jatoo
August 19th, 2011, 05:30 AM
Hi all,
I'm currently trying to install the latest NVIDIA dev drivers (270) but i'm running into problems.
Basically it installs ok, and then if i restart X everything works until i restart the computer, then i have to install it all over again. There seems to still be references to the old driver after i install the new one.
Here are the details:
Go to a terminal and make sure gdm is not running.
Run the nvidia installer (devdriver_4.0_linux_64_270.41.19.run) as root. I accept all the options, update xorg.conf etc.
Start X with
sudo service gdm start
Everything seems to be working fine! (CUDA programs run ok)
Restart the system - X fails to start, it goes tty1 (with a bit of a flicker of the screen)
It appears a process called "gdm-binary" is running.
ctrl+alt F7 or F8 result in just a cursor.
sudo gdm restart gives:
** (gdm-binary:1578): WARNING **: Failed to acquire org.gnome.DisplayManager
** (gdm-binary:1578): WARNING **: Could not acquire name; bailing out
and i'm back to my prompt.
sudo gdm restart has the same result.
So basically, i can't get an X session going.
If i kill gdm-binary, and then run
sudo service gdm start the screen flickers and nothing else happens.
BUT if i kill gdm-binary, and then run
sudo startx i get a lot of output including:
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 260.19.06,
but this NVIDIA driver component has version 270.41.19. Please make
sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components
have the same version.
So it seems like something about the installer isn't really working. I don't really know anything about kernel modules, i'm just going by the fact that it still has a reference to version 260 in there.
At this point, i can repeat it all again (i.e., i can reinstall the driver, and then get into a gdm session, but when i restart it's once again broken.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm currently trying to install the latest NVIDIA dev drivers (270) but i'm running into problems.
Basically it installs ok, and then if i restart X everything works until i restart the computer, then i have to install it all over again. There seems to still be references to the old driver after i install the new one.
Here are the details:
Go to a terminal and make sure gdm is not running.
Run the nvidia installer (devdriver_4.0_linux_64_270.41.19.run) as root. I accept all the options, update xorg.conf etc.
Start X with
sudo service gdm start
Everything seems to be working fine! (CUDA programs run ok)
Restart the system - X fails to start, it goes tty1 (with a bit of a flicker of the screen)
It appears a process called "gdm-binary" is running.
ctrl+alt F7 or F8 result in just a cursor.
sudo gdm restart gives:
** (gdm-binary:1578): WARNING **: Failed to acquire org.gnome.DisplayManager
** (gdm-binary:1578): WARNING **: Could not acquire name; bailing out
and i'm back to my prompt.
sudo gdm restart has the same result.
So basically, i can't get an X session going.
If i kill gdm-binary, and then run
sudo service gdm start the screen flickers and nothing else happens.
BUT if i kill gdm-binary, and then run
sudo startx i get a lot of output including:
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has version 260.19.06,
but this NVIDIA driver component has version 270.41.19. Please make
sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver components
have the same version.
So it seems like something about the installer isn't really working. I don't really know anything about kernel modules, i'm just going by the fact that it still has a reference to version 260 in there.
At this point, i can repeat it all again (i.e., i can reinstall the driver, and then get into a gdm session, but when i restart it's once again broken.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!