trying to use nvidia drivers on a fresh install of 64bit quantal

[Drone4four]

I just did a fresh install of 64bit Ubuntu Quantal. I installed nvidia-current drivers. However, running nvidia-settings prompts me with this message:

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver.  Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

So I run:

gnull@quantal ~ :) $ sudo nvidia-xconfig

[sudo] password for gnull:

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".

Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'

New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

gnull@quantal ~ $

That looks fine and dandy but when I restart X or even reboot my computer, I can't run Steam, Unigine and e17 prompts me saying that the OpenGL features I ticked on are automatically disabled.

How do I enable my nvidia drivers?

By the way, this forum thread was helpful. Following the suggestions in that thread, I managed to increase my resolution from 640x480 to 1600x1200.

This is my xorg.conf:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 304.43  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-13)  Sun Aug 19 21:19:28 PDT 2012


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 81.0
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 63.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

[a50sn95]

I have a 3 day old install. of 12.10 64 bit.

I used these instructions to install

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...23&postcount=2

everything worked fine.

I did not have to edit anything.

Not sure how to fix broken X issues yet, just getting back into Linux....

HTH...

Dennis

[Drone4four]

I followed that guide. I purged my system of already installed nvidia drivers, upgraded the linux headers, reinstalled the drivers, ran nvidia-xconfig as root user, and then rebooted:

gnull@quantal ~ :) $ sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
[sudo] password for gnull: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'nvidia-vdpau-driver' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cuda-profiler' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-current-experimental-304' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libgl1-nvidia-legacy-173xx-glx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-173-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-common' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-tegra3' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-173' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cg-toolkit' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libgl1-nvidia-legacy-71xx-glx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-visual-profiler' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-current' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-experimental-310-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-96' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-96-updates' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-current-modaliases' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-vdpau-driver-ia32' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-173-updates' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-va-driver' for regex 'nvidia*'

Note, selecting 'nvidia-libvdpau' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-current-updates' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-tegra' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'boinc-nvidia-cuda' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-opencl-profiler' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-opencl-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libgl1-nvidia-glx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libgl1-nvidia-alternatives' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-installer-cleanup' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-settings-updates' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-experimental' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-180-modaliases' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cuda-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cuda-doc' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cuda-gdb' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-173-updates-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-current-updates-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cuda-toolkit' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-libvdpau-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-libvdpau-ia32' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cuda-debugger' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-libopencl1-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'glx-alternative-nvidia' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cg-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-settings-experimental-304' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-settings-experimental-310' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-cg-doc' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-libvdpau1' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-libvdpau1-ia32' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-compute-profiler' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-current-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-173-modaliases' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-experimental-304-dev' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-185-modaliases' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-glx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libkwinactivenvidiahack4' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-experimental-304' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-experimental-310' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-settings' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libgl1-nvidia-legacy-96xx-glx' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'nvidia-texture-tools' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libglx-nvidia-alternatives' for regex 'nvidia*'
Note, selecting 'libkwinnvidiahack4' for regex 'nvidia*'
Package 'libgl1-nvidia-alternatives' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-libvdpau-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-vdpau-driver' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-vdpau-driver-ia32' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-libvdpau' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-libvdpau-ia32' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-libvdpau1' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-libvdpau1-ia32' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-180-modaliases' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-185-modaliases' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-current-modaliases' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-173-modaliases' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-current-experimental-304' is not installed, so not removed
Note, selecting 'libnvtt-bin' instead of 'nvidia-texture-tools'
Package 'nvidia-libopencl1-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx' is not installed, so not removed
Note, selecting 'vdpau-va-driver' instead of 'nvidia-va-driver'
Package 'libgl1-nvidia-glx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'libgl1-nvidia-legacy-173xx-glx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'libgl1-nvidia-legacy-71xx-glx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'libgl1-nvidia-legacy-96xx-glx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'libglx-nvidia-alternatives' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-installer-cleanup' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-legacy-71xx-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cuda-debugger' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-compute-profiler' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cuda-profiler' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-opencl-profiler' is not installed, so not removed

