[SOLVED] Nvidia Geforce GT740 install driver boot no device no startx
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this means that the nvidia card uses neither nouveau (open source) nor nvidia (proprietary) driver.
first of all, try to boot with the "nomodeset" parameter on the boot line (instructions on how to do this are to be found on your $DISTRO's wiki/help pages; for ubuntu e.g. here)
if you can get a graphical desktop with that, we can move on to the next step.
btw, take a look into /etc/X11. if there's a xorg.conf, rename it to something that does not end in .conf, e.g.
Code:
sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.not
the same goes for files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d that have the word nvidia or nouveau in them.
Ok, did everything you suggested. nomodeset was done in Grub2. Getting the same exact reply
when running
lspci -k | grep -iEA5 'vga|3d'
How should it read???? Just in case I stumble upon a fix while waiting. This is getting really discouraging since it was easy to install in Unbuntu, but I really don't like the OS....
Thanks in advance..
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Originally Posted by ondoho
this means that the nvidia card uses neither nouveau (open source) nor nvidia (proprietary) driver.
first of all, try to boot with the "nomodeset" parameter on the boot line (instructions on how to do this are to be found on your $DISTRO's wiki/help pages; for ubuntu e.g. here)
if you can get a graphical desktop with that, we can move on to the next step.
btw, take a look into /etc/X11. if there's a xorg.conf, rename it to something that does not end in .conf, e.g.
Code:
sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.not
the same goes for files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d that have the word nvidia or nouveau in them.
I didn't come or join this forum for an exercise. If I wanted an exercise I'd run around the block. I want a solution to the problem. I can't understand why it works in Unbuntu and not with PC Linux? Obviously there is a fix for this. And if anyone can help great but please don't turn it into an exercise! Thanks.
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
Posts: 7,680
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I take it you tried following the PC Linux OS help?
Or else, as I mentioned, try running nvidia-xconfig once the driver is installed -- I believe that ought to work whether you install the drive through a repository or using the binary straight from NVIDIA.
I take it you tried following the PC Linux OS help?
Or else, as I mentioned, try running nvidia-xconfig once the driver is installed -- I believe that ought to work whether you install the drive through a repository or using the binary straight from NVIDIA.
OK good news. This morning after booting with my Intel Graphics card I replied to the newest suggestion and shut down. And was going to give those suggestions a try, Installed my Nvidia Card and booted and I finally got a graphic desktop. Tried to open some programs using the Icons on the Desktop and nothing happened. Opened a terminal and tried opening Firefox and got this error.
Host.firefox
libGLdispatch ABI Version is incompatible with lib EGL mozalloc abort segmentation fault
Also tried to run some other commands with the same results. Some programs did open like Kwrite and file manager. Tried to get into XFdrake and received basically the same error.
Ignore the following Glib:Object:Introspection & Gtk3 Warnings libGLdispatch ABI Version incompatible with libEGL aborted
But the good news is at least I can get graphics with this CARD!!!
Any suggestions to get past these errors and get this thing working????
PROBLEM IS SOLVED!!! After following 273 and ondoho suggestions its finally been solved. What I did was go to PC Linux OS help followed their instructions. I think most of the fix had to do with the updating and using the tested driver. I was trying to use the most up to date driver and for reasons not yet explained was not supported by the Kernel. Anyway its working and I'm a happy camper!!!
Not sure how to mark this SOLVED.....
BTW I did end up using Nvidia Propitiatory Drivers in PC Linux Package Manager, Synaptic
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Originally Posted by evodawg
PROBLEM IS SOLVED!!! After following 273 and ondoho suggestions its finally been solved. What I did was go to PC Linux OS help followed their instructions. I think most of the fix had to do with the updating and using the tested driver. I was trying to use the most up to date driver and for reasons not yet explained was not supported by the Kernel. Anyway its working and I'm a happy camper!!!
Not sure how to mark this SOLVED.....
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
Posts: 7,680
Rep:
Glad to hear it worked out. For whatever reason there may not have been a kernel module for whichever kernel it is you're running.
I think PCLinux OS does things a little different to other distributions also.
I'm sure of that. I probably would have moved to Unbuntu but having used PC Linux since Mandriva went bust I had a ton of stuff that I just didn't want to move over to a new OS. Thanks to you all I was able to avoid that BS. Thanks again...
Quote:
Originally Posted by 273
Glad to hear it worked out. For whatever reason there may not have been a kernel module for whichever kernel it is you're running.
I think PCLinux OS does things a little different to other distributions also.
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