Hi! , MAFoElffen,
Thanks for your Xorg log Post, P #860, that is really a huge project, and some very valuable information many will appreciate.
My apologies if what follows seems over-pedantic but I have a hard-earned aversion to doing things with computers that I do not understand.
For myself, I seem to be at a crossroad with five - or more - ways out; of which three have signposts that say the same destination, and the others have no signpost at all.
But then that seems to be Situation Normal for Linux.
I begin to wish I had never heard of it; { and I expect you are wishing you never heard from me}.
In your Patch Post P #306, Option B 2d ,you posted:Whereas in Option C the post reads:…./ after editing and saving the file …
d. You should then cd to the extracted directory of the nvidia-installer and run it via.
Code:sudo chmod +x nvidia-installer sudo ./nvidia-installerWhilst your P #858 reads:Save the file. Install kernel 2.6.29-git8, reboot.
Uninstall your driver like you normally would, to make sure none of it is there from your last install.
Navigate to the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.44-pkg2 directory, wherever you put it:
Execute with root privileges:Code:sudo chmod +x nvidia-installer sudo ./nvidia-installerFirst: I know what 'chmod' does, from the notes in the nvidia driver folder. What 'chroot' does is a mystery thatAfter the edits, You don't run the original .run file, you change to the extraction directory, chroot the nvidia-installer file (to executable) and run it.does nothing to solve. Is that instead of, or as well as, 'chmod'? Or is it a typo?.Code:man chroot
Second: I assume that: “change to”, “Navigate to”, and: “CD”, all mean the same thing.
However, to me at least, “ cd to the extracted directory of the nvidia-installer” and “ change to the extraction directory” imply two different levels, whereas: “Navigate to the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.44-pkg2 directory, wherever you put it:” could be interpreted to mean either the folder to which the file was de-compressed, or the de-compressed folder itself.
Third: Reinforced by your Post P # 859:I assume that in using Patch Option B 2d, I should also alter the name of the Xorg.conf file and uninstall nvidia before running the above code.Always try to remove drivers before reinstalling. If you don't add that step in, it either says you already have the current package or some people end up with both old and new pieces of a driver that conflict with each other or don't work together.
Fourth: I assume the instruction: “Install kernel 2.6.29-git8, reboot.” would not apply in my case, even with the version number altered.
I will be extremely grateful if you could clarify these points.
Chao! ,bogan.
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