Nvidia For Mandrake 9.0 [Archive]

markbowen

12-02-2002, 08:18 AM

Hi All

The following is how I installed Nvidia Geforce 2 drivers for Mandrake 9.0. If you follow the Instructions below then you should have no problems.

First of all, the two drivers needed are :-

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.tar.gz
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.tar.gz

Once you have downloaded the following drivers then do the following:-

Open Root Konsole and go to where you downloaded the NVIDIA tar files and do the following :- Type in as root

tar xvzf NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.tar.gz
tar xvzf NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.tar.gz
cd NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123
make install
cd ..
cd NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123
make install

Once you have done the above go and type the following again in root konsole:-

kedit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

And edit the following:-

Driver "nv"
to
Driver "nvidia"

And in the module section you must have:-

Load"glx"

And also remove the following:-

Load "dri"
and
Load "GLcore

Then when finished save the file and restart the pc and when it has restarted you should see the Nvidia screen pop up and then you know you have the acceleration.

Any problems post them here and I will get back to you..

Mark

bwkaz

12-02-2002, 03:14 PM

You will need to have kernel-source installed for this to work. The part where you're doing a "make install" in the NVIDIA_kernel directory will fail if kernel-source isn't there.

kedit also assumes you installed KDE, which is probably the case but not definite. You could also use gvim, emacs, vim, vi, or whatever (though I'd stay away from vim or vi until you understand the command interface of vim... gvim has menus at least).

Question: do the newer nVidia drivers properly set up modules.conf for Mandrake now? They never used to... You need an alias /dev/nvidia* NVdriver in there, not (as was put in before) alias char-major-195 NVdriver.

Obrion

12-02-2002, 03:42 PM

ok check this and tell me what is wrong.. i have tried for days :/

# File generated by XFdrake.

# ************************************************** ********************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# ************************************************** ********************

Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so" # 3D layer
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
HorizSync 30-110
VertRefresh 50-160

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

JP83

12-02-2002, 04:03 PM

Comment # these:
#Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so" # 3D layer
#Option "DPMS"

Is Nvidia kernel and glx driver installed correctly. Don't use rpm packages use tar packages like markbowen.

sk8bloke87

12-02-2002, 04:05 PM

wow, this is good stuff. Im still trying to figure out how to get 3d acceleration with my geforce2 mx400 enabled. How do i make sure that i have the kernel headers installed already?

Obrion

12-02-2002, 06:17 PM

well a couple of things i can't figure out....

well i read somewhere that in Mandrake you need to change Load "glx" to the point in the system where it is actuall at... that is why i had that there..... i tried it commented out and no dice...

another problem is that when i install the glx (and yes it was a tar and i made it) it creates 2 files in the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions

libglx.so and
libglx.so.1.0.3123

the second one was the driver from looking at the install from the make install

so i am kind of confused on what is going on here...... seems like i am close but so far away from getting this to work......

this sucks spending 2 days just to get a graphics card to work properly

mdwatts

12-02-2002, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by markbowen
Hi All

The following is how I installed Nvidia Geforce 2 drivers for Mandrake 9.0. If you follow the Instructions below then you should have no problems.

First of all, the two drivers needed are :-

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.tar.gz
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.tar.gz

Once you have downloaded the following drivers then do the following:-

Open Root Konsole and go to where you downloaded the NVIDIA tar files and do the following :- Type in as root

tar xvzf NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.tar.gz
tar xvzf NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.tar.gz
cd NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123
make install
cd ..
cd NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123
make install

Once you have done the above go and type the following again in root konsole:-

kedit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

And edit the following:-

Driver "nv"
to
Driver "nvidia"

And in the module section you must have:-

Load"glx"

And also remove the following:-

Load "dri"
and
Load "GLcore

Then when finished save the file and restart the pc and when it has restarted you should see the Nvidia screen pop up and then you know you have the acceleration.

Any problems post them here and I will get back to you..

