Hi Ts
Finally got my nvidia card and drivers working in both ubuntu and kubuntu. Fresh installs with your method's. Your attention to everyones issues really helped me solve this. I thank you. good by linspire, no windows for five months.
Thanks you
Gee! These Aren't Roasted!
Hi Ts
Finally got my nvidia card and drivers working in both ubuntu and kubuntu. Fresh installs with your method's. Your attention to everyones issues really helped me solve this. I thank you. good by linspire, no windows for five months.
Thanks you
Ubuntu Developer
This makes me very happyOriginally Posted by zubrug
Quad Shot of Ubuntu
Not sure if this was mentioned before, but how would you know which drivers you would need?
I have an NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 400.
Ubuntu Developer
Code:A. Supported NVIDIA Graphics Chips __________________________________________________________________________ NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID ------------------------------- ------------------------------- GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x0040 GeForce 6800 0x0041 GeForce 6800 GT 0x0045 GeForce 6800 GT 0x0046 Quadro FX 4000 0x004E GeForce 7800 GTX 0x0091 GeForce 6800 0x00C1 GeForce 6800 LE 0x00C2 GeForce Go 6800 0x00C8 GeForce Go 6800 Ultra 0x00C9 Quadro FX Go1400 0x00CC Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI 0x00CD Quadro FX 1400 0x00CE GeForce 6800/GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x00F0 GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 GT 0x00F1 GeForce 6600 0x00F2 GeForce 6200 0x00F3 Quadro FX 3400 0x00F8 GeForce 6800 Ultra 0x00F9 GeForce PCX 5750 0x00FA GeForce PCX 5900 0x00FB Quadro FX 330/GeForce PCX 5300 0x00FC Quadro NVS 280 PCI-E 0x00FD Quadro FX 330 0x00FD Quadro FX 1300 0x00FE GeForce PCX 4300 0x00FF GeForce2 MX/MX 400 0x0110 GeForce2 MX 100/200 0x0111 GeForce2 Go 0x0112 Quadro2 MXR/EX/Go 0x0113 GeForce 6600 GT 0x0140 GeForce 6600 0x0141 GeForce 6600 LE 0x0142 GeForce Go 6600 0x0144 GeForce 6610 XL 0x0145 GeForce Go 6600 TE/6200 TE 0x0146 GeForce Go 6600 0x0148 GeForce Go 6600 GT 0x0149 Quadro FX 540 0x014E GeForce 6200 0x014F GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM) 0x0161 GeForce Go 6200 0x0164 GeForce Go 6400 0x0166 GeForce Go 6200 0x0167 GeForce Go 6400 0x0168 GeForce4 MX 460 0x0170 GeForce4 MX 440 0x0171 GeForce4 MX 420 0x0172 GeForce4 MX 440-SE 0x0173 GeForce4 440 Go 0x0174 GeForce4 420 Go 0x0175 GeForce4 420 Go 32M 0x0176 GeForce4 460 Go 0x0177 Quadro4 550 XGL 0x0178 GeForce4 440 Go 64M 0x0179 Quadro NVS 0x017A Quadro4 500 GoGL 0x017C GeForce4 410 Go 16M 0x017D GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X 0x0181 GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP8X 0x0182 GeForce4 MX 420 with AGP8X 0x0183 GeForce4 MX 4000 0x0185 Quadro4 580 XGL 0x0188 Quadro NVS with AGP8X 0x018A Quadro4 380 XGL 0x018B Quadro NVS 50 PCI 0x018C GeForce2 Integrated GPU 0x01A0 GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU 0x01F0 GeForce3 0x0200 GeForce3 Ti 200 0x0201 GeForce3 Ti 500 0x0202 Quadro DCC 0x0203 GeForce 6800 0x0211 GeForce 6800 LE 0x0212 GeForce 6800 GT 0x0215 GeForce4 Ti 4600 0x0250 GeForce4 Ti 4400 0x0251 GeForce4 Ti 4200 0x0253 Quadro4 900 XGL 0x0258 Quadro4 750 XGL 0x0259 Quadro4 700 XGL 0x025B GeForce4 Ti 4800 0x0280 GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X 0x0281 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE 0x0282 GeForce4 4200 Go 0x0286 Quadro4 980 XGL 0x0288 Quadro4 780 XGL 0x0289 Quadro4 700 GoGL 0x028C GeForce FX 5800 Ultra 0x0301 GeForce FX 5800 0x0302 Quadro FX 2000 0x0308 Quadro FX 1000 0x0309 GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 0x0311 GeForce FX 5600 0x0312 GeForce FX 5600XT 0x0314 GeForce FX Go5600 0x031A GeForce FX Go5650 0x031B Quadro FX Go700 0x031C GeForce FX 5200 0x0320 GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 0x0321 GeForce FX 5200 0x0322 GeForce FX 5200LE 0x0323 GeForce FX Go5200 0x0324 GeForce FX Go5250 0x0325 GeForce FX 5500 0x0326 GeForce FX 5100 0x0327 GeForce FX Go5200 32M/64M 0x0328 Quadro NVS 280 PCI 0x032A Quadro FX 500/600 PCI 0x032B GeForce FX Go53xx 0x032C GeForce FX Go5100 0x032D GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 0x0330 GeForce FX 5900 0x0331 GeForce FX 5900XT 0x0332 GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 0x0333 GeForce FX 5900ZT 0x0334 Quadro FX 3000 0x0338 Quadro FX 700 0x033F GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 0x0341 GeForce FX 5700 0x0342 GeForce FX 5700LE 0x0343 GeForce FX 5700VE 0x0344 GeForce FX Go5700 0x0347 GeForce FX Go5700 0x0348 Quadro FX Go1000 0x034C Quadro FX 1100 0x034E Below are the legacy GPUs that are no longer supported in the unified driver. These GPUs will continue to be maintained through the special legacy NVIDIA GPU driver releases. NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID ------------------------------- ------------------------------- RIVA TNT 0x0020 RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro 0x0028 RIVA TNT2 Ultra 0x0029 Vanta/Vanta LT 0x002C RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro 0x002D Aladdin TNT2 0x00A0 GeForce 256 0x0100 GeForce DDR 0x0101 Quadro 0x0103 GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro 0x0150 GeForce2 Ti 0x0151 GeForce2 Ultra 0x0152 Quadro2 Pro 0x0153