Package 'nvidia-tegra' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-tegra3' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-173' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-173-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-173-updates' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-173-updates-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-current-updates' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-current-updates-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-experimental-304' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-experimental-304-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-settings-experimental-304' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-settings-updates' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'glx-alternative-nvidia' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cg-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cg-doc' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cg-toolkit' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cuda-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cuda-doc' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cuda-gdb' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-cuda-toolkit' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-opencl-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-visual-profiler' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-settings-experimental-310' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-experimental-310' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-experimental-310-dev' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'libkwinactivenvidiahack4' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'libkwinnvidiahack4' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-common' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'boinc-nvidia-cuda' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'nvidia-current-dev' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  nvidia-current* nvidia-settings*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
After this operation, 208 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
(Reading database ... 218514 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nvidia-current ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
INFO:Disable nvidia-current
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Processing quirk ThinkPad T420s
DEBUG:Failure to match Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. with LENOVO
DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match
DEBUG:Processing quirk Latitude E6530
DEBUG:Failure to match Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. with Dell Inc.
DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Purging configuration files for nvidia-current ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Removing nvidia-settings ...
Purging configuration files for nvidia-settings ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
gnull@quantal ~ $ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
linux-headers-generic is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  dkms linux-headers-3.5.0-17 python-xkit screen-resolution-extra
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
gnull@quantal ~ $ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  dkms linux-headers-3.5.0-17 python-xkit screen-resolution-extra


0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
After this operation, 59.4 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
(Reading database ... 218244 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing dkms ...
Removing linux-headers-3.5.0-17 ...
Removing screen-resolution-extra ...
Removing python-xkit ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
gnull@quantal ~ $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  dkms python-xkit screen-resolution-extra
Suggested packages:
  dpkg-dev debhelper
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dkms nvidia-current nvidia-settings python-xkit screen-resolution-extra
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/69.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 208 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Selecting previously unselected package dkms.
(Reading database ... 204001 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-current.
Unpacking nvidia-current (from .../nvidia-current_304.64-0ubuntu1~quantal~xup1_amd64.deb) ...
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Unpacking python-xkit (from .../python-xkit_0.5.0_all.deb) ...
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Unpacking screen-resolution-extra (from .../screen-resolution-extra_0.15_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-settings.
Unpacking nvidia-settings (from .../nvidia-settings_304.64-0ubuntu1~quantal~xup1_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
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Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Setting up dkms (2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up nvidia-current (304.64-0ubuntu1~quantal~xup1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-current/alt_ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
INFO:Enable nvidia-current
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude
DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here
DEBUG:Processing quirk ThinkPad T420s
DEBUG:Failure to match Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. with LENOVO
DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match
DEBUG:Processing quirk Latitude E6530
DEBUG:Failure to match Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. with Dell Inc.
DEBUG:Quirk doesn't match
Loading new nvidia-current-304.64 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-17-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the
kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.
Setting up python-xkit (0.5.0) ...
Setting up screen-resolution-extra (0.15) ...
Setting up nvidia-settings (304.64-0ubuntu1~quantal~xup1) ...
update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/nvidia-settings/ld.so.conf because link group nvidia_settings_conf is broken
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
gnull@quantal ~ $ nvidia-xconfig 

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".

ERROR: Unable to write to directory '/etc/X11'.

gnull@quantal ~ :) $ sudo nvidia-xconfig 

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

gnull@quantal ~ $

Even after inputting those commands, the problem persists. Is there anything unusual in that output that could indicate the problem I am having?

[bogan]

Hi!, Drone4four,

I think this is where your problem lies:

Loading new nvidia-current-304.64 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-17-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.
Setting up python-xkit (0.5.0) ...
Setting up screen-resolution-extra (0.15) ...
Setting up nvidia-settings (304.64-0ubuntu1~quantal~xup1)
... update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/lib/nvidia-settings/ld.so.conf because link group nvidia_settings_conf is broken

Though what to do about it, other than a full re-install, I am not competant to suggest, probably depends on what kernal you are actually running.

Edit: A search through Synaptic Package manager for linux headers, linux-source, linux-image, linux-image-extra ,to check they are all the correct version might help.

Chao!, bogan.

[Drone4four]

Ah yes, that worked. Thanks, bogan. I installed linux-source and either linux-image or linux-image-extra (forget which of the two). I purged my system of all traces of nvidia and then installed nvidia-current et. al. I rebooted and presto, it all worked fine and dandy. I am downloading TF2 as I write this post. I am thrilled. I suppose I should extend gratitude out to a50sn95 as well b/c by following the guide in the thread he provided enabled me to share the output that bogan examined. So thanks to you both. =D