Mark

Very similar to what I've posted in many, many, many LNO threads...

bwkaz

12-02-2002, 07:00 PM

Obrion -- post the X log from the session that didn't work. To do this, boot to runlevel 3 (non-GUI boot, however you can get that to happen in Mandrake), do your setup, and then startx. Then, after it fails, cp /var/log/XFree86.0.log ., make any system changes you need to get a browser working, then post that log file here (rename it to a .txt and attach it to your post).

Obrion

12-02-2002, 07:34 PM

ok man here is a list of commands and the outputs

http://www.enchantedlight.com/nvidia/drivers.txt

as well as my config file

the final error is this

[dalamar@localhost dalamar]$ ut2003_demo
Couldn't set video mode: Couldn't find matching GLX visual

History:

Exiting due to error
[dalamar@localhost dalamar]

thanks for looking

bwkaz

12-02-2002, 09:11 PM

Well, OK, but there's no X log file there. /var/log/XFree86.0.log is the file you want to post, like I was saying. ;)

"couldn't find matching glx visual"... that sounds VERY familiar -- have you checked the rest of these forums for that error message and ut2003? I think I remember a few threads about it...

Obrion

12-02-2002, 10:05 PM

x server isn't failing if that is what you think i mean.

everthing installed i just can't get the drivers to run.

or do you mean try and get that run error after i type

ut2003_demo ?

JP83

12-03-2002, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by Obrion
well a couple of things i can't figure out....

well i read somewhere that in Mandrake you need to change Load "glx" to the point in the system where it is actuall at... that is why i had that there..... i tried it commented out and no dice...

another problem is that when i install the glx (and yes it was a tar and i made it) it creates 2 files in the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions

libglx.so and
libglx.so.1.0.3123

the second one was the driver from looking at the install from the make install

so i am kind of confused on what is going on here...... seems like i am close but so far away from getting this to work......

this sucks spending 2 days just to get a graphics card to work properly

Yes but you have 2 load glx line in there
Wrong one is this:
Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so" # 3D layer

and this is the correct
Load "glx"

So comment wrong one.
and comment # this
#Option "XkbOptions" ""

bwkaz

12-03-2002, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by Obrion
x server isn't failing if that is what you think i mean.

everthing installed i just can't get the drivers to run. OK, I just ran my own search, and it came up with a bunch of threads where reinstalling the NVIDIA_GLX package fixed the problem.

There was also one thread where the person said rebooting fixed the problem.

Obrion

12-04-2002, 07:08 PM

JUDAS !!!! i am still trying to get these damn drivers to work... i have done everthing step by step.
I have also tried to do what other forums say to.. I am going nuts..... Why is this so stinking hard for Mandrake to understand that all it has to do is use these drivers...

i looked for /var/log/XFree86.0.log but there ins't a file called that.....

I reinsalled Mandrake and tried again.... this time X won't run at all. But oddly enough when i log in and type startx it boots me into my default window manager......... I am freaking going t absolutely CRAZY.... PLEASE SOMEBODY help me...
maybee email me there XFConfig-4 file or something... cause i don't know what i am missing and why it isn't working.......

bwkaz

12-04-2002, 08:33 PM

There isn't a /var/log/XFree86.0.log? What does XFree86 -version tell you? It can't be 3.3.6, and I'm afraid that's what it will tell you.

During installation, you have to tell it (somehow) to install X 4.2.1 or 4.2.0, whatever the installer has.

chris27

12-04-2002, 09:49 PM

Im curious about something. I have a Gforce2 mx 400 and when I installed my Mandrake 8.2 it auto-detected it and installed the drivers for me. I never had a problem, I never needed to alter any files or install any drivers. But yet I just read that someone couldnt get that card to work for Mandrake 9.0.....? Im curious.. I was thinking about getting the new Gforce4 along with Mandrake 9.0 but if you all cant even get Gforce2 to install on 9.0 I might re-think my strategy here...

Do I have a reason to be nerveous?

