nVIDIA Graphics Driver MDK10.1
I used Fedora Core 2 until recently. I switched to Mandrake 10.1 because of sound problems I couldn't solve..
on FC2, I installed the nVidia graphics drivers via RPM from rpm.livna.org. It dosn't work here, and I don't have a clue how to install nVidia's drivers. Are there any RPMs fro Mdk I can use? (Oh, and regarding the sound: I have sound, but only one application can make a sound at the time(better than on FC2, where I had no sound at all), can someone help me fix that too?) My specs: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Barton 1.9 GHz Chaintech 7NJL3 nForce2 based mobo MSI Starforce GeForce FX5200 T128 IBM DeskStar 80GB HDD Generic 17" CRT monitor Generic dual speakers Dexxa 3 axis 4 button joystick (how do I install it BTW?) Chicony Twinklecam webcam (how do I install this one too?) Topcom Xplorer 871 aDSL modem LiteON DVD player MSI DVD+-RW 4xmax Epson Stylus C42+ (yup..installation issues here too...I'm such a noob) Logitech multimedia keyboard Elta Media optical wireless mouse Generic floppy drive Mandrake 10.1 Community Kernel 2.6.8.1-10mdk KDE |
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You don't need a RPM to install the drives. go to nvidia's website and download the linux driver for your card..
then.. get out of Xwindows and go to the directory you downloaded the file in.. login as root.. and do.. "sh nvidiawhateverthefilenameis" It will install the driver. Then, you need to change your xorg.conf file and make it use the nvidia driver. like... ####################################### # Any number of graphics device sections may be present Section "Device" Identifier "VESA Framebuffer" Driver "nvidia" Option "NvAGP" "0" VideoRam 65536 EndSection #########################33 Have fun. |
I know..I read it. Problem is, that I don't really have a clue how to go out of X or do any of the other stuff that's neccesary...I tried it on my first Fedora install, it failed. I then found out about the Livna RPM, installed it and it worked.. Now, I've come to the damn situation in Mdk I was faced with in FC2... :(
Is it possible for someone to do this remotely for me? I'd screw up for sure. |
hi,
don't worry, getting out of x isn't as fearsome as it sounds.. here's how - open a console window, then at the command prompt type - Code:
telinit 3 it'll ask you for the root password - type this in and press enter (you won't get any feedback on screen when you type the password, this is normal). you'll then drop to a command prompt. change directory to where you downloaded the nVidia driver installer file - probably your /home directory - ie, Code:
cd /home/<your name> Code:
chmod a+x <nVidia installer file name> Code:
sh <nVidia installer filename> Code:
startx once this is done, exit back out of x as before. you then need to make sure that the nvidia module is loaded before restarting x - as root, type Code:
modprobe nvidia if all has worked ok, you should see the nVidia splash screen prior to x startup. finally, you need to make sure that the nVidia module is loaded during boot (I found that it wasn't with 10.1, for some reason...). To do this, edit /etc/modprobe.preload and add nvidia to the bottom of the file (again, you'll need to be root). Then you should be good to go... I've just been through exactly this procedure with Mandy 10.1 - I did try a couple of RPMs off Mandrake Club but couldn't get them to work... Oh, and make sure that you use the very latest driver from nVidia. |
Isn't it already an executable? (.RUN)
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Hi,
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when u use the sh , it 's not needed to be executable,
like the bash scripts, if a script has not execute permission u can simply type Code:
bash <script_name> Code:
./<bash_name>. Code:
chmod a+x <nVidia installer file name> Code:
./<nVidia installer file name> |
perfect_circle,
thanks for the info on that - i didn't know that! learn something new every day - part of the fun of linux!! |
I tried doing it, and it showed that the install was finished. So I went ahead and did the modifications to XF86Config.
I exited X, did startx, and I saw the nVIDIA logo, and everything looked normal. So I wanted to exit root. I pressed logout and it threw me out of X. I logged in as dablade and tried startx again. Now, it got a problem.. I wrote the entire thing down, and it filled an A4 page. I then went to freenode via IRSSI, and instructed me on how to restore a backup of the file. Now, it's working , but not with nVIDIA. I'll post my restored XF86Config, my nVIDIA XF86Config and the error I got below. Current(restored): Code:
# File generated by XFdrake. Code:
# File generated by XFdrake. Code:
Module Loader Present |
is this your /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?
Quote:
look the NVIDIA README: Code:
In the Module section, make sure you have: |
I did it, but now I'm in console again. Accessing this page with Lynx is a drag..
Why must things NEVER work for ME? I'm getting sick of nVidia...No RPM installers, all kinds of needless cr@p caused by these buggy closed source drivers. |
I'm back in the GUI now. But how do I get this thing running?
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hi,
OK - you're so nearly there!! presuming you've rebooted your machine since installing the driver.. could you do the following quick check - open a console window and switch to root user. Then grab a list of your currently loaded modules - Code:
#lsmod Thanks - I don't think you're too far off now.. |
Code:
su[dablade@localhost dablade]$ su - |
hi,
OK, from your list of modules, it looks like the nvidia graphics driver isn't actually loaded (nvidia-agp is there, but that's to do with your motherboard chipset). so, from a console as root, do a Code:
#modprobe nvidia Then try logging out of X and back in again (straightforward 'end session', then log back in) - this will restart the X server. All should be OK - in which case, you need to edit /etc/modprobe.preload (as root) and simply add 'nvidia' to the end of the file (omit quote marks). This will ensure that the nvidia driver is loaded during system boot. Any problems, post back. |
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