(Need help) NVIDIA drivers >177

**ibuclaw** · April 14th, 2009

Also,

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic

That is the only plausible reason I can think as to why binutils-static and dkms are up for pending removal.

[EDIT]
hmm... If you genuinely don't want anything removed. Then just type in

Code:

aptitude

and you'll be shown a curses application.

Press g and you'll be showing a pending updates page. Scroll up to the "Packages to be Removed" title bar, then press the + button to remark all pending removal items as manually installed, and press g again to switch to root. (You may need to press + again to mark all as manually installed) then press g to confirm and aptitude will run the request (and do nothing), then return.

Press q several times to quit aptitude, then:

Code:

sudo aptitude purge $(dpkg -l | grep nvidia | awk '{print $2}')

as that will definately remove the packages. (Not sure why apt-get wont ???)

Regards
Iain

**TheDesertDragon** · April 14th, 2009

I don't know why either, but I got it resolved now.

The driver, however, still doesn't work. I just tried installing it again and it did exactly the same. Installed beautifully, but gave a bunch of warnings about modifications to the driver and some missing old driver files during uninstallation. (that one is rather obvious seeing what we just did)

However, the driver still fails to work. D:
I've asked my friend about what he did (he just got it up and running on a fresh Linux installation). Hoping for a reply soon. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to your guide!

EDIT: He had major headaches before a reinstallation of Linux. After reinstalling, the new drivers installed without a hitch...

I guess there's only one thing left to do... >_>

**ibuclaw** · April 14th, 2009

Here is my guide:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...89#post7070589

Also, considering your predicament. Try running the nvidia-uninstaller, reload up the default failsafe drivers, and again double check that nothing nvidia-related is installed through apt/dpkg.

Code:

sudo nvidia-uninstall
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
sudo aptitude purge $(dpkg -l | grep nvidia | awk '{print $2}'

Then follow through the guide, and hopefully all shall work out. (I've just tested it against one of my machines, and I had no issues whatsoever ... so I hope the same for you).

Regards
Iain

**TheDesertDragon** · April 20th, 2009

Still got problems with this.

Just tried the new 180.51 (people had claimed it worked) and it didn't. Getting completely burned out on this.

This is the sort of stuff that just keeps scaring me away from Linux. I love this OS but nothing just works on it. Programs are unstable or crash all the time and drivers aren't even tested against the newest version of it. This is obv. due to the large amounts of distros and stuff like that but it's still extremely annoying... And don't even talk to me about my soundcard. Gah! I had to buy a second one which, as chance would have it, doesn't work on Windows. So now I need to switch back and forth whenever I change OS!

/rant
/sigh

I got the usual, pretty much. Anybody got some good suggestions?

Xorg.0.log:

Code:

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux christian-linux 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009 i686
Build Date: 09 March 2009  10:48:54AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 (buildd@rothera.buildd) 
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr 20 17:58:00 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
	/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x81d9a40
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
	X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
	X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
	X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
	X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0@1:0:0) nVidia Corporation GeForce 8800 GT rev 162, Mem @ 0xf6000000/0, 0xd0000000/0, 0xf4000000/0, I/O @ 0x0000cc00/0, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) System resource ranges:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "freetype" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 2.1.0
	Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
	ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.6
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  180.51  Thu Apr 16 19:32:09 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.13.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.4.99.905, module version = 1.3.1
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.4.99.905, module version = 1.3.0
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  180.51  Thu Apr 16 19:08:39 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0):     enabled.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly. 
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

:0.log

Code:

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xinit /etc/gdm/failsafeXinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe with-gdm -- /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7 -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log

X: warning; process set to priority -1 instead of requested priority 0

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux christian-linux 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009 i686
Build Date: 09 March 2009  10:48:54AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 (buildd@rothera.buildd) 
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(++) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log", Time: Mon Apr 20 17:58:02 2009
(++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe"
error setting MTRR (base = 0xf5000000, size = 0x00e00000, type = 1) Invalid argument (22)
(EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
>                   Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
>                   Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
>                   Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(EE) PreInit returned NULL for "Logitech Logitech RumblePad 2 USB"
(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed
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tar: Removing leading `/' from member names

EDIT: I'll be going back to the LTS tomorrow. I love the new version a lot but all this fuss... it's just not worth it. Those driver kinks really need to be worked out first!

**ibuclaw** · April 21st, 2009

I think the /var/log/syslog file is crucial here. You should really be reviewing that as well, as more info/warning/error messages get posted there too.

Although, just for clarifications sake, are you sure that there is only one nvidia kernel module and/or xorg drivers present?

Code:

find /usr/lib/xorg/modules -name "*glx*" | xargs ls -l
find /usr/lib/xorg/modules -name "*nvidia*" | xargs ls -l
find /lib/modules -type f -name "*nvidia*" | xargs ls -l

And post everything that tells you.

Regards
Iain

**TheDesertDragon** · April 23rd, 2009

Code:

christian@christian-linux:~$ find /usr/lib/xorg/modules -name "*glx*" | xargs ls -l
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      16 2009-04-21 01:07 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so -> libglx.so.177.82
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1246936 2009-04-21 01:07 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.177.82
christian@christian-linux:~$ find /usr/lib/xorg/modules -name "*nvidia*" | xargs ls -l
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4998900 2009-04-21 01:07 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      23 2009-04-21 01:07 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libnvidia-wfb.so.1 -> libnvidia-wfb.so.177.82
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  270552 2009-04-21 01:07 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libnvidia-wfb.so.177.82
christian@christian-linux:~$ find /lib/modules -type f -name "*nvidia*" | xargs ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   12648 2009-01-26 05:31 /lib/modules/2.6.24-23-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   57024 2009-01-26 05:31 /lib/modules/2.6.24-23-generic/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidiafb.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6096247 2009-03-25 19:02 /lib/modules/2.6.24-23-generic/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   20204 2009-04-02 00:46 /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   13124 2009-04-02 00:47 /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7613167 2009-04-21 01:07 /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   66256 2009-04-02 00:47 /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidiafb.ko

This is what I got. This is with the 177.82 drivers though. I'm currently upgrading to 9.04 to see if it works any better. As soon as I'm done I'm going to remove all my drivers (hopefully) and try 180.51. (It has a quick patch in it that allows it to compile on the new kernel)

**TheDesertDragon** · April 23rd, 2009

Just bumped as reply to tinivole and the others. A big THANK you for all the support you gave me, and I am happy to announce that, while your help was very much appreciated, it did not fix the problem. Ubuntu 9.04, "Jaunty Jackalope", however, did!

It reported a bunch of warnings at one point during the upgrade and started repairing it. I restarted the PC after upgrading, and logged back on. I obviously got an error, since my drivers were not correctly configured for the new kernel. So I removed and purged my drivers and installed 180.51. It installed and ran flawlessly.

I am currently running with 180.51, and it is awesome.

Much love! =D>

Sincerely
- TheDesertDragon