Obrion

12-04-2002, 10:41 PM

that command isn't found

and i was sure that insatlled 4.2

CyPHer_138

12-04-2002, 11:48 PM

I followed the instructions to the letter. This is where it went south: cd NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123
make install
***Failed cc sanity check. Bailing out!***
I could use a little help here.:confused:

WMCrazyOne

12-05-2002, 12:55 AM

Hey, Markbowen. Having problems here. Dl , the required tars. Know how to get to a root console. Just dont know how to get to the files, that I have downloaded, while in the root console.New to Linux here. Could use the help please. Thanks.

Running Mandrake9.0 :D

Obrion

12-05-2002, 01:14 AM

WOOT HELL YEAH

you hit it on the head i had the wrong Freex installed..... i just followed to what the installer said about hardware acceleration

the thing is............... for some odd reason i can't change my resolution..............

but the nvidia logo comes up................. good job man

MUCH THANKS to everyone...

Obrion

12-05-2002, 01:16 AM

crazy just use the cd command...

you probably have them here

cd /home/"username here"
dir " now look for drivers "
cd "point to them

then untar them with command line

tar xvzf "name of file"

then go into the directory then make install

do the kernel first

Obrion

12-05-2002, 01:29 AM

chris nah i was just an idiot and overlooked something obvious....

bwkaz

12-05-2002, 01:39 AM

Obrion -- good to hear!

Originally posted by CyPHer_138
I followed the instructions to the letter. This is where it went south: cd NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123
make install
***Failed cc sanity check. Bailing out!***
I could use a little help here.:confused: That's an indication that your kernel was compiled with a different compiler than the one that you have installed. What does cat /proc/version print? What about cc -v?

plonka2000

12-05-2002, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by bwkaz
Obrion -- good to hear!

That's an indication that your kernel was compiled with a different compiler than the one that you have installed. What does cat /proc/version print? What about cc -v?

HELP! I have the same problem! i'm doing this right now and i'm totally stuck :eek: help sombody please. newbie in need!

WMCrazyOne

12-05-2002, 07:55 PM

Thanks, just new to Linux. Just have been getting confused on the commands, what they are , and what they do. Thanks, very much. Sorry to sound so o stupid. I just didnt know. Also, have a question. What would be a good reference book to help me , learn linux?

WMCrazyOne

12-06-2002, 07:02 PM

I also get the same , response. You appear to be compiling the NVdriver kernel module with
a compiler different from the one that was used to compile
the running kernel. This may be perfectly fine, but there
are cases where this can lead to unexpected behaviour and
system crashes.

If you know what you are doing and want to override this
check, you can do so by setting IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH.

In any other case, set the CC environment variable to the
name of the compiler that was used to compile the kernel.

*** Failed cc sanity check. Bailing out! ***
make: *** [gcc-check] Error 1.
Don't know what to do. Have been looking on the forums, for threads that might concern this situation. But, with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks......In Advance...

Notch Fodder

12-06-2002, 07:03 PM

Good Reference book:

The Linux CookBook
sub titled: Tips and Techniques For Everyday Use

by Michael Stutz

ISBN 1-886411-48-4

The Linux Journal Press

www.nostarch.com

WMCrazyOne

12-06-2002, 07:39 PM

Thanks for the reference, on the book.
I went out and bought, linux in a nutshell.
Hopefully the book will help me along.

plonka2000

12-06-2002, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by WMCrazyOne
I also get the same , response. You appear to be compiling the NVdriver kernel module with
a compiler different from the one that was used to compile
the running kernel. This may be perfectly fine, but there
are cases where this can lead to unexpected behaviour and
system crashes.

If you know what you are doing and want to override this
check, you can do so by setting IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH.

In any other case, set the CC environment variable to the
name of the compiler that was used to compile the kernel.

*** Failed cc sanity check. Bailing out! ***
make: *** [gcc-check] Error 1.
Don't know what to do. Have been looking on the forums, for threads that might concern this situation. But, with no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks......In Advance...

Hey peeps. I started a thread about this very problem and got an overwhelming response. :D

Check it out here:

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=78330

Read Icculus

12-10-2002, 11:48 PM

Thanks for the very easy instructions, my nvidia geforce 2 GTS is now working. If anyone else follows the howto, make sure you have gcc 3.2, and the kernel source packages installed and you can't go wrong.

