Nvidia 6150SE nForce 430 driver

maxibanez77 · 09-21-2021, 09:29 AM

Hi all:
im installing the factory driver of this video card in my Lubuntu 20.04.
i do all the recomended steps
at the kernell compilation screen it gives me this

DKMS make.log for nvidia-304.137 for kernel 5.4.0-84-generic (x86_64)
mar 21 sep 2021 09:28:17 -03
NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/entry/syscalls all
make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/basic
set -e; mkdir -p include/config/; trap "rm -f include/config/.kernel.release.tmp" EXIT; { echo "5.4.133$(sh ./scripts/setlocalversion .)"; } > include/config/.kernel.release.tmp; if [ ! -r include/config/kernel.release ] || ! cmp -s include/config/kernel.release include/config/.kernel.release.tmp; then : ' UPD include/config/kernel.release'; mv -f include/config/.kernel.release.tmp include/config/kernel.release; fi
rm -f .tmp_quiet_recordmcount
make -f ./scripts/Makefile.asm-generic obj=arch/x86/include/generated/uapi/asm \
generic=include/uapi/asm-generic
set -e; mkdir -p include/generated/uapi/linux/; trap "rm -f include/generated/uapi/linux/.version.h.tmp" EXIT; { if [ 133 -gt 255 ]; then echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 328959; else echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 328837; fi; echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + ((c) > 255 ? 255 : (c)))'; } > include/generated/uapi/linux/.version.h.tmp; if [ ! -r include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h ] || ! cmp -s include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h include/generated/uapi/linux/.version.h.tmp; then : ' UPD include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h'; mv -f include/generated/uapi/linux/.version.h.tmp include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h; fi
rm -f include/linux/version.h
make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=arch/x86/tools relocs
make[3]: *** No hay ninguna regla para construir el objetivo 'arch/x86/tools/relocs_32.c', necesario para 'arch/x86/tools/relocs_32.o'. Alto.
make[2]: *** [arch/x86/Makefile:236: archscripts] Error 2
make[2]: *** Se espera a que terminen otras tareas....
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [Makefile:261: module] Error 1
make: *** [makefile:59: module] Error 2

i already blacklist the nouveau driver automatically with nvidia installer

Help me please im not an advanced user of linux

mrmazda · 09-21-2021, 11:45 PM

May I ask why you chose to do this with such an old IGP, long out of active support by NVidia? With this IGP, I use only FOSS, the nouveau kernel driver, with the (default) modesetting DIX driver.

maxibanez77 · 09-30-2021, 05:42 AM

Hi, sorry for they delay answering and My poor english.
I was having internet problems that i already solved.
I'm gonna try with they Nouveau drivers and that configs and Tell You if it works, but in the begining it crashes at full screen and was the reason to try the factory drivers.

HappyTux · 09-30-2021, 08:47 AM

Quote:

No hay ninguna regla para construir el objetivo 'arch/x86/tools/relocs_32.c', necesario para 'arch/x86/tools/relocs_32.o'. Alto.

Translates too. en español. También se traduce.

Code:

There is no rule to construct the target 'arch / x86 / tools / relocs_32.c', necessary for 'arch / x86 / tools / relocs_32.o'. High.

Which a google search of leads to this. en español. Lo que una búsqueda en Google conduce a esto.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/2328...elocs-c-needed

https://www.google.com/search?client...cs_32.c%27%2C+

It suggests you need i386 headers installed those are for a 32bit system, yours is 64 bit so would need code for that OS variant to compile properly.

en español de nuevo.

Sugiere que necesita los encabezados i386 instalados, que son para un sistema de 32 bits, el suyo es de 64 bits, por lo que necesitaría un código para que esa variante del sistema operativo se compile correctamente.

michael diemer · 09-30-2021, 10:38 AM

You cannot use NVidia drivers beyond 304.xx for this card. Nvidia stopped supporting it after Linux kernel 4.4 (or thereabouts). I also have a machine with this card, and the last Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based distro that allows installation of Nvidia driver 304, is Ubuntu 16. Supposedly, someone made a patch for Ubuntu 18, but installing it is complicated and probably not worth it.

Ubuntu 16 is out of support. however you can sign up for Extended Security Maintenance for Ubuntu 16, for fee. This will get you security support at least until 2024.

