Troubles wiht nvidia drivers on 8.04

**Zorael** · April 27th, 2008

Code:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
$ sudo nvidia-xconfig -d 24 --allow-glx-with-composite --add-argb-glx-visuals

(in that order)

**Fenixon** · April 27th, 2008

Still doesn't work

**Zorael** · April 27th, 2008

Let me guess; now glxinfo says "Direct rendering: yes", lshw -C video says "driver=nvidia" down at the bottom, you get decent framerate in glxgears, and compiz --replace doesn't even mention Nvidia?

=> Everything right, Compiz doesn't realize it. Perhaps if you somehow forced it to use Nvidia by altering the wrapper script (/usr/bin/compiz)

**Fenixon** · April 27th, 2008

Code:

$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x21 24 tc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x3a 32 tc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None

Code:

~$ lshw -C video
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-display               
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: NV43 [GeForce 6600]
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: a2
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 module=nvidia

Code:

$ compiz --replace
Checking for Xgl: not present. 
No whitelisted driver found
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity 
/usr/share/themes/Human/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:211: Invalid symbolic color 'selected_bg_color'
/usr/share/themes/Human/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:211: error: invalid identifier `selected_bg_color', expected valid identifier

That's all right?

**Zorael** · April 27th, 2008

Originally Posted by Fenixon

Code:

$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x21 24 tc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x3a 32 tc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None

No, that's messed up something fierce. It doesn't make any sense; I've seen plenty of threads where Nvidia drivers are set up perfectly yet Compiz still refuses them.

Could you post your new xorg.conf file then, please? Last attempt before I succumb.

**SnakeHips** · April 27th, 2008

Originally Posted by Zorael

Code:

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

(in that order)

They way this functions has changed in 8.04 ,it no longer goes into display options (in recovery menu,anyway) but it does go thru kybd, mouse etc

edit:
like bootpc ,hit "esc" at grb menu ,select recovery kernel ,at GUI drop to root prompt

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

go through menu's kebd ,langauge ,mouse ,whatever and then in 7.10 it would go into display configs ,not now it seems? The thing that strikes me as odd is that i would have expected a "recovery boot" to have a failsafe/fallback display config? unless i missed something.

edit2:

just found this:

"UPDATE: This method does not work with Hardy Heron and probably all versions to follow (including Intrepid Ibex). This method seems to ONLY work with Gutsy Gibbon and older.
I think this is because the newer versions of xserver-xorg rely more on auto-detecting the configuration during runtime rather than looking at xorg.conf.
/UPDATE"

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=690760

looks like the auto-detecting needs a little more work?

**Fenixon** · April 27th, 2008

Xorg.conf:

Code:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"pl"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Driver		"vesa"
	Screen	0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
	Vendorname	"CTX"
	Modelname	"CTX VL510 series, PL5 series"
	Horizsync	30.0-55.0
	Vertrefresh	50.0-110.0
  modeline  "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "640x480@85" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@85" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "1024x768@43" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync interlace +vsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Virtual	1024	768
		Modes		"1024x768@43"	"1024x768@60"	"832x624@75"	"800x600@60"	"800x600@85"	"800x600@75"	"800x600@72"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@85"	"640x480@75"	"640x480@72"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"GLcore"
	Load		"v4l"
EndSection
Section "device" # 
	Identifier	"device1"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Driver		"vesa"
	Screen	1
EndSection
Section "screen" # 
	Identifier	"screen1"
	Device		"device1"
	Defaultdepth	24
	Monitor		"monitor1"
EndSection
Section "monitor" # 
	Identifier	"monitor1"
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

**SnakeHips** · April 27th, 2008

aha........seems something called xrandr is the new kid on the block

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2

Code:

pete@desk:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 1360 x 768, maximum 1360 x 768
default connected 1360x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1360x768       50.0* 
   1280x768       51.0     52.0  
   1024x768       53.0  
   800x600        54.0  
   640x480        55.0  
   640x384        56.0  
   512x384        57.0  
   400x300        58.0  
   320x240        59.0

**carnageX** · April 27th, 2008

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...32&postcount=8

Try that; I managed to get it working, but it took a while for me to figure out how, lol.

Just do a search for 'nvidia' in the Package Manager.

**Fenixon** · April 28th, 2008

What is that jockey package?

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