CyPHer_138

12-18-2002, 03:28 PM

I did what you said and heres what I got:
1) cat /proc/version 2.4.19-16mdk (gcc version 3.2(Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-1mdk)) #1 fri sep 20 18:15:05
2) cc -v bash: cc: command not found.
:confused:

bwkaz

12-18-2002, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by CyPHer_138
2) cc -v bash: cc: command not found. Install a compiler. The easiest way to do this is to put in the Mandrake installation CD, reboot, select Upgrade rather than Install, and check the "development" package set. Then, let the installer continue until the packages have been installed, then exit and reboot back to Mandrake. Then try cc -v again.

MDG

12-19-2002, 01:19 PM

So, I'm nervous about this this time. Last week, I installed the nvidia drivers by compiling etc. After I was "finished" my xserver wouldn't start. I ended up reinstalling everything X.

So, now, I see that NVidia has some Mandrake 9 rpms.

Run do I a rpm -ivh whatever.kernnel.whatever.rpm or the glx one, I get a message that says

version < 2.whatever of rpm needed for this file or something similar.

That that mean my rpm is out of date? Or maybe I screwed something else?

Any help would rock.

MdG

Phlex

12-20-2002, 09:28 PM

I've thread this thread and many other threads and I'm still having problems installing the new Nvidia drivers for Mandrake 9.0.

I just installed Mdk 9.0 couple of days ago and I wanted to play the UT2003 demo. I've installed the developer package and so I know the gcc c++ and the kernel header were installed. I'm using 2.4.19 kernel which was the on the CD and the gcc c++ compiler is v3.2. I went to Nvdia's site and downloaded their drivers for Linux. I started with the 4191 drivers. I downloaded the tars both for the kernel and glx. I also downloaded the source kernel.blah.blah.4919.scr.rpm for 4191 and installed it. The source rmp installs fine. I used the command tar -zxvf for glx and kernel.tar.gz. Both installed into their own directories. I change to the install directory for the kernel and at the su prompt I type #make install, all I get is errors about about not using the proper kernel, etc. I can't remember the exact errors. Right now I'm back in Winbloz XP so I can't copy and paste the exact errors. Any ways, I went to the glx directory and typed #make install and it builds the new Nvidia drivers. I edited my XF86Config-4 and added load glx and replaced the nv driver with nvidia but when I try to start X, it fails to load. I've read the XF86Config log and it tells me it couldn't load glx. I've had to go back and edit the XF86Config-4 file back to it's original state in order to load startx. I'm using KDE 3.0 for my gui.

I get the same errors if I try with the 3123 drivers. I get the same errors trying to build the kernel as I did with the 4191 kernel. This is driving me nuts! This is the only problem I'm having right now. Someone, please enlighten me as to what I'm doing wrong?

I've already tried other things like adding the alias to my /etc/modules.conf that someone suggested in another thread and also tried using different fonts other than the FontPath "unix/:-1" in the XF86Config-4. None of these helped. And yes I did read the README file for the Nvidia drivers. I originally installed the 4191 drivers with the rpm but the glx.rpm gave me some errors that the libgl.so.1 and a few other drivers were from Mesa. I know I didn't install Mesa drivers. During my original install of Mdk 9.0 I installed Nvidia Geforce3 Generic and I installed 4.2.1 of the XFree86. I did uninstall the 4191 rpms before installing the tar files.

I'll post my XF86Config-4 and the exact errors when I reboot to Linux later tonight. But the error messages are the same that I've seen here in this thread. I know you need to download the source kernel for the Nvidia. So is the source for the Nvidia kernel in the kernel.blah.blah.src.rpm? or in the kernel-1.0-4191.blah.blah.tar.gz? I've downloaded both and the glx tar.

Sorry about the long post, I'm just fustrated that I spend 2 days trying to install Nvidia drivers.

