Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
Dennis Myers wrote: On Tuesday 01 March 2005 01:52 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On February 28, 2005 22:13, Dennis Myers wrote: Has anyone had a problem with getting the Nvidia drivers to work with the -24 kernel? I can not get an install on this and it does not give a real reason in the logs. This is the installer log print ... I've gotten the 6629 NVidia driver working fine with the -24 kernel with a GeForce FX 5200 board on my new computer. And I had the hand-patched 6111 NVidia driver (see list archives for details) working with the -12 kernel and a TNT 64 board on my old computer. But I can't get the TNT 64 board to work with the -24 kernel, with either the hand-patched 6111 or the (unpatched) 6629 NVidia driver. Either one installs fine, and X comes up fine, but any attempt to start an OpenGl program results in a Segmentation Fault. I haven't made any great effort to resolve this, just went back to the nv driver. Sorry I can't be more help. Huh, now the -12 kernel and/or 6111 driver will not work either. Same error message. I have been all over the internet looking for answers and tried them all. Thanks for everyone's suggestions, but no soap. Guess it's time to clean house and try again. I have really no sense when it comes to installing kernels side by side. Up Up and away. Just a thought. I have 6111 installed OK but it is against a 2.6.~ kernel and I understood at the time that that is what was required for the OpenGL stuff to work. As I said, just a thought. -- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always! Regards SnapafunFrank Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve. Registered Linux User # 324213 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
-Original Message- From: SnapafunFrank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 02-Mar-05 21:32 To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Cc: Subject:Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work Dennis Myers wrote: On Tuesday 01 March 2005 01:52 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On February 28, 2005 22:13, Dennis Myers wrote: Has anyone had a problem with getting the Nvidia drivers to work with the -24 kernel? I can not get an install on this and it does not give a real reason in the logs. This is the installer log print ... I've gotten the 6629 NVidia driver working fine with the -24 kernel with a GeForce FX 5200 board on my new computer. And I had the hand-patched 6111 NVidia driver (see list archives for details) working with the -12 kernel and a TNT 64 board on my old computer. But I can't get the TNT 64 board to work with the -24 kernel, with either the hand-patched 6111 or the (unpatched) 6629 NVidia driver. Either one installs fine, and X comes up fine, but any attempt to start an OpenGl program results in a Segmentation Fault. I haven't made any great effort to resolve this, just went back to the nv driver. Sorry I can't be more help. Huh, now the -12 kernel and/or 6111 driver will not work either. Same error message. I have been all over the internet looking for answers and tried them all. Thanks for everyone's suggestions, but no soap. Guess it's time to clean house and try again. I have really no sense when it comes to installing kernels side by side. Up Up and away. Just a thought. I have 6111 installed OK but it is against a 2.6.~ kernel and I understood at the time that that is what was required for the OpenGL stuff to work. As I said, just a thought. -- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always! Regards SnapafunFrank Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve. Registered Linux User # 324213 I am using the 6111 driver (FX 5700 based, ASUS graphics card) on a custom 2.6.8.1-24 kernel. I cannot remember if I installed it on the standard mdk kernel (I suspect not). I use it with 2 screens. It works fine, except I have occasional problems where it will spit the dummy on my XF86Config file, and I have to go back to the original, and reset the twin view options in the config file. (?Device in use? error) Hugh winmail.dat Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
On Tuesday 01 March 2005 07:45 pm, RickSisler wrote: Dennis Myers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Has anyone had a problem with getting the Nvidia drivers to work with the -24 kernel? I can not get an install on this and it does not give a real reason in the logs. Does anyone know of a solution? TIA snip Hi Dennis, I had to add these with the 6629 driver, --kernel-name=2.6.8.1-24mdk --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk If this helps and it builds, as smiley suggests, make sure the nvidia is in your /etc/modprobe.preload config file. the club CD's or DVD. May help someday. Thanks, to Rick, the addition of --kernel-name=** did the trick. I was adding --kernel-source-path but not getting anywhere. Now I have the NVIDIA logo pop up and ut2003 plays once again. Thanks for the key and to all who gave input. Life is good, just don't weaken. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
On March 1, 2005 12:13 am, Dennis Myers wrote: - Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk' - Performing CC test with CC=cc. ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure you either have configured kernel sources matching your kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed on your system. If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel installed on your system. If you specified a separate output directory using either the KBUILD_OUTPUT or the O KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with the appropriate nvidia-installer 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. Strange it worked perfectly here kernel smp and nvidia 6629, the only thing i can think of is did you use the kernel-source-stripped or the full source ? Here i used the full source. Regards, Dan Gordon -- Tue Mar 1 08:48:03 EST 2005 08:48:03 up 17:01, 1 user, load average: 0.13, 0.13, 0.04 checkuary, n: The thirteenth month of the year. Begins New Year's Day and ends when a person stops absentmindedly writing the old year on his checks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:51:07 -0500 Dan Gordon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Strange it worked perfectly here kernel smp and nvidia 6629, the only thing i can think of is did you use the kernel-source-stripped or the full source ? Here i used the full source. Also look if in /etc/modprobe.preload you have nvidia; if you don't (or you have nvidia-agp) try add it and save (you must be root) then reboot. -- Smiley Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
