Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
On Saturday 25 June 2011 09:52:08 pm lee wrote: The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.3) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.4). The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of the compiler used to build the running kernel. Why on Earth is the squeeze kernel image not built with the version squeeze version of gcc? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gcc That happens frequently. Use the Debian packages ... The fix though is to re-link gcc-4.4 to gcc. 'ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-4.4 /usr/bin/gcc' -- Peace, Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201106252309.09070.gomadtr...@gci.net
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:58:42 +1200, Aidan Gauland wrote: Camaleón noela...@gmail.com writes: You better try with nvidia own drivers to avoid messing with dependencies. Yes, I think I'll go that route. Bit of a problem, though: the Nvidia installer warns me that The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.3) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.4). The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of the compiler used to build the running kernel. That's a known problem, as others have pointed out. It is also documented at nvidia's README, section Compiling the NVIDIA kernel module gives this error: http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/275.09.07/README/commonproblems.html Why on Earth is the squeeze kernel image not built with the version squeeze version of gcc? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gcc Dunno, but maybe that's one of the reasons there are many versions available for gcc in the repos. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.06.26.09.06...@gmail.com
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze [SOLVED]
Aidan Gauland aidal...@no8wireless.co.nz writes: I just upgraded my video card (from a 9400 GT to a GT 430), and when I booted my system, X failed to start. When seeing that the Nvidia drivers in sid are the same version as those direct from Nvidia's website, I tried upgrading the nvidia driver packages on my system to the sid versions. I then restarted X via sudo invoke-rc.d xdm restart, but it still failed to start. [snip] So I then tried purging (and downgrading back to squeeze any packages that were upgraded as dependencies of) the nvidia packages and installing nvidia-kernel-dkms (as directed by http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Use_DKMS). Still no joy; the same error. OK, the problem was that pulling the nvidia-kernel-dkms version from sid was also pulling in the sid kernel-header packages, so the kernel module was being built for the wrong kernel version. Manually downgrading back to the squeeze kernel-header packages caused the module to be rebuilt for the current kernel. One point for the Debian way; minus one point for the Nvidia installer. ;) --Aidan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87oc1kbc76@dimension8.tehua.net
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
So I then tried purging (and downgrading back to squeeze any packages that were upgraded as dependencies of) the nvidia packages and installing nvidia-kernel-dkms (as directed by http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Use_DKMS). Still no joy; the same error. What do I need to do to use the Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze? Regards, Aidan Gauland (Note: I have attached my xorg.conf file.) Hi Aidan! Did you install the nvidia-glx package? A good way to see, what is happening, is to move /etc/init.d/kdm out of the way, Doing so, it will not start at boot. After boot, you can start X by the command startx. The console is now showing you, what is happening. If it does not work, check if nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx are from the same version. The nvidia-kernel-module can easily unloaded with rmmod nvidia, and loaded with modprobe nvidia. If you want to use the drivers from sid in squeeze, I doubt, this will work. It has something to do with the kernel-version and the compiler. I suppose, you will need to use the kernel from sid to. To install the stuff from sid, add the repository in /etc/apt/sourcers.list, then apt-get update and then apt-get install myrequiredstuff -t sid. Hope this helps. Good luck! Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201106251303.12670.hans.ullr...@loop.de
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:46:26 +1200, Aidan Gauland wrote: I just upgraded my video card (from a 9400 GT to a GT 430), and when I booted my system, X failed to start. Weird, unless the new card is not suported by the installed driver. When seeing that the Nvidia drivers in sid are the same version as those direct from Nvidia's website, I tried upgrading the nvidia driver packages on my system to the sid versions. Why? You better try with nvidia own drivers to avoid messing with dependencies. I then restarted X via sudo invoke-rc.d xdm restart, but it still failed to start. Here is the error from /var/log/xdm.conf: FATAL: Module nvidia not found. (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages. (EE) Failed to load module nvidia (module-specific error, 0) (EE) No drivers available. Fatal server error: no screens found Nvidia package is build against a specific kernel version. So I then tried purging (and downgrading back to squeeze any packages that were upgraded as dependencies of) the nvidia packages and installing nvidia-kernel-dkms (as directed by http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Use_DKMS). Still no joy; the same error. What do I need to do to use the Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze? (...) You first need to find out what of the nvidia driver version supports your VGA card and then decide what way to follow. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.06.25.11.17...@gmail.com
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
Hans-J. Ullrich hans.ullr...@loop.de writes: Hi Aidan! Did you install the nvidia-glx package? Yes, that was pulled in by nvidia-kernel-dkms (directly or indirectly). A good way to see, what is happening, is to move /etc/init.d/kdm out of the way, Doing so, it will not start at boot. After boot, you can start X by the command startx. The console is now showing you, what is happening. Can't I just look at the log files to see the same thing? If you want to use the drivers from sid in squeeze, I doubt, this will work. It has something to do with the kernel-version and the compiler. I suppose, you will need to use the kernel from sid to. To install the stuff from sid, add the repository in /etc/apt/sourcers.list, then apt-get update and then apt-get install myrequiredstuff -t sid. Yes, I had wondered myself if there aren't incompatibilities, even if the packages are not marked as conflicting. I think it might be easier to go the non-Debian, Nvidia way (sadly). On Debian, how can I undo whatever the Nvidia installer does? I'd feel more comfortable running it, knowing how to (safely) reverse its effects. Thanks, Aidan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87k4caxiji@no8wireless.co.nz
