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GENsnoop
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 Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:11 am Post subject: [FIX] nvidia problems with 2.6.9? |
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Do you have linux 2.6.9 ? Nvidia not working right? stuck? try this simple guide to help you get it working again. Thanks to all that help me fix up this guide 
.:'the guide':.
make sure you have latest portage and ebuilds.
get out of any desktop enviroments, X, or anything else! All you need is a PLAIN console prompt; (maybe you should bookmark this with lynx !!)
I got rid of these packages first because I needed a fresh merge;
I unemerge these packages because I had servere errors; it wouldn't let me update nvidia. some maybe experiencing the same problem
| Code: | emerge -C nvidia-kernel
emerge -C nvidia-glx
emerge -C opengl-update |
edit file /etc/portage/package.keywords add these lines to this file;
if this directory and/or file does not exist, create them
make sure to change ~x86 to your computers architecture. examples of others: ( ~sparc / ~alpha / ~amd64 )
| Code: | media-video/nvidia-kernel ~x86
media-video/nvidia-glx ~x86
x11-base/opengl-update ~x86 |
Afterwards, emerge these new packages for 2.6.9 to use
(although they are still unstable packages, they still work real good with 2.6.9)
| Code: | emerge =media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r2
emerge =x11-base/opengl-update-1.8.1-r1
emerge =media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6111 |
when that is all done merging, make the nvidia module autoload during boot; type:
(don't add if it is all ready there)
| Code: | | echo "nvidia" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 |
/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 > "nvidia" will be added to the bottom of this file.
The default file looks like this afterwards:
(you can delete the comments)
| Code: | # /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6: kernel modules to load when system boots.
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6,v 1.1 2003/07/16 18:13:45 azarah Exp $
#
# Note that this file is for 2.6 kernels.
#
# Add the names of modules that you'd like to load when the system
# starts into this file, one per line. Comments begin with # and
# are ignored. Read man modules.autoload for additional details.
# For example:
# 3c59x
nvidia |
after that, edit your X config file
/etc/X11/XF86Config (this maybe a different config file for you) you need to make these changes;
First you have to scroll down to Section "Module", then make sure Load "glx" is uncommented, but Load "dri" IS commented:
| Code: | Load "glx"
#Load "dri" |
Then you need to scroll down to the Graphics Device Section look for Driver, set this option to: Driver "nvidia" (this may already state Driver "nvidia", just make sure it says nvidia) example:
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
Driver "nvidia" |
now save and exit
your now back at your console, your almost done, type these commands and your done!
| Code: | modprobe nvidia
opengl-update nvidia
modules-update |
reboot; and everything should be working great
':end of guide:'
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:35 am Post subject: |
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I tried... no love.
Trying again.
EDIT: It worked! You're a beautiful man!
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GENsnoop
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:42 am Post subject: |
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what errors are you getting?
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| I was getting the exact same error (can't load nvidia module, blah blah). There's a very good chance I was running the old kernel when I tried the first time. Oh, well... it works now. Thanks for the guide. |
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DarwinianCoeus
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:12 am Post subject: |
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just to play devils advocate, that's the worst possible way to solve that problem
man portage
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GENsnoop
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:33 am Post subject: |
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how else would you have done it? it basically just reinstalls nvidia-kernel/glx ...
edit:
I fixed it up alot, happy now?  I was in a rush earlier
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS GUIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant express my gratitude enough for this. This helped me so damn much. Youre a life saver. Anything you need just tell me |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:06 am Post subject: |
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| GENsnoop wrote: | how else would you have done it? it basically just reinstalls nvidia-kernel/glx ...
edit:
I fixed it up alot, happy now? I was in a rush earlier |
You still have the emerge /path/to/ebuild lines in there which, in case you missed the huge warning portage gives you when you do it now, isn't the smartest idea. A better way by far is to put the following into /etc/portage/package.keywords
| Code: | media-video/nvidia-kernel ~x86
media-video/nvidia-glx ~x86
x11-base/opengl-update ~x86 |
edit: Forgot to mention that, if you've never used them before, the /etc/portage directory nor any of the package.* files in it may not have been created. If that's the case then just mkdir -p /etc/portage and use a text editor to create the files by hand.
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GENsnoop
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Admiral LSD` wrote: | You still have the emerge /path/to/ebuild lines in there which, in case you missed the huge warning portage gives you when you do it now, isn't the smartest idea. A better way by far is to put the following into /etc/portage/package.keywords
| Code: | media-video/nvidia-kernel ~x86
media-video/nvidia-glx ~x86
x11-base/opengl-update ~x86 |
edit: Forgot to mention that, if you've never used them before, the /etc/portage directory nor any of the package.* files in it may not have been created. If that's the case then just mkdir -p /etc/portage and use a text editor to create the files by hand. |
I wanted to make sure the people installed these specific packages, (the newest in portage right now) even if they used; nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r1.ebuild or nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111.ebuild they will get errors with it, (on my computer nvidia didn't work with those packages)
It won't hurt anything by using the direct path to these ebuilds. plus I'm not sure if in the file package.keywords "~x86 " is the correct keyword for all other types of systems, I know it is on mine.