Phlex

Phlex

12-24-2002, 03:54 PM

I managed to get my drivers working. 1st problem was that the kernel source is on the 3rd CD (International). So when I ran mandrake configuration menu, it doesn't display kernel source because in my installation I chose CD 1 and CD2 only but no CD3. I managed to download CD3 and than I able to install the kernel source. Keep in mind the kernel headers are v2.4.18 but the source is v2.4.19. If you have the kernel headers installed than you'll have to rebuild the rpm using the rpm --rebuild command for the kernel src.rpm. Otherwise you might get a error message about a tainted kernel.

I've installed nvidia's 3123 drivers. Only problem I had was when I booted to X. I would get a blank screen, sometimes a funny ascii character would display at the upper left corner. Same problem with 4191 drivers. I had to edit my XF86Config-4 and add Option "NvAgp" "0" option 3 2 1 would still cause my screen to blank out and lock my kb but not the system. I've tried using #modprobe agpgart and than #insmod agpgart and than using values of 2 3 and even 1 in my XF86Config-4 file. Same problem, blank screen. So I had to set my NvAgp back to "0". I than ran #lspci -b -vv and the only apperent conflict is that my nvidia card is sharing irq 11 with my via ethernet onboard adapter. I'll disable my ethernet and see if this causing the problem with my agp support.

jamesConf

12-29-2002, 02:03 AM

If you look on Nvidia's website the Mandrake 9 kernel RPMs are their, They work just fine. (yeah compiling is for gentoo users) You can also download the GLX RPM as it works just fine too. Now if you upgrade your kernel get the mandrake9 src.rpm and rebuild it

rpm --rebuild rpm_file.src.rpm.

voila. Now just a small hint if you have gcc installed(most of us do) and the software you wont does not have a mandrak9 RPM, but thay do have redhat,etc. download the source RPM. the file will end in src.rpm and run

rpm --rebuild rpm_file.src.rpm

it will be in /usr/src/RPM/ folder somewhere. :-)

Yes linux is not all that hard if you use the tools that are given.

mastechi

03-21-2003, 02:20 PM

Is it possible to install these drivers with MDK 9.1. I'm usung the 3123 drivers and these are the errors I get. Should I do what it says. I don't nat to break the system!

bwkaz

03-21-2003, 03:40 PM

mastechi -- you need to install kernel-source.

MorphiusFaydal

03-26-2003, 09:49 PM

Okay, so I followed the instructions exactly, and now this is what my XF86Config-4 file looks like:

# File generated by XFdrake.

# ************************************************** ********************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# ************************************************** ********************

Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbCompat" ""
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "1024x768 @ 70 Hz"
HorizSync 31.5-57.0
VertRefresh 50-70

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
Driver "nvidia"
# Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

I downloaded the files:
- NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.tar.gz
- NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.tar.gz
and used those. It shouldnt make a difference. Only, the first time I tried it, no graphics manager will pop up, I have to use the prompt and vim to edit the file. If it does make a differnece, where can I get the 3123 files?

Okay, thanks.

bwkaz

03-27-2003, 08:32 AM

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_archive

What was the error you're getting when you're trying to start X? If we knew that, it would be easier to help -- you may not need the 3123 drivers after all...

MorphiusFaydal

03-27-2003, 07:04 PM

Ok, im going back into my linux partition to dig out and post the errors that come up. I know pretty much where the log files are, so they should be here in thirty minutes, at most.

==========

EDIT:

Ok, two posts will be coming up that have these files as the body:
- XFree86.0.log
- XFree86.9.log

if it will help, tell me what other logs you need and where to find them.

MorphiusFaydal

03-27-2003, 07:31 PM

ok, the 'XFree86.0.log" file is attached to this post.

Hayl

03-27-2003, 07:52 PM

looks like the error for when the module isn't preloaded.

did you add the line:

alias char-major-195 nvidia

to your /etc/modules.conf (or conf.modules - whatever one you have)? (then reboot)

btw for better performance with the 4191 driver, add :

Option "RenderAccel" "on"

in your XF86Config under where you have:

Driver "nvidia"

bwkaz

03-27-2003, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by Hayl
looks like the error for when the module isn't preloaded. Yep, definitely looks like that error. If the "nvidia" kernel module is actually loaded when X starts, though, then look in either the output of dmesg, or in /var/log/messages, for a reason why. The kernel module generally logs reasons for stuff like that.

