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lantz

Post subject: New NVIDIA Driver 1.0-8762

Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:32 pm

Joined: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:32 am

Posts: 23

I hosed my setup last night being dumb, but when I went to reinstall today I noticed that there is a new nvidia driver out. It seems to run better with my 6200, but it's hard to tell because like I said, it's a fresh install to R5C7 so it's not an apples-apples type comparison.

One thing, the built in driver update script didn't work for me, but following the directions on the download page did. Just download it and:

Code:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run

Lantz

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Linux Display Driver - AMD64/EM64T

Version: 1.0-8762
Operating System: Linux AMD64/EM64T
Release Date: May 22, 2006

Release Highlights

* Added support for new GPUs, such as QuadroFX 4500 X2, Quadro FX 5500, Quadro FX 3500, and Quadro FX 1500.
* Improved Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI support.
* Fixed video memory reporting with GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache.
* Fixed a problem with Overlay support when in TwinView.
* Fixed problems starting X with SLI Frame Rendering on nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition.
* Fixed multiple issues with combinations of Stereo, SLI, FrameRendering and G-Sync.
* Fixed several issues with mode selection for CRTs and DFPs.
* Fixed a corruption problem with Rotation and large desktops on older GPUs, including GeForce4 MX.
* Fixed a system crash starting X with TwinView on certain GPUs.
* Addressed an NV-CONTROL compatibility issue; please see the Known Issues section of the README for details.

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infinitenothing

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Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 11:18 am

Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:41 pm

Posts: 62

I couldn't get it to work. Here's what my installer log had to say:
(R5C7)

Code:

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
-> Performing CC test with CC="cc".
ERROR: Unable to determine the version of the kernel sources located in
       '/lib/modules/2.6.15-chw-2/source'.  Please make sure you have installed
       the kernel source files for your kernel and that they are properly
       configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
       'kernel-source' RPM installed.  If you know the correct kernel source
       files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
       '--kernel-source-path' command line option.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

Then I tried install-nvidia-debian.sh 1.0-8762 -force It downloads NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run and then tells me:

Code:

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run could not be extracted
and has been deleted. Please restart this script.

Rebooted and it looks like it installed correctly.
Is there a way to verify what version of the driver is installed?

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gr8nash

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Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 7:40 am

Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:44 am

Posts: 677

Location: WA

Did you untar the kernel source yet? and symbolicly link it to /usr/src/linux ?
THere is an nvidia install script in knoppmyth that does this for you. Also Nvidia-settings tells you what version your running.. though you need X to view it, so no doing it over putty.

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lantz

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Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 8:48 am

Joined: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:32 am

Posts: 23

gr8nash wrote:

Ah, I think this is the key.

I tried the nvidia install script first and it failed (seems the new driver install runs different), but must have done the untar.

Then, I manually installed the package and it worked just fine.

L

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infinitenothing

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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:34 pm

Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:41 pm

Posts: 62

Thanks so much gr8nash. I did not know I had to do that. Everything installed properly. Also thanks lantz for the heads up on the new version. The 7174 version wasn't working well with my system.

Near identical performance compared to the 7174 version. About 75% of my CPU playing a 1080i stream.

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neutron68

Post subject: script is old news, already

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:21 pm

Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:26 pm

Posts: 804

Location: Minneapolis, MN

I found that the script (install-nvidia-debian.sh) only works for nvidia drivers up-to 8178. All nvidia drivers after that, it craps out. It needs a rewrite.

I switched to using the nvidia installer script and it works perfectly. It even runs nvidia-xconfig for you.

Here's how:
get a shell and login as su or root,
cd to your favorite download directory,
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
wget http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linu ... 2-pkg1.run
then execute the script
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run
at the end of the process the nvidia installer will restart x-windows for you

Eric

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