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
On 25/06/11 20:33, Aidan Gauland wrote: Hi, I just upgraded my video card (from a 9400 GT to a GT 430), and when I booted my system, X failed to start. Seeing that the version of the Nvidia drivers in sid were the same as those direct from Nvidia's website, I tried upgrading the drivers to those from sid. I restarted XDM (via sudo invoke-rc.d xdm restart), but it still failed to start. (I have attached the relevant parts of /var/log/xdm.log from immediately after this failure, as well as my xorg.conf file.) I then tried purging all nvidia packages (and downgrading back to squeeze any dependencies that were pulled in from sid) and installing nvidia-kernel-dkms (as instructed by http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers), but still no joy; the same error. What do I need to do to use the Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze? Regards, Aidan Gauland I haven't tried the nvidia drivers from Sid - however I do run the commercial nvidia drivers on Squeeze using the Nvidia installer. See attached for my xorg.conf NOTE: mines a legacy Nvidia card:- scott@work:~$ lspci | grep -i vga 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX200] (rev b2) Cheers -- I'm tired of this back-slapping Isn't humanity neat? bullsh#t. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. ~ Bill Hicks # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Tue Jul 13 13:31:50 PDT 2010 Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout0 Screen 0 Screen0 InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer EndSection Section Files 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 Identifier Monitor0 VendorName Unknown ModelName Unknown HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 Option DPMS EndSection Section Device Identifier Device0 Driver nvidia VendorName NVIDIA Corporation EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Device0 MonitorMonitor0 DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 1600x1200 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection EndSection
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
Yes, I had wondered myself if there aren't incompatibilities, even if the packages are not marked as conflicting. I think it might be easier to go the non-Debian, Nvidia way (sadly). On Debian, how can I undo whatever the Nvidia installer does? I'd feel more comfortable running it, knowing how to (safely) reverse its effects. Thanks, Aidan To get rid of the nvidia stuff and its config, you can do either apt-get --purge remove nvidia-* (that is my way) or use aptitude GUI and remove all packages manually. After that, you can start orphaner which is a nice GUI to uninstall orphaned libs. At last I suggest to so aptitude purge ~c which purges ALL config files from any uninstalled package. There is also a command called deborphan, but I never used it. Besides, when I remember correctly, there is an option, to build a debian package from Nvidia-*.run, but I am not sure, Maybe I mix it in my mind with the fglrx-*.run from ATI Good luck! Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201106251400.34021.hans.ullr...@loop.de
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
Aidan Gauland aidal...@no8wireless.co.nz writes: What do I need to do to use the Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze? Perhaps you're missing some packages? , | lee@yun:~/tmp/naming$ dpkg --get-selections |grep -i nvidia | libgl1-nvidia-alternatives install | libgl1-nvidia-glx install | libglx-nvidia-alternatives install | nvidia-cg-toolkit install | nvidia-glx install | nvidia-installer-cleanupinstall | nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-amd64deinstall | nvidia-kernel-commoninstall | nvidia-kernel-dkms install | nvidia-settings install | nvidia-support install | nvidia-vdpau-driver install ` , | lee@yun:~/tmp/naming$ dpkg --get-selections |grep -i dkms | dkmsinstall | nvidia-kernel-dkms install ` There's also the nouveu (or how it's spelled) module which you must not load when you want to use the nvidia module. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8762nt3onp@yun.yagibdah.de
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
Camaleón noela...@gmail.com writes: You better try with nvidia own drivers to avoid messing with dependencies. Yes, I think I'll go that route. Bit of a problem, though: the Nvidia installer warns me that The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.3) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.4). The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of the compiler used to build the running kernel. Why on Earth is the squeeze kernel image not built with the version squeeze version of gcc? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gcc Regards, Aidan Gauland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/874o3d6y6l@no8wireless.co.nz
Re: Nvidia drivers from sid on squeeze
Aidan Gauland aidal...@no8wireless.co.nz writes: Camaleón noela...@gmail.com writes: You better try with nvidia own drivers to avoid messing with dependencies. Yes, I think I'll go that route. Bit of a problem, though: the Nvidia installer warns me that If you ask in #debian on irc.debian.org, you'll be told that the installer from NVIDIA is deprecated because it overwrites files and may cause trouble. I used it for many years and never had problems with it. When you use it, you need to watch out for X related updates, and I'd recommend to re-install the driver when such updates are performed. The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.3) does not exactly match the current compiler (gcc 4.4). The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kernel modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of the compiler used to build the running kernel. Why on Earth is the squeeze kernel image not built with the version squeeze version of gcc? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gcc That happens frequently. Use the Debian packages ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/871uyhywaf@yun.yagibdah.de