But 99 times out of 100, if the kernel module is actually loaded and you're still getting that error, it's because you need to have "PnP OS" set to no in your BIOS, and you need to have "Assign IRQ to VGA" (or "Assign IRQ to PCI VGA", it's the same setting) set to Yes.

MorphiusFaydal

03-27-2003, 09:19 PM

I just added the 'alias' line to my modules.conf and the new option to the XF86Config-4 file, and that didnt fix it.

I also checked my BIOS settings, and 'Plug and Play Aware OS' is set to 'Yes' as is 'Assign IRQ to PCI VGA'. Although I do have an AGP graphics card.

bwkaz

03-28-2003, 09:56 AM

Try turning PnP OS off.

But like I said, search dmesg and/or /var/log/messages for why the kernel module isn't initialized.

Esteban

03-28-2003, 10:33 AM

I am an utter newbie trying to install Mandrake 9.0 on an old Gateway. Before the switch I upgraded to an Nvidia G4 MX 440. After I successfully installed Mandrake, and booted into it the screen was blank. Th fine folks at Mandrake think the problem is my monitor (also a gateway) but I doubt this. I was reading the posts and now think it is the card. Any suggestions for my card?

Hayl

03-28-2003, 10:44 AM

go to www.nvidia.com and get the correct drivers and install them. read the readme at teh bottom of the download page (print it if you can) - it explains the entire install process.

ptesone

03-29-2003, 10:58 PM

Does anybody know if the latest nvidia drivers (4191) will work in Mandrake 9.1 beta???

(I tried the kernel & GLX rpm's which work fine in 9.0 but not in 9.1)

bwkaz

03-30-2003, 12:28 AM

Are you using sources?

Mandrake 9.1 beta uses a different kernel than 9.0 does. If you are trying to use 9.0 binaries with 9.1beta (or 9.1 itself, either way), it will not work.

dje

04-03-2003, 03:29 AM

I have successfully installed the NVidia graphics drivers for my redhat 8 GF4 MX 440 graphics card.

I used to type

init 3

at the shell in Gnome to close the GUI and have a clean command line, but now my monitor shuts off and I have to type blind my user name and password and

init 5

to get back to restart the GUI.

What have I done wrong?

bwkaz

04-03-2003, 02:01 PM

There are a lot of people that have been having similar issues (when logging out of X, when switching to a console with ctrl-alt-f2 or similar, and in a couple of other situations).

The fix for some of them is to turn on framebuffer console support if it's off, and turn it off if it's on. You can check by doing a cat /proc/fb -- if it says file not found, then you have it off, and will have to either pass vga=ask to the kernel using your bootloader next time you boot, or recompile your kernel to enable it (if your kernel configuration has a framebuffer enabled, but you don't pass an option to the kernel at boot time, it won't be used).

If /proc/fb has something in it that's not "VESA VGA", then you'll have to configure a kernel without whatever else comes up. Prime candidate for this is rivafb -- if it says rivafb, that's definitely not compatible with the nVidia drivers, get rid of that support from your kernel.

If it comes back with "VESA VGA", then try passing "vga=none" to your kernel on the next boot, to see if that helps at all.

No guarantees on any of this working, unfortunately, but sometimes it helps.

hetman

04-03-2003, 03:54 PM

i had no problems with the nvidia drivers for both mandrake 9.0 and 9.1
i used the source rpms and the regular tar source.
with the rpms all i did was
rpm --rebuild nvidia_kernel.blahblah.src.rpm
it then builds the rpm for your system and writes it somewhere, look for a line close to the end like "wrote /usr/src/RPMS/RPM/i586/nvidia_kernel.blah.i586.rpm

then do the same 2 steps for the glx.

u need the kernel source on your system (/usr/src/linux)

and finally edit the XF86Config-4 file... replace nv to nvidia and make sure the
Load "glx"
is there

im sure u read/heard the steps a million times now... dont know why youre having problems, like i said, worked many times for me.
on many distros.