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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:58 pm 
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Trying like hell to get the v180.29 drivers to function on my R5.5 box. It's running an 8400GS and the out-of-the-box R5.5 is using the 173.14.09 just fine. Anyway, I can get the 180.29 package from nvidia.com to install just fine, but I can't get into X at all, just a black screen.

Steps taken to install it:
Code:
# telint 3
# pkill xinit
# sh NV<tab>


Again, it installs just fine. When I try to telint 5 then pkill xinit, black screen. If I reboot, black screen.

Firstly, here is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Code:
Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
        Load  "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

    # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "SAMSUNG"
    HorizSync       26.0 - 68.0
    VertRefresh     23.0 - 61.0
    Option         "DPMS"
        Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
        Option "DPI" "100 x 100"
    Option         "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
    Option         "DPI" "100 x 100"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
        Option "XvmcUsesTextures" "false"
        Option "UseEvents" "true"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 8400 GS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "metamodes" "1680x1050 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"

        Depth       24
        Modes      "1680x1050"
    EndSubSection
EndSection


The /var/log/Xorg.0.log is 118 Kb which is too large to post here so I uploaded to a webserver. You can view it here: Xorg.0.log using v180.29. Here is a copy of the same log file using v 173.14.09 which successfully boots into X.

Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this frustrating problem :)

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:11 pm 
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UPDATE: when I run the sanity check on my nvidia install just after the installer finishes, it passes.

Code:
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.29-pkg1.run --sanity


Indeed, I can pkill xinit as mythtv and everything works. HOWEVER, when the machine gets power cycled, some how, my driver installation becomes corrupted as evident by several errors when I run the sanity check. As they are presented to me, they are:

Code:
ERROR: The installed file '/usr/lib/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.180.29' no longer exists.
ERROR: The installed symbolic link '/usr/lib/libGL.so' no longer exists.
ERROR: The installed symbolic link '/usr/lib/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1' no longer exists.


Anyone have any thoughts as to why these files and links are getting hosed?

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:28 pm 
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UPDATE2: I think I figured it out! There is a script that R5.5 is calling at boot time called /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx that seems to be the culprit. I renamed it and rebooted and everything seems in working order; v180.29 is intact and X starts right up!

What is the purpose of the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx script and will I have any ill-effects by disabling it?

EDIT: there is also /etc/init.d/nvidia-kernel which I also renamed and now my 180.37 stays after a reboot.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:27 pm 
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It's supposed to ensure hat you have the correct nvidia driver installed for your card. This is especially helpful for people who need to replace their video card. On the other hand it does tend to produce this exact issue when you need to override the driver that the scripts think you should be using.

Disabling it like you did is the standard cure.
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PostPosted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:15 pm 
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I also tried to update the driver but all I got was a black screen. My method involved the following:
edit /etc/inittab to run level 3
reboot
sh NVIDIA..... as root
Result was black screen

I then renamed the 2 files you suggest using mv but it made no difference.

Have I done something wrong?

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