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Here is the Nvidia log
This is a new card/monitor/dvi install I had a CRT when I did the original install.Code:nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' creation time: Fri Feb 3 19:10:06 2006 option status: license pre-accepted : false update : false force update : false expert : false uninstall : false driver info : false no precompiled interface: false no ncurses color : false query latest driver ver : false OpenGL header files : true no questions : false silent : false no backup : false kernel module only : false sanity : false add this kernel : false no runlevel check : false no network : false no ABI note : false no RPMs : false force tls : (not specified) force compat32 tls : (not specified) X install prefix : /usr/X11R6 OpenGL install prefix : /usr compat32 install prefix : (not specified) installer install prefix: /usr utility install prefix : /usr kernel name : (not specified) kernel include path : (not specified) kernel source path : (not specified) kernel output path : (not specified) kernel install path : (not specified) proc mount point : /proc ui : (not specified) tmpdir : /tmp ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com RPM file list : (not specified) Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface -> License not accepted. Aborting installation.
I don't want to reinstall for two reasons.
1) this is my primary production workstation and it has taken me two months to get it configured the way I like it
2) the DVI did work at some point in this process, but now does not.
AS for the Xine wm9, I have the codecs installed and it was working fine on my old card/crt set up. So, I am convinced it has something to do with the new card setup.
I do appreciate the help thanks
Ubuntu Developer
Accept the "licence agreement" and when the installer says it doesn't find a precompiled module for your card and ask you to attempt to compile a new module for your kernel, say yes.
Tell me what happens then
Frothy Coffee!
Ts, this is a great guide. I had some issues with my xorg conf file (I made a typo when using Poofy's guide) but I just reconfigured x in recovery mode. The driver installation went flawlessly itself and now works like a dream.
I do have one request. I had to print out the instructions from the thread and it took 10 pages of paper just for the guide. (I had to print out the whole page of the thread so it actually came to 20 pages.) I was wondering if there was a way to post each method in a single page printable format? Maybe some one will offer to host the files and you can provide links on the thread. This will make it a lot easier for those using the guide when they have to exit the gui and finish in text mode. The other option I guess would be to post a link on how to install a text based web browser for use when x is down. Thank you for this guide and your hard work. I appreciate what you have done.
Manually installing software and setting up your system is always preferable. However, there is not one thing wrong with using Automatix for getting it done the easy way. Get Automatix2 Support Here
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OK I went through Method 2 again and this time it worked!!! This is what I did different
When I used uname -r it would return ........-k7-smp. I , unfortunately was only using the "k7" part where I needed to add the "uname" part.
When I did it this time I used the whole "k7-smp".
When I ran the install it complained of no kernal interface. I clicked ok to download and it said none found on NVIDIA site.
However, this time it just proceeded with the install and all seems well.
Here is my new xorg.conf
On a side note about the ViewSonic VA2012Wb. I really like this monitor, but I had to return it to costco FOUR times to get one without bad pixels. They take them back no questions asked, but be warned if you see this online somewhereCode:# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Dec 14 16:39:22 PST 2005 # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. # (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" 0 0 InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" EndSection Section "Files" # paths to defoma fonts FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID" EndSection Section "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "ddc" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "VA2012wSERIE" HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 94.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]" Driver "nvidia" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5500]" Monitor "VA2012wSERIE" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection
I will now be working on the DVI issue.
Thanks so much for the efforts and contributions to this forum. I am using linux as my primary business/Development computer now and couldn't be happier that I made the switch.
It wouldn't have been possible without communities such as this.
Quad Shot of Ubuntu
I have an NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440, sorry, mesed it up
Quad Shot of Ubuntu
Aww... crap. I used Method 1. I'll try method 2 instead.
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