Nvidia 9800M gs 64 bit ubuntu 10.04 linux, driver remove on reboot

j0eh4x · 08-15-2011, 02:28 AM

i have ubuntu 10.04, ive checked additional drivers an install for my graphics card

After install it tells me I need to reboot, After I reboot
it as if I never install the graphics card.

I decided to do a manual install of my GC card drivers, from nvidias website
everything worked great. And its working, after I reboot though

I receive an error telling me the if has failed and offers me the option to load minimal graphics.

Im very confused because it works fine, until i reboot

GlennsPref · 08-15-2011, 04:45 AM

Hi, I had a similar experience with my system and found a kernel module (nouveau) was being loaded before the nVidia driver module.

I found a way to stop this by adding

Code:

nokmsboot

to the kernel command line at the grub loader.

As well as that I had to edit the xorg.conf file to point to the nVida driver module.

I hope this gives you a place to look....

Regards glenn

cascade9 · 08-15-2011, 05:28 AM

9800'M' (for 'm'obile).

You've possibly got some switchable graphics/nvidia optimus setup.

What model laptop is it?

TobiSGD · 08-15-2011, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlennsPref

Hi, I had a similar experience with my system and found a kernel module (nouveau) was being loaded before the nVidia driver module.

I found a way to stop this by adding

Code:

nokmsboot

to the kernel command line at the grub loader.

As well as that I had to edit the xorg.conf file to point to the nVida driver module.

I hope this gives you a place to look....

Regards glenn

A better and simpler way would be to just blacklist the nouveau module.

j0eh4x · 08-15-2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

9800'M' (for 'm'obile).

You've possibly got some switchable graphics/nvidia optimus setup.

What model laptop is it?

asus g50v
not sure what you mean by kernel command line but im sure with a little googling ill figure it out and try it will let u know if it works, thanx

j0eh4x · 08-15-2011, 04:46 PM

i believe i found the solution, for others
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-inst...ucid-lynx.html

TobiSGD · 08-15-2011, 05:00 PM

Keep in mind that you have to do that procedure every time the kernel gets updated.
If your problem is solved, please mark this thread as solved using the thread tools at the top of the thread.

GlennsPref · 08-15-2011, 06:43 PM

I tried to blacklist the module, but without the nokmsboot cli option it just would not stick.

uname -a

Code:

Linux GamesBox.GlennsPref.net 2.6.38.8-4.mga_GamesBox #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 2 18:00:54 EST 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-mga

Code:

# blacklisted modules for PCI coldplug
# see also /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-compat

blacklist rivatv

# For some bridges both intel-agp and i82875p_edac are loaded. If i82875p_edac
# is loaded first it will grab the device. Then intel-agp doesn't work.
# Therefore we disable automatic loading of 82875p_edac. (Bug 213840)
# https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=213840
blacklist i82875p_edac

# do not use "Boot Protocol" drivers, we prefer usbhid
# and they cause problems when loaded together with usbhid (#37726, #40861)
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist usbmouse

# disable PC speaker by default
# pcspkr is the standard driver, while snd-pcsp is the ALSA driver
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist snd-pcsp
blacklist nouveau

The "nokmsboot" tip appeared in a help message during one of the many nVidia installs I went through.

Generally I setup xorg with the vesa driver to try and save this confusion, then install the nVidia .run package.

How to get a boot command line(?)
press F3 or F2 at the grub boot screen (dual boot?)press ESC to go to cli.

An area appears where you can type, at the end of the line.

see "Chapter 9: Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameter Reference", a free .pdf sample of the book.
online html....http://oreilly.com/linux/excerpts/97...reference.html

Quote:

[PDF]
Chapter 9: Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameter Reference
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...n_pdf/ch09.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
1 Dec 2006 – 9. Kernel Boot Command-Line. Parameter Reference. The majority of this chapter is based on the in-kernel documentation for the ...

There's plenty to learn,

I'm still learning too...

Regards Glenn