Re: etch nvidia xorg nvidia-glx-legacy X crashes
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 08:43:26PM -0400, Hugh Lawson wrote: I've been trying to install the nvidia driver. I managed to get it working, but my solution is not entirely satisfactory, because it's vulnerable to an update of the nvidia-glx-legacy package. I'll trace through the problem, and perhaps somebody can point to a better way. Debian etch nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x] (rev a1) NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run (the installer) nvidia-glx-legacy As far as I know you are *not* supposed to have both, so you should purge the package nvidia-glx-legacy. You might want to restore that file first, otherwise dpkg will complain about a missing file. Regards, Andrei P.S. The newer nvidia-glx is also a solution, but make sure you remove all traces of the other driver as well. -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: etch nvidia xorg nvidia-glx-legacy X crashes
Owen Townend [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hugh wrote: The init file /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx-legacy was causing the X crashes, by fiddling with needed links and file locations in the libraries. I fixed this by the following: Owen wrote: Are you using the legacy drivers or are they simply being installed alongside and causing issues? The nvidia-glx-legacy isn't for the Geforce4 line: [ snip ] This is the 'legacy' driver for older chipsets. Unless your chipset is explicitly listed in the above paragraph, please use the nvidia-glx driver, which is much more up to date. Thanks Owen. Since posting, I've done some more work. nvidia-glx-legacy has been purged; now I have nvidia-glx. Nevertheless, /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx causes the same problem, when used along with the nvidia proprietary installer. I do not understand this technically, only empirically from trial-and-error. Somehow, the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx init script fiddles around with library files and links, that are needed by the nvidia module, as it is installed by: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run Hence, /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx on the next boot changes things in a way that won't let X start. To fix this, I did once more: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run and then: cd /etc/init.d/ sudo mv nvidia-glx XXnvidia-glx That paralyzes the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx script and prevents it from messing up the links and files needed by the nvidia module as installed by NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run. I don't understand what the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx script is supposed to accomplished, and how I can get along without it. -- Hugh Lawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: etch nvidia xorg nvidia-glx-legacy X crashes
Andrei Popescu [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As far as I know you are *not* supposed to have both, so you should purge the package nvidia-glx-legacy. You might want to restore that file first, otherwise dpkg will complain about a missing file. Thanks Andrei, I did dpkg --purge nvidia-glx-legacy, and put nvidia-glx in its place. Unfortunately, the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx script, upon reboot, moves or deletes files needed by the nvidia module as installed by: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run And X won't start. Is nvidia-glx actually needed with the nvidia module installed by NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run -- Hugh Lawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: etch nvidia xorg nvidia-glx-legacy X crashes
Hugh Lawson wrote: Since posting, I've done some more work. nvidia-glx-legacy has been purