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Author: | Mephi [ Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Another newbie Nvidia help plea |
Ok, I'm trying to install the NVIDIA drivers, and not having much luck... My System:
Abit NF7S-v2 Motherboard MSI 5900XT VIVO Video card 1Gb Corsair RAM 12Gb Maxtor IDE HD LG L1915S 19" TFT Monitor (1280x1024) Firstly I tried the install instructions from the main Knoppmyth site (http://mysettopbox.tv/doc.html#manualinstall) which told me to do this:
log in as rooot. cd /usr/src tar xjvf kernel<TAB> install-nv<TAB> Which didn't work, then "install-nv<TAB>" line wouldn't autocomplete, so it couldn't find the file. I then tried the suggestion here: http://www.podtronics.com/knoppmyth/FAQ.htm And I got as far as: sh 1.0-4496/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run Which gives me an "Unable to determine target kernel version" error Then I found a file called install-nvidia-6629-debian.sh which I ran, and it kind of installed, but gave an error: Make: *** [kernel_module_install] Error 2 and now when I try to start GNOME I get an error:
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration Fatal server error: No screens found. The GNOME error had 4 lines like the "Skipping /usr..." line, but that went down to one when I tried apt-get install nvidia-glx Almost everything on the net I've found suggests it's an XF86Config-4 problem, but I've been trying different things with that for days, and the only thing I've suceeded in doing is making more error messages... Can anyone help? Thanks Mephi[/list] |
Author: | Liv2Cod [ Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:01 pm ] |
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You didn't say which version of KnoppMyth you are using. From your problem description I will guess you're using the alpha release, R5A10 or later. If you search the forum at all, you will find numerous references to this issue. Short answer: You need to un-tar the linux source before running the install-nvidia-6629.sh script. Re-do the script after expanding the sources, and all will be well. |
Author: | sabre66 [ Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:51 pm ] |
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Also if I'm not mistaken after you must symlink your source to linux Code: ln -s kernel-source-2.6.9-chw linux when your in /usr/src/
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Author: | tjc [ Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:49 pm ] |
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Liv2Cod wrote: You didn't say which version of KnoppMyth you are using. Gotta give 'em points for a good detailed hardware and problem description though... ![]() BTW - The easy way to install the drivers is using install-nvidia-6629-debian.sh and in the latest versions it even unpacks the kernel source for you. |
Author: | Xsecrets [ Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:03 am ] |
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well yes, but those versions are not available to the public at this point, so he'd still have to untar the kernel before running the install nvidia script. |
Author: | Mephi [ Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:45 am ] |
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Guy's thank you so much ![]() I un-tared the source, ran 'ln -s kernel-source-2.6.9-chw linux' and then re-ran the driver and it worked fine. Quote: You didn't say which version of KnoppMyth you are using. Doh! I meant to... Thanks again guys. Matt - Happy newbie[/quote] |
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