HOWTO: Latest NVIDIA drivers

[tseliot]

Hey,

I'm running Hoary, and tried to install the newest drivers. I was able to install without a problem, but upon startup, X crashes. I checked the X log, and it stated that it couldn't load the Nvidia kernel modules. The strange part is, according to dmesg, the modules -did- load.

I cannot post dmesg, X log, or the install log at the moment, as I'm posting this via Links. If it's possible to copy/paste the text into here, though, I'll see what I can do about posting those.

Thanks in advance!

1) What's the model of your graphic card?
2) Can you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

[DariusTriplet]

1) What's the model of your graphic card?
2) Can you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

1) Fx5600

2) (All irrelevant information, such as InputDevice, have been removed for this post)

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

[muzzie]

OK... I've got a problem.

I followed your guide (which is excellent, btw), tseliot,and got my nvidia drivers installed and running fine (or so I thought).
I have been using them for the last week or so with no trouble, but I hadn't done any 3d stuff yet.

Today I installed the game Enemy Territory, and it would load, but was very slow. I went ingame and it would play at 15-30fps and all the textures/graphics were very low quality. My machine is a 3000+ Athlon 64 paired with a GeForce 6800 GT, so obviously something was wrong with my software.

I then noticed that my OpenGL screensavers were just black in preview, and would not start when I tried to test them. Finnaly, I ran glxgears and the results are pitiful, 14fps. Yes, 14fps glxgears, on a brand spankin' new system that plays Half Life 2 at 100+ FPS under Winblows.

So, I am thinking something is wrong with my OpenGL drivers. I am very new to Linux, only a week or so, but I'm enjoying it despite all the little problems I've come across.
Normally I'd spend hours crawling around on Google to figure this out, but I see you are a helpful guy who knows this stuff pretty well, so I thought I'd ask...
What the heck is going on?

[tseliot]

1) Fx5600

2) (All irrelevant information, such as InputDevice, have been removed for this post)

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
# Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV31 [GeForce FX 5600]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Try point 4 in the problem section of my guide

[tseliot]

OK... I've got a problem.

I followed your guide (which is excellent, btw), tseliot,and got my nvidia drivers installed and running fine (or so I thought).
I have been using them for the last week or so with no trouble, but I hadn't done any 3d stuff yet.

Today I installed the game Enemy Territory, and it would load, but was very slow. I went ingame and it would play at 15-30fps and all the textures/graphics were very low quality. My machine is a 3000+ Athlon 64 paired with a GeForce 6800 GT, so obviously something was wrong with my software.

I then noticed that my OpenGL screensavers were just black in preview, and would not start when I tried to test them. Finnaly, I ran glxgears and the results are pitiful, 14fps. Yes, 14fps glxgears, on a brand spankin' new system that plays Half Life 2 at 100+ FPS under Winblows.

So, I am thinking something is wrong with my OpenGL drivers. I am very new to Linux, only a week or so, but I'm enjoying it despite all the little problems I've come across.
Normally I'd spend hours crawling around on Google to figure this out, but I see you are a helpful guy who knows this stuff pretty well, so I thought I'd ask...
What the heck is going on?

Can you post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

[muzzie]

Sure, here ya go, attached to this post.

[tseliot]

Sure, here ya go, attached to this post.

Which driver version did you install? (7667, 7676,etc.)

[muzzie]

I installed 7676. I know now that you recommend that folks use 7667 unless they have a 7800, but somehow I didn't remember that when getting the drivers.

Still though, could the 7676 drivers really be causing all the trouble I'm having? If you think that's the case, I could do a driver reinstall I suppose.

[tseliot]

I installed 7676. I know now that you recommend that folks use 7667 unless they have a 7800, but somehow I didn't remember that when getting the drivers.

Still though, could the 7676 drivers really be causing all the trouble I'm having? If you think that's the case, I could do a driver reinstall I suppose.

I think it's worth a try (use 7667).

[TakisX]

Disaster help.
I installed the kernel 2.6.11 with synaptic ,everything ok . Reboot and when goew to Desktop freezes.Reboot the same.Reboot with the old kernel everything ok.

I follow your how to to install nvidia drivers.When i give sudo sh Nvidia ..... it says somethind about a mising modules and compiles it .Everything ok it says.I give sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start and canot load xserver .Black screen.
Reboot in command line. I type sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to see what it says
and get

GK-warning ** : cannot open display
every log file i try open the same
Disaster (not install ubuntu again) i cnt get grafical gui .
p.s. how it is posible to install kernrl form synaptic and not working ?