geforce 9600 gt without driver and no 3d accelaration

setlec_seta · 08-17-2008, 07:06 PM

i've reinstalled mandriva 2008.1 and i didn't found the driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1.run that would configure my geforce 9600 gt. i've tryied to install the original driver from nvidia but it required xen kernel module.

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# uname -a
Linux DreamLand 2.6.24.7-server-1mnb #1 SMP Mon Jul 28 15:33:25 EDT 2008 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ GNU/Linux

my actuall pc hardware is AMD 64 X2 with 4 GB DDR2 800Hz and with an asus EN9600GT with 1 GB DDR3.

can someone point me which nvidia driver should i use with this GFX card?? [Edit] or maybe which kernel i should use in order to use the Nvidia driver?

thanks in advance.

oh! here is the nvidia-installer.log

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nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Aug 17 21:09:46 2008
installer version: 1.0.7

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  precompiled interfaces  : true
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest version    : false
  OpenGL header files     : true
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no recursion            : 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
  no kernel module        : false
  force SELinux           : default
  no X server check       : false
  no cc version check     : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : (not specified)
  X library install path  : (not specified)
  X module install path   : (not specified)
  OpenGL install prefix   : (not specified)
  OpenGL install libdir   : (not specified)
  utility install prefix  : (not specified)
  utility install libdir  : (not specified)
  doc install prefix      : (not specified)
  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                  : /root/tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 173.14.12.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.24.7-server-1mnb/source'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.24.7-server-1mnb/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
ERROR: The kernel you are installing for is a Xen kernel!
       
       The NVIDIA driver does not currently work on Xen kernels. If 
       you are using a stock distribution kernel, please install 
       a variant of this kernel without Xen support; if this is a 
       custom kernel, please install a standard Linux kernel.  Then 
       try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

GlennsPref · 08-17-2008, 10:18 PM

Hi, you need to install a kernel and kernel-source to suit your hardware, ie, 64bit AMD processor.

The zen reference is about your current kernel having zen built in to the kernel.

If you don't need zen, go ahead and install the rpm for kernel and sources.

Download and install these and any dependents,
64bit sources:

Quote:

http://ftp.riken.go.jp/Linux/mandrak...nb1.x86_64.rpm

64bit kernel to suit AMD64 +2

Quote:

http://ftp.riken.go.jp/Linux/mandrak...nb1.x86_64.rpm

Reboot to see the changes, it should boot with the new kernel.

Then you can try again to install the nvidia driver.

Cheers, Glenn

setlec_seta · 08-18-2008, 12:01 AM

oh i'm using the x86 platform and not the x86_64... but i've found an alternative i've installed the desktop kernel and ran the nvidia driver in init 4. so now i got the my gfx card running smoothly... but i'm not able to use all my 4 GB RAM unfortunately... i might download the 64 bit version of mandriva later...

but thanks any way for your help!

setlec_seta · 10-27-2008, 03:29 PM

Ok small update, i've changed some hardware Motherboard asus P5N-T Deluxe and intel core 2 duo E8200, and i can't make somegames to run correctly... nv drivers problematic? so i've installed Mandriva 2009.0 free DVD, used the normal dkms and nv drivers from official repos for Nvidia 177.7x then updated to 177.80. Since i got the GF9600 i've never been able to run the following games correctly and/or not at all, Ennemy Territory:Quake wars (this game works for 5 min while playing and crash i get back to my desktop my mouse goes full-bar have to restart Xorg) and Spring (it starts well then crash as soon as i launch a map) respectively.

Code:

Linux DoTH 2.6.27-desktop-0.rc8.2mnb #1 SMP Thu Oct 2 06:11:56 EDT 2008 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8200  @ 2.66GHz GNU/Linux

what could i do? reinstall 2008.1? download mandriva one?