Re: Geforce FX 5900XT
Hi James,
Can you please also post the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4?
As far as I can see from here either the compilation went wrong or the
XF86Config-4 contains a mistake.
With the XF86Config-4 I made the best experiences with removing or
commenting the following lines from 'Section "Module"':
- Load "GLcore" (at least this one is active according to your log)
- Load "dri"
Also the complete 'Section "DRI"' (if exists) needs to be commented.
As for the compilation... if you can find a relevant log, please post it
as well.
This is quite some time ago for me, if I recall correctly `export
CC=gcc-3.4' had to be set before you could start compiling. But I am
absolutely not sure about this.
I followed the Method #1 from the README, of course the correct
kernel-headers have to be installed:
# apt-get install kernel-headers-`uname -r`
I am running Sid/Pure64 w/ 2.6.10-9-amd64-k8 and the nVidia-driver is
working fine. I still have the .deb file, but I am not sure whether it's
legal to post it (if it would help you anyway).
Greets,
Jens
James Titcumb wrote:
Hi Jens,
You seem to know a bit about the nVidia support. I have followed
instructions as you said, and all seemed to go well, but XFree86.0.log
says it can't load the module. Please see the logfile attatched.
I hope you can help... I'm using the same arch as Brian
(2.6.8-10-amd64-k8 (sarge)), and I simply cannot seem to get it working..
Many thanks in advance,
James
Jens Vogel wrote:
Hi,
Basically there are four steps to follow if you want to get nVidia
support working. Non-free must be included in your sources.list.
1. apt-get install nvidia-kernel-source nvidia-kernel-common
2. Follow the steps in
/usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-source/README.Debian
3. apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
4. Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
Done.
Hope that helps,
Jens
Brian R. Whitecotton wrote:
Has onyone successfully installed the nvidia provided drivers for the
GeForce FX 5900XT or similar chipset?
I have a base-debian pure64 netinstall + xserver-common. et. al using
the basic nv driver. I have kdm as my window manager and am running
KDE3.3.x and it all works quite well! Very excited about that! Now,
I want to get hardware graphics support up and running. Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
Other info:
I have installed all pertinent kernel-sources, kernel-headers, etc.
The nvidia installer compiles the driver with no problem but then it
complains about installing the nvidia module. There are symbols that
are unrecognized. Nvidia warns that this is usually due to incorrect
libs or kernel headers but I have all matching versions installed as
prerequisite. So I am at a loss. I am hoping someone has figured
out why nvidia's installer fails.
Thank You and Advance!!!
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