The best distro to use with this card is Bodhi 6. It will work fine on Nouveau drivers. Other light distros, such as Linux Lite, Lubuntu etc will not. There are of course even lighter distros, but Bodhi has a great desktop and works great out of the box. It is lightening fast. My 2009 computer boots in 10 seconds with it. It is an outstanding distro, probably the best light distro out there. I would give it a try.

mrmazda · 09-30-2021, 11:21 PM

FOSS can work with the 6150SE:

Code:

# inxi -Sy
System:
  Host: mcp61 Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Trinity R14.0.11
  Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
# cat /proc/cmdline
... nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 nouveau.noaccel=1 ...
# xrandr | egrep 'onnect|creen|\*' | grep -v disconn | sort -r
VGA-1 connected primary 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 474mm x 296mm
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1680 x 1050, maximum 4096 x 4096
   1680x1050     59.97*+  74.89
# inxi -Gay
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
  driver: nouveau v: kernel bus-ID: 00:0d.0 chip-ID: 10de:03d0 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: modesetting
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa alternate: nouveau,nv display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1680x1050 s-dpi: 108 s-size: 395x246mm (15.6x9.7")
  s-diag: 465mm (18.3")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 size: 474x296mm (18.7x11.7")
  diag: 559mm (22")
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.5
  compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes

michael diemer · 10-01-2021, 11:39 AM

mrmazda, yes nouveau will work ok with this card, provided the desktop is light enough. Bodhi's is based off Enlightenment and is very light. I tried Linux Lite, Lubuntu Xubuntu, Mate etc and none of them would work. The only other desktop that worked was Bunsen Labs, which uses open box. Debian probably as well, though I didn't try it. I settled on Bodhi because it is powerful, nice looking and easily configurable. So is Bunsen Labs, but configuring is a bit challenging for the typical user.

I also still have Ubuntu 16.04.7, with ESM. There however I have Nvidia enabled as it allows that driver to be installed. Ubuntu 18 does not, at least not without some tinkering.

By far the easiest way to deal with this card is to install Bodhi. Unless you like to spend lots of time in the terminal!

mrmazda · 10-01-2021, 09:05 PM

In case it went unnoticed, post #6 shows I'm running Trinity Desktop Environment, a fork of KDE3. Both work just fine on "ancient" hardware like this, and provide a lot more functionality than simpler window managers.

Also shown is it's running on only one nouveau driver, kernel/device. The display driver in use is the more modern, non-reverse-engineered (upstream default) modesetting DIX driver. Right now it's running without the nouveau.config=NvMSI=0 or nouveau.noaccel=1 kernel cmdline options, which for several years was necessary. I'm not sure when their need stopped.

michael diemer · 10-02-2021, 11:37 AM

Interesting, mrmazda. So I tried installing Q4OS 2.7, an older version which maybe might work on this hardware, and which used Trinity. I could only get as far as the Q4OS boot menu, where you choose to run live, install etc. But it just hung there, so I concluded my system couldn't handle the desktop. At least not without some serious tinkering. It may be that on my system there are other issues as well, but I didn't pursue it any further. Your post makes me wonder, however. If I get bored enough, maybe I'll try tinkering.

I'm of the school of thought that says, if you have old hardware, find a distro that works with it out of the box. Rather than tinkering around to see what else you can get to work with it. Would rather use the damn machine that fight with it!

BTW my specs: Gateway GT5656, video as above; 3Ghz CPU, dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 6 GB memory.

mrmazda · 10-02-2021, 01:38 PM

The CPU in post #6 is Athlon II X2 240 with 2G RAM on MSI motherboard. That PC only has openSUSE (13.1, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, Tumbleweed) and Debian (10 & 11) installed. I use TDE also on Fedora and Mageia on other PCs. TDE is no fuss to install on any supported distro. TDE has user and devel mailing lists that are quite helpful. I install a minimal OS version with no DE, then add TDE. Usually I do NET installs, almost never install anything using live media.

enigma9o7 · 10-02-2021, 01:53 PM

I have an athlon 64 with on board nvidia 6100, and can confirm the last time ubuntu packaged nvidia-304 was for 16.04LTS. And the nvidia direct version does not work with kernel newer than 4.15 or current xorg.

There is a patch that make the official nvidia install script work with ubuntu 18.04. I did it myself and yeah it works better than nouveau for some games, but I had these weird lines that kept appearing on my screen, dunno how to describe, but enough that I reverted to nouveau.

I saw a thread in slackware section, someone is working on making it work with latest slackware.... https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ght=nvidia-304