On February 28, 2005 22:13, Dennis Myers wrote: Has anyone had a problem with getting the Nvidia drivers to work with the -24 kernel? I can not get an install on this and it does not give a real reason in the logs. This is the installer log print ... I've gotten the 6629 NVidia driver working fine with the -24 kernel with a GeForce FX 5200 board on my new computer. And I had the hand-patched 6111 NVidia driver (see list archives for details) working with the -12 kernel and a TNT 64 board on my old computer. But I can't get the TNT 64 board to work with the -24 kernel, with either the hand-patched 6111 or the (unpatched) 6629 NVidia driver. Either one installs fine, and X comes up fine, but any attempt to start an OpenGl program results in a Segmentation Fault. I haven't made any great effort to resolve this, just went back to the nv driver. Sorry I can't be more help. -- Ron ronhd at users dot sourceforge dot net Opinions expressed here are all mine. As you know, necessity is the mother of invention. I don't know who the father is. Remorse, I guess. - Red Green Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:52:18 -0700 Ron Hunter-Duvar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I can't get the TNT 64 board to work with the -24 kernel, with either the hand-patched 6111 or the (unpatched) 6629 NVidia driver. Either one installs fine, and X comes up fine, but any attempt to start an OpenGl program results in a Segmentation Fault. I haven't made any great effort to resolve this, just went back to the nv driver. It seems same problem I had; as I said in a recent post, you can verify if in /etc/modprobe.preload you have nvidia... -- Smiley Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
Dennis Myers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Has anyone had a problem with getting the Nvidia drivers to work with the -24 kernel? I can not get an install on this and it does not give a real reason in the logs. This is the installer log print option status: [...] force tls : (not specified) force compat32 tls : (not specified) X install prefix: /usr/X11R6 OpenGL install prefix : /usr compat32 install prefix : (not specified) installer install prefix: /usr utility install prefix : /usr kernel name : (not specified) kernel include path : (not specified) kernel source path : (not specified) kernel output path : (not specified) kernel install path : (not specified) proc mount point: /proc ui : (not specified) tmpdir : /root/tmp ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com RPM file list : (not specified) [...] - Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk' - Performing CC test with CC=cc. ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure you either have configured kernel sources matching your kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed on your system. If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel installed on your system. If you specified a separate output directory using either the KBUILD_OUTPUT or the O KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with the appropriate nvidia-installer 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. Does anyone know of a solution? TIA Hi Dennis, I had to add these with the 6629 driver, --kernel-name=2.6.8.1-24mdk --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-24mdk If this helps and it builds, as smiley suggests, make sure the nvidia is in your /etc/modprobe.preload config file. It would build but I had trouble with the 6629, same as Ron, glxinfo and glxgears would run for root, but no users, new or old, it would give segmentation faults. (strace showed the perms were /proc related, mmx and sse, -tls some type of threading issues, beyond my limited understanding. I posted this to the list, no replys, so I kept looking for answers) Ron mentioned the patched 6111 driver, I found this link on www.nvnews.net look for zander's reply from nvidia corp. http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43896highlight=kernel+2.6.8 I reverted back to 6111 and downloaded the patch for this nvidia driver. Extracted the sources, patched them, added the installer parameters and it successfully compiled. My hardware is a GeForceFX 5200 with a nForce2 chipset and All is working now .. the only difference is, While not noticable, its 100-150 FPS slower 8( than the -12mdk kernel. HTH somehow .. p.s. also found this info on the club forum, [10.1/10.2+] dkms : a new way to install 3rd party drivers http://forum.mandrakeclub.com/viewtopic.php?t=32376 but don't know much about it. Dkms may make this easier when upgrading kernels, and it was used for 10.1 and -12mdk from the club CD's or DVD. May help someday. -- RickS gpg --recv-keys --keyserver www.keyserver.net 0x24AABE61 When a ladder was stolen from a store, the manager said that further steps would be taken .. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] kernel 2.6.8.1-24mdk and Nvidia don't work
On Tuesday 01 March 2005 01:52 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: On February 28, 2005 22:13, Dennis Myers wrote: Has anyone had a problem with getting the Nvidia drivers to work with the -24 kernel? I can not get an install on this and it does not give a real reason in the logs. This is the installer log print ... I've gotten the 6629 NVidia driver working fine with the -24 kernel with a GeForce FX 5200 board on my new computer. And I had the hand-patched 6111 NVidia driver (see list archives for details) working with the -12 kernel and a TNT 64 board on my old computer. But I can't get the TNT 64 board to work with the -24 kernel, with either the hand-patched 6111 or the (unpatched) 6629 NVidia driver. Either one installs fine, and X comes up fine, but any attempt to start an OpenGl program results in a Segmentation Fault. I haven't made any great effort to resolve this, just went back to the nv driver. Sorry I can't be more help. Huh, now the -12 kernel and/or 6111 driver will not work either. Same error message. I have been all over the internet looking for answers and tried them all. Thanks for everyone's suggestions, but no soap. Guess it's time to clean house and try again. I have really no sense when it comes to installing kernels side by side. Up Up and away. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
