the nvidia drivers, i can enable them, but when i restart there is no logon screen instead there is a a line of white going down leaving black(i cant describe that good) on the bottom of the screen you can see the colors of the logon screen but it seems to be kinda messed up. i then have to boot into Recovery mode and do xfix, and then resume boot, The driver that it downloads for me is "nvidia 'new' drivers" Am i using the correct drivers?

    Thanks for any help.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    I have tried to use the installer on there web site but it didn't do anything.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    I have not yet found any way to fix the nvidia display driver problem any help would very much appreciated.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    please run the following commands in a terminal and post the result.
    you will need to enter the root password after the 'sudo insmod --versionsize --version' command


    cat /proc/version
    Xorg -version
    sudo insmod --version
    size --version
    make --version
    gcc --version
    ls /lib/libc.so.*
    uname -r
    ls /usr/src |grep `uname -r`
    Last edited by norwoods; September 25th, 2008 at 11:42 PM.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    also, there does not appear to be a 8600m gts, only 8600m gt or 8600m gs, although the drivers are probably the same anyway. you might want to find some way of detecting what you really have.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    cat /proc/version
    Linux version 2.6.24-19-generic (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 22:56:21 UTC 2008

    Xorg -version
    This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
    It is not supported in any way.
    Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
    Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
    Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
    latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
    See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

    X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90
    Release Date: 5 September 2007
    X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9.2)
    Current Operating System: Linux QWERTY 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 22:56:21 UTC 2008 i686
    Build Date: 13 June 2008 01:08:21AM

    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.

    sudo insmod --versionsize --version
    insmod: can't read '--versionsize': No such file or directory

    make --version
    GNU Make 3.81
    Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
    There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
    PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

    This program built for i486-pc-linux-gnu

    gcc --version
    gcc (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
    Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
    warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

    ls /lib/libc.so.*
    /lib/libc.so.6

    uname -r
    2.6.24-19-generic

    ls /usr/src |grep `uname -r`
    linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic
    Last edited by melenor; September 25th, 2008 at 08:40 PM.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    oops, i left out an end-of-line; it should be:

    sudo insmod --version
    size --version

    but everything else looks ok so i do not think that is a problem.

    http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=119682 has links to the latest driver and README:

    ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...77.76-pkg1.run

    ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...DME/index.html

    download driver 177.76 and put it on your Desktop.
    download README if you want to but a condensed version follows:
    rename the driver file to something shorter so you will not have to type as much, like: NVIDIA177.76.run
    get a console with ctl-alt-F1
    login
    change directory with cd to your Desktop
    stop the X server by running sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
    install the driver by running sudo sh NVIDIA177.76.run
    answer the questions; when it asks, let it run nvidia-xconfig
    reboot by running sudo shutdown -r now
    Last edited by norwoods; September 26th, 2008 at 12:20 AM.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    Alright I got Good news, Bad news and weird news
    good news, i got it to work, compiz-fusion runs excellent
    Bad news i tried actually what you said it caused some weird problems like forcing 640x400 on me, and telling it was generic, i then tried the driver located on nvidia website version 173.14.12 which worked great
    Weird thing is according to my hardware drivers i'm not using the nvidia driver, it says not in use.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    I spoke too soon, it looks like instead of restarting completly the first time it only restarted the xserver.
    After restarting i ran into the screen where it says that it is safe graphics mode, i tried enableing the Nvidia driver in the hardware driver, and then restarted but that didn't work, either i ended up doing the Xfix to be able to boot. also it seems that after starting it brings me to the text logon screen then flickers a few times and then the logon on screen appears.

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    Re: nvidia 8600M GTS Driver problems

    all that i can suggest is the troubleshooting section, Chapter 7. Frequently Asked Questions, of the README at:

    ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...DME/index.html

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