Re: when will nvidai-glx and nvidia-kernel-source hit etch? {Scanned} {Scanned} {Scanned}

[Henry Hollenberg <hgh@rcwm.com>]

Henry Hollenberg wrote:
> I wrote:
>
> > OK, I added some unstable lines to my sources.list and ran apt-get 
> > update:
> >
> > deb http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> > deb-src http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> >
> > deb http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> > deb-src http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> >
> > then:
> > apt-get -f install
> >     which installed:
> > ii  linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64            2.6.18-2                
> > Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD64
> >
> > apt-get -t unstable install nvidia-kernel-common
> > apt-get -t unstable install nvidia-kernel-source
> > apt-get -t unstable install module-assistant
> > m-a a-i nvidia
> > apt-get -t unstable install nvidia-glx
> >
> > And somehow the 2.6.18 kernel headers got installed not sure when or how:
> > ii  linux-kernel-headers                  2.6.18-3                
> > Linux Kernel Headers for development
> >
> >
> > I checked /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and it looked ok according to Andrew 
> > Schulman's instructions.
> > I also added my user to group video in case that was needed also 
> > according to Schulman.
> >
> > I am still gettting a gdm startup error:
> >
> > Failed to start the X server....
> >
> > GDM: Xserver not found: /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0....
> > Error: Command could not be executed!
> > Please install the Xserver or correct the GDM configuration and 
> > restart GDM
>
>
> Found something screwy:
>
> andy:/usr/X11R6# ls -l
> total 28
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    6 2006-10-16 08:24 bin -> ../bin
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2006-10-16 08:33 include
> drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-10-16 08:33 lib
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2005-12-23 14:54 lib64
>
> So /usr/X11R6/bin is rediricted to /usr/bin
>
> Which package is setting up this symlink?
>
> I think it is a very bad thing as that is how I ended up deleting my 
> whole /usr/bin
> contents when this etch upgrade started....all to get my hands on 
> openoffice.
>
> So where is /usr/X11R6/bin's files?
>
> Look to be intermixed with /usr/bin's files now.....that sure seems screwy.
>
> I sure don't recall creating that symlink:
> andy:/var/log# history | grep ln
>   510  history | grep ln

So gdm is looking for /usr/X11R6/bin/X but my xserver now is:
/usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg

when I try and run this binary by hand I see these errors:

(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Error: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel module has the version 1.0-8774, but
this X module has the version 1.0-8776.  Please make sure that the kernel
module and all NVIDIA driver components have the same version.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Ok, I have a Leadtek PX6800GT video card installed in this system so I don't think the
supported NVIDIA GPU line is the issue must be the API mismatch....not sure how
that would have happened.  Think I'll cc Randall Donald the nvidia maintainer....

andy:/usr/X11R6/bin# lspci
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra/GeForce 6800 GT] (rev a2)

I'll give kdm a whirl and see if it does better than gdm...

hgh.

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Henry Hollenberg
hgh@rcwm.com

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