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hi, I got a problem with my nvidia driver.
I did all of things to install but it never installed.
my graphic card is geForce go7400 and using debian 'etch' rc1
I'm laptop user. sony vaio vgn-fe41m
Code:
Failed to start X Server.
Failed to load module Nvidia
no drivers available
Code:
rob33n@debian:~$ sudo dpkg -l | grep nvidia
ii nvidia-glx 1.0.8776-4 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
ii nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-5-686 1.0.8776-4+2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch4 NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.18
ii nvidia-kernel-common 20051028+1-0.1 NVIDIA binary kernel module common files
ii nvidia-kernel-source 1.0.8776-4 NVIDIA binary kernel module source
ii nvidia-settings 1.0+20060516-3 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driv
ii nvidia-xconfig 1.0+20070502-1 The NVIDIA X Configuration Tool
I did all of things to install but it never installed.
Well, you must have done something wrong, or it would be working!
Quote:
Failed to load module Nvidia
This is a suspicious error message. There should not be a capital N in nvidia. Check the module name in your xorg.conf file. Is there a capital "N"? Otherwise, here's a mini-howto:
You'll need to install the following: build-essentials libc6-dev and the kernel headers that match your running kernel ( find that out with uname -a ).
Make sure the files /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx and /etc/init.d/nvidia-kernel do not exist (delete them if they do).
If the (hidden) file /lib/linux-restricted-modules/.nvidia_new_installed exists, delete it.
Edit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common so it contains this line: DISABLED_MODULES=”nv nvidia_new”
Press <CTL><ALT><F1> to get a terminal login
Login as yourself
Start a root terminal: sudo -i
Give your password.
Stop X: /etc/init.d/kdm stop (if you are using kde) /etc/init.d/gdm stop (if you are using gnome)
[ At this point you may have to get back to your login terminal with a <CTL><ALT><F1> ]
Now run the nvidia installer: sh /path/to/NVIDIA-whatever.run
Accept the licence
Pay attention to any error messages. If none, then you can now edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf as per the NVIDIA howto on their site.
Now restart the display manager: /etc/init.d/kdm start (if you are using kde) /etc/init.d/gdm start (if you are using gnome)
The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.1) does not exactly match the
current compiler (gcc 4.2). The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kern
el modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of
the compiler used to build the running kernel.
Thereafter, there are many errors.
So, where / how did you get your gcc from? It looks as though you may have fetched the wrong one somehow. Nvidia is expecting to use version 4.1.
Is your /etc/apt/sources.list correct for your distro version?
I realise you probably do not have a gui at the moment, if this upsets you, a lot, you can probably get one if you set your driver to "vesa" in xorg.conf. You'll need to set it to "nvidia" after you have installed the nvidia module, of course.
One other thing - when the nvidia module has been compiled, it'll offer to fix up xorg.conf for you. Resist this temptation, and make the required changes manually.
Finally I fix the problem.
it's about the nvidia-kernel-source and as you told the source lists.
Thank you for the good news.
I am pleased my suggestions have helped you fix your problem. I am especially pleased that you have helped yourself (you have done some research, and tried some different things both before, and after, you came to LQ).
But you too could help other people, if you just explained, simply, what was wrong, and why:
- I did this ... , and that ..., and something else ..., but I did not work because ....
- I fixed it by doing this and that and then something else, and now it works perfectly .
Then, other people coming to LQ can [search] (there's a button for this, on this page) and find the answer they need. So we can all learn, and help others [I am still not sure where exactly your problem was, perhaps I gave you too many things to check, but you managed] and I would be interested to learn exactly what your solution was.
Easy & fun
Did you accidentally mis-post? I ask because your post is not at all informative or helpful to anyone else with a similar problem!
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