installing nvidia driver for pci express 6600GT?
Hello,
how do I get my nvidia PCI Express 6600GT card to work?
The nv driver in xfree86 does not support this card and so I tried
the proprietary one without succes.
Then I have compiled and installed xorg but the nv driver does not work
too. With the nv driver I only get a black screen and the keys
CTRL+ALT+F[n] are locked so that I can't do anything.
The proprietary driver does kompile but the module can't be loaded:
X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.11-9-em64t-p4-smp x86_64 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux orclex 2.6.8-11-em64t-p4-smp #1 SMP Sat
Mar 26 04:28:35 CET 2005 x86_64
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(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "xtt"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module xtt
(II) UnloadModule: "xtt"
(EE) Failed to load module "xtt" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "speedo"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module speedo
(II) UnloadModule: "speedo"
(EE) Failed to load module "speedo" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libglx.a
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "GLcore"
(II) LoadModule: "GLcore"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Module GLcore: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "xtrap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/extensions/libxtrap.a
(II) Module xtrap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DEC-XTRAP
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "keyboard"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/input/keyboard_drv.o
(II) Module keyboard: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib64/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(EE) No drivers available.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
So whats the problem with the proprietary nvidia driver? The module can
be loaded with modprobe and lsmod shows me that it is loaded, but xorg
says "(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)"!
Thanks & regards,
Alexander
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