It is also good to have that written in package.keywords because if you ever use 'emerge -uDv world' it won't downgrade these packages to a more stable one, which would then 'brake' your nvidia again 
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| firedemon wrote: | | OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS GUIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant express my gratitude enough for this. This helped me so damn much. Youre a life saver. Anything you need just tell me |
no problem, 
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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| GENsnoop wrote: | I wanted to make sure the people installed these specific packages, (the newest in portage right now) even if they used; nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r1.ebuild or nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111.ebuild they will get errors with it, (on my computer nvidia didn't work with those packages)
It won't hurt anything by using the direct path to these ebuilds. plus I'm not sure if in the file package.keywords "~x86 " is the correct keyword for all other types of systems, I know it is on mine. |
actually - it does cause problems. we dont just put in big scary red messages for no reason i forget the exact details, but portage is unable to detect which tree or category the ebuilds are in which gives problems when unmerging.
you can use package.keywords to get the behaviour you want with this line:
| Code: | | =media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r2 |
notice the = and the version specified. also notice that i left out the "~x86" bit, its not needed.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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dsd:
thanks for clearing that up .. I fixed the guide, I guess that is why your a developer and I'm not!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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not quite .. following the post in its current state, it will complain that the ebuilds you have specified are masked ~ in the testing tree.
to clarify more, you *do* need to add lines to package.keywords. but you can do it just like this:
| Code: | =media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r2
=x11-base/opengl-update-1.8.1-r1
=media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6111 |
and then the emerge commands will work
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dsd:
I wasn't done fixing it when you posting again .. damn your quick
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Two questions come to mind.........(well 2.5)
1. Has anyone tried this with nitro sources or just gentoo sources?
2. Has anyone who suffers from the nvidia VT-switching bug, tried this and did it work.
2.5 If not, can the same method be applied to the 4363 nv drivers ( the last non broken version released). I have tried using the ebuild and patch on this bugzilla report ( https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29336 ) to build my 4363 module, but although it compiles and installs, it will not load.
My 2.6 experience isn't good so far....because I got no framebuffer and no X server yet....so it hasn't even been up long enough to test how it works  |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:43 am Post subject: |
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All I needed was the comment DRI part, everything else was good to go.
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GENsnoop
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:07 am Post subject: |
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| thegoonden wrote: | Two questions come to mind.........(well 2.5)
1. Has anyone tried this with nitro sources or just gentoo sources?
2. Has anyone who suffers from the nvidia VT-switching bug, tried this and did it work.
2.5 If not, can the same method be applied to the 4363 nv drivers ( the last non broken version released). I have tried using the ebuild and patch on this bugzilla report ( https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29336 ) to build my 4363 module, but although it compiles and installs, it will not load.
My 2.6 experience isn't good so far....because I got no framebuffer and no X server yet....so it hasn't even been up long enough to test how it works |
answers:
1= it should work on both;
2= fixed that problem for me;
2.5= 4363 was broken on my system ... 6111-r2 drivers work very well with 2.6.9, It was recomended to me by other gentoo users, and I have no complants using this version ... It also fixed the VMALLOC error for me too
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Ok, thanks a heap for that, that's very useful info.
Just so we're sure, this is the VT bug that makes the screen go nuts when you switch outta X we're talking about, not the one that wont let you switch outta X ?
I shall actually try that driver version on my 2.4 first, as it will be easier to repair it if it all goes wrong.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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GENsnoop,
Thanks so much for your help. I've been literally limping along with the nv driver since the beginning of last month because my nvidia driver got b0rked.
For that, I'll go see if I can help a few unanswered posts for a form of payback:)
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject: FATAL Error!! |
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When i modprobe nvidia i get this error:
| Code: | | FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.9-gentoo-r1/video/nvidia.Ko) : Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) |
Can some one help a newbie?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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run "dmesg" and show us the last few lines
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:47 pm Post subject: Working |
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I got it working now
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
I have followed the above guide. I get this error when I modprobe nvidia:
FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.9-gentoo-r1/video/nvidia.ko): No such device
and dmesg tells me:
NVRM: the NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s)!!
NVRM: no devices probed, aborting!
NVRM: this often occurs when rivafb is loaded and claims the device's resources.
NVRM: try removing the rivafb module (or reconfiguring your kernel to remove
NVRM: rivafb support) and then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module again.
- framebuffer support disabled in kernel
- nforce/nforce2 agp driver compiled in kernel
- mtrr compiled in kernel
- loadable module support in kernel
- gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.9-r1
hardware: asus a7n8 deluxe nforce + gf2mx400
Any ideas? Maybe something simple I have forgotten? |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject: THANKS SO MUCH |
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| Thank you for the guide, the new kernel 2.6.9 seems working fine, I was having problems to mount the floppy with the kernel 2.6.8-r3, that is why I installed version 2.6.9 but I had this problem with the nvidia driver, but now BOTH work just fine, you have the gift! |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Modprobe nvidia, gives this error message
'FATAL: Error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.7-gentoo-r10/video/nvidia.ko): Invalid module format
dmesq, last line gives this.
nvidia: version magic '2.6.7-gentoo-r10 486 gcc-3.4' should be '2.6.7-gentoo-r10 486 gcc-3.3
How do i fix this  |
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