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Re: intall nvidia driver on debian lenny

John Wojnaroski wrote:

Bogdan Marian wrote:


John Wojnaroski wrote:


Bogdan Marian wrote:


John Wojnaroski wrote:


Bogdan Marian wrote:


Hey,
I followed this guide to install the proprietary drivers from Nvidia: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/10/27/how-to-install-nvidia-video-card-drivers-in-debian-lenny/ but i have no luck. X won't start if i let the "Driver "nvidiA"" section in xorg.conf untouched. 
Can anyone guide me plz?

Bogdan
You need to at least post a copy of your xorg.conf file. And look in /var/log for the log file. There is a file called X.org.0.log that might help show any errors that X encountered when starting. 

JW



Hey,

You are right...
Here is my xorg.conf:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Wed Sep 12 14:29:35 PDT 2007 

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using 
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. 
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg 
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated 
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier     "Default Layout"
   Screen         "Default Screen" 0 0
   InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
   InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

       # path to defoma fonts
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
   FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
   FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
   FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
   Load           "i2c"
   Load           "bitmap"
   Load           "ddc"
   Load           "extmod"
  Load           "freetype"
   Load           "glx"
   Load           "int10"
   Load           "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier     "Generic Keyboard"
   Driver         "kbd"
   Option         "CoreKeyboard"
   Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
   Option         "XkbModel" "pc104"
   Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier     "Configured Mouse"
   Driver         "mouse"
   Option         "CorePointer"
   Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
   Option         "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
   Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier     "Generic Monitor"
   HorizSync       28.0 - 64.0
   VertRefresh     43.0 - 60.0
   Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"

#   Driver         "nvidia"
   Identifier     "Generic Video Card"
   Driver         "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier     "Default Screen"
   Device         "Generic Video Card"
   Monitor        "Generic Monitor"
   DefaultDepth    24
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       1
       Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       4
       Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       8
       Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       15
       Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       16
       Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
   SubSection     "Display"
       Depth       24
       Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
   EndSubSection
EndSection



What i can find in the log is :
(EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic, removing from list! Could not init font path element /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, removing from list! 


Bogdan
Off hand, nothing jumps out at me regards the xorg.conf file. That error msg should not have crashed X, per se. Check further down and see if the Nvidia card is properly identified as to to type and PCI address; for an AGP card usually PCI:1:0:0
Can you confirm that the nvidia drive "nvidia.ko" is in fact on your system and located in the /lib/modules section for your version of linux? 

JW



Hello,
Yes, the driver is there... I forgot to mention that i have 2 linux-headers installed (2.6.18-5-686 2.6.22-2-686). I suppose the one for Lenny is the one with 2.6.22... and nvidia.ko is in both of them...Oh, and my graphic card is an FX 5200 

Bogdan
Sorry, I should have asked earlier. Was X working before you installed the new Nvidia driver? Can you go back to that system configuration and run X? 

JW





Hello.
Yes, it was running with the free version of the driver. I can successfully start if i change the Driver section to "nv" from "nvidia". In fact, that's how i'm able to send you this mail. 

Bogdan
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