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Re: [SLE] nVidia
- From: Paul Cooke <pc005b5848@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:29:04 +0100
- Message-id: <200308131529.04684.pc005b5848@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
excuse the top posting but I was fighting with Pine in safe mode...
arrrggghhh... I followed the nvidia instructions and the new SuSE howto to
the letter, but when launching SaX2 to configure my graphics I get an
"unsupported VGA mode" message floating on my LCD monitor and I get the
same thing when attempting to start SuSE in normal graphical mode... How
th F can i set my graphics up if I can't get SaX2 up in the first
place???
OK... forced in the end to swap monitors over... arrgghhh.
tried SaX2 --l and SaX2 --reinit no joy...
Why the F does SaX2 _have_ to startup in a graphical server??? why can't it be
started in an ncurses form like Yast2 can be and then just fire up the x
server for the confirmatory test??? I'm lucky in that i had a spare monitor I
could lift from another machine, what about people with no spares???
ps, my display device that was giving me grief was a Proview CY-565. I don't
think SaX2 was able to get any info from it at all when queried and defaulted
to a mode that wasn't supported... strange that because it was a least
displayable before the kernel and nvidia hassle and I was able to use one of
the Generic LCD monitors...
it would be nice if SaX2 started up from safe mode and supported framebuffer
by default as everything I've ever connected works in that display mode...
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Paul Cooke wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 August 2003 7:42 am, Gerhard den Hollander wrote:
> > * Sid Boyce <sboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 06:53:38AM
> > +0100)
> >
> > > The SuSE shipped (boxed) kernel was compiled with an earlier gcc, so
> > > if you update to gcc-3.3-43, /var/log/nvidia-installer.log will tell
you
> > > your kernel was not compiled with the gcc you currently have.
> >
> > Even if you have a kernel that is compiled with the correct gcc this will
> > fail.
> > The trick the nvidia makefile uses to catch the gcc version number fails:
> >
> > % gcc --version
> > gcc (GCC) 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)
> > Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
> > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
> >
> > % cat /proc/version
> > Linux version 2.4.20nfs (root@hyperion) (gcc version 3.3 20030226
> > (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)) #2 SMP Thu Jul 10 13:49:42 CEST 2003
> >
> >
> > setting IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH to some value prevents this
> >
> > % cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version
> > NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86 nvidia.o Kernel Module 1.0-4496 Wed Jul
16
> > 19:03:09 PDT 2003
> > GCC version: gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)
> >
>
> the nvidia HOWTO on the SuSE site has changed in the last couple of weeks
(wow
> it was changed this morning... what a coincidence) or so to include the
> following text:
>
> -------------------------------------------
> 2) Use the nvidia installer.
>
> export IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes
> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
> but what it doesn't tell you to do is that to run the nVidia installer you
> must not have X running and must be in either runlevel three or else have
> booted up into "safe mode" for a console session. All the steps upto "sh
> NVIDIA-Linux-xxxxx.run" can be done in "normal" mode, that one can't. You
> must then execute SaX2 whilst in console mode as well.
>
> > > The only solution is to recompile the kernel, reboot with option
> > > "init 3", then the NVidia kernel will build and install.
> > > Regards
> > > Sid.
> > >
> > > Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > > >The latest nVidia driver that one is to install from nVidia after the
> > > >kernel update just posted and installed by YOU, is NOT usable and WON'T
> > > >install!! I hope SuSE is working on this, as 3D is "GONE" because of
> > > > this error. Some have very slow systems now.
> > > >
> > > >Fred
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > --
> > Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515
> > ICT manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539
> > Jason Geosystems BV Fax :+31-10.280.1511
> > gdenhollander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx POBox 1573
> > visit us at http://www.Fugro-Jason.com 3000 BN Rotterdam
> > JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands
> > This e-mail and any attachment is/are intended solely for the named
> > addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and
> > privileged.
>
>
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>
>
arrrggghhh... I followed the nvidia instructions and the new SuSE howto to
the letter, but when launching SaX2 to configure my graphics I get an
"unsupported VGA mode" message floating on my LCD monitor and I get the
same thing when attempting to start SuSE in normal graphical mode... How
th F can i set my graphics up if I can't get SaX2 up in the first
place???
OK... forced in the end to swap monitors over... arrgghhh.
tried SaX2 --l and SaX2 --reinit no joy...
Why the F does SaX2 _have_ to startup in a graphical server??? why can't it be
started in an ncurses form like Yast2 can be and then just fire up the x
server for the confirmatory test??? I'm lucky in that i had a spare monitor I
could lift from another machine, what about people with no spares???
ps, my display device that was giving me grief was a Proview CY-565. I don't
think SaX2 was able to get any info from it at all when queried and defaulted
to a mode that wasn't supported... strange that because it was a least
displayable before the kernel and nvidia hassle and I was able to use one of
the Generic LCD monitors...
it would be nice if SaX2 started up from safe mode and supported framebuffer
by default as everything I've ever connected works in that display mode...
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Paul Cooke wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 August 2003 7:42 am, Gerhard den Hollander wrote:
> > * Sid Boyce <sboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 06:53:38AM
> > +0100)
> >
> > > The SuSE shipped (boxed) kernel was compiled with an earlier gcc, so
> > > if you update to gcc-3.3-43, /var/log/nvidia-installer.log will tell
you
> > > your kernel was not compiled with the gcc you currently have.
> >
> > Even if you have a kernel that is compiled with the correct gcc this will
> > fail.
> > The trick the nvidia makefile uses to catch the gcc version number fails:
> >
> > % gcc --version
> > gcc (GCC) 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)
> > Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
> > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
> >
> > % cat /proc/version
> > Linux version 2.4.20nfs (root@hyperion) (gcc version 3.3 20030226
> > (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)) #2 SMP Thu Jul 10 13:49:42 CEST 2003
> >
> >
> > setting IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH to some value prevents this
> >
> > % cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version
> > NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86 nvidia.o Kernel Module 1.0-4496 Wed Jul
16
> > 19:03:09 PDT 2003
> > GCC version: gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)
> >
>
> the nvidia HOWTO on the SuSE site has changed in the last couple of weeks
(wow
> it was changed this morning... what a coincidence) or so to include the
> following text:
>
> -------------------------------------------
> 2) Use the nvidia installer.
>
> export IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes
> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run
>
> -------------------------------------------
>
> but what it doesn't tell you to do is that to run the nVidia installer you
> must not have X running and must be in either runlevel three or else have
> booted up into "safe mode" for a console session. All the steps upto "sh
> NVIDIA-Linux-xxxxx.run" can be done in "normal" mode, that one can't. You
> must then execute SaX2 whilst in console mode as well.
>
> > > The only solution is to recompile the kernel, reboot with option
> > > "init 3", then the NVidia kernel will build and install.
> > > Regards
> > > Sid.
> > >
> > > Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > > >The latest nVidia driver that one is to install from nVidia after the
> > > >kernel update just posted and installed by YOU, is NOT usable and WON'T
> > > >install!! I hope SuSE is working on this, as 3D is "GONE" because of
> > > > this error. Some have very slow systems now.
> > > >
> > > >Fred
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > --
> > Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515
> > ICT manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539
> > Jason Geosystems BV Fax :+31-10.280.1511
> > gdenhollander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx POBox 1573
> > visit us at http://www.Fugro-Jason.com 3000 BN Rotterdam
> > JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands
> > This e-mail and any attachment is/are intended solely for the named
> > addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and
> > privileged.
>
>
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>
>
>
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