Trying to install the nvidia driver
I followed the instructions for installing the patched nvidia driver for my FX5200 with YOU, but I just get a brief nvidia flash screen and then the screen goes blank and my LCD monitor switches off. The "nv" driver works fine, though I had to go into rescue mode to restore it. "Failsafe" doesn't work and just hangs the machine after a lot of hex messages scroll up the screen ending with "console shuts up". I'd be grateful for help with either of these problems. - Richard. -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
Ok follow these steps. Update through Yast to the latest everything (including kernel).... Don't run the yast nvidia driver... It does not work with the latest kernel update aswell as it should. Once finished. Goto minion.de Either grab just this: http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0... which is a 2.6 enabled amd64 nvidia package... or do the follow (second way is more reliable but try with the first as it's less hassle) Read the assosciated readmes.... Get: Makefile diff for nv Makefile http://www.minion.de/files/NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-5332-2.6.diff and 2.6amd64 enabled nvidia-installer program (replace that in the default nvidia installer package) http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0... And grab the latest amd64 nvidia linux installer (should be 5332) from the nvidia site. Make a directory and put all these files in it: run the nvidia installer (the official one) with the command line argument --extract This dumps all the files out of the installer in the current directory. go into the newly created directory find the /src/nv subdir, and then patch the makefile with the diff. (You also need to ln -s .. READ THE DIFF README ON MINON.de for full instruction). Run make it should compile the kernel module.. Go back to the top subdir, and copy over the nvidia-installer file with the one from the minion.de archive... Run the installer. Done, You will of course need to modify your XF86Config Acording... see the Nvidia readme.. Hope this helps. On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 03:43, rkimber@ntlworld.com wrote:
I followed the instructions for installing the patched nvidia driver for my FX5200 with YOU, but I just get a brief nvidia flash screen and then the screen goes blank and my LCD monitor switches off.
The "nv" driver works fine, though I had to go into rescue mode to restore it. "Failsafe" doesn't work and just hangs the machine after a lot of hex messages scroll up the screen ending with "console shuts up".
I'd be grateful for help with either of these problems.
- Richard. -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:24:44 +1200 Joel Wiramu Pauling <aenertia@aenertia.net> wrote:
Ok follow these steps.
Update through Yast to the latest everything (including kernel).... Don't run the yast nvidia driver... It does not work with the latest kernel update aswell as it should.
Once finished.
Goto minion.de
Many thanks indeed for the very clear answer. I'll have a go. -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:24:44 +1200 Joel Wiramu Pauling <aenertia@aenertia.net> wrote:
Ok follow these steps.
Update through Yast to the latest everything (including kernel).... Don't run the yast nvidia driver... It does not work with the latest kernel update aswell as it should.
Once finished.
Goto minion.de
Either grab just this: http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-pkg0...
I eventually got this working, after much experimentation with acpi=off noapic acpi=off noapic pci=noacpi pci=biosirq Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP" in the X config plus some tinkering with font paths I *think* the real problem was a faulty XF86Config file where some of the font paths didn't point to actual fonts (thanks YAST2, or whatever set these up) - the last message in the log said it could not init certain paths. The nvidia driver seems less tolerant than the nv driver- but not being an expert I may be wrong about this. However, although it appeared to work, the system was so unstable (crashed when using simple functions on apps via button clicks) that it doesn't seem worth using on my machine, so I've reverted to "nv". I can't tell whether the solution lies with nvidia, vendors of other hardware I have, suse, or me - but I don't have the knowledge to take it further. - Richard -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
I've used nVidia with SuSE since 6.1. I've seen various issues over the years. (none of them were show-stoppers) In the last year on a couple of machines, it seems like the most trouble (with instability) once the drivers were installed were 1.) need the patch for 2.6 kernel from minion.de even though running with 2.4 kernel because back-ported things from 2.5 kernel were causing trouble 2.) AGP / timing / speed settings in BIOS. It almost seems that the linux driver(s) can push the hardware right up to the limit (this is a good thing! like a shelby compared to stock...). So if anything is going to fail in hardware, it most likely will happen under linux. Try stepping down the AGP rate in BIOS from 4x to 2x or whatever. Or try using nVidia's AGP instead of agppart (info to do this in readme). I had one board that needed to have the memory bus speed jumpered down on the mobo to make stable. IT WILL WORK! 3.) You should be able to get a stable system. I would stress test my system after changing something by running glxgears at the same time as compiling something big. It would lock up right away if it was going to at all. B-) On Thursday 24 June 2004 05:51 am, rkimber@ntlworld.com wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:24:44 +1200
Joel Wiramu Pauling <aenertia@aenertia.net> wrote:
Ok follow these steps.
Update through Yast to the latest everything (including kernel).... Don't run the yast nvidia driver... It does not work with the latest kernel update aswell as it should.
Once finished.
Goto minion.de
Either grab just this: http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-5332-p kg0.run
I eventually got this working, after much experimentation with acpi=off noapic acpi=off noapic pci=noacpi pci=biosirq Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP" in the X config plus some tinkering with font paths
I *think* the real problem was a faulty XF86Config file where some of the font paths didn't point to actual fonts (thanks YAST2, or whatever set these up) - the last message in the log said it could not init certain paths. The nvidia driver seems less tolerant than the nv driver- but not being an expert I may be wrong about this.
However, although it appeared to work, the system was so unstable (crashed when using simple functions on apps via button clicks) that it doesn't seem worth using on my machine, so I've reverted to "nv".
I can't tell whether the solution lies with nvidia, vendors of other hardware I have, suse, or me - but I don't have the knowledge to take it further.
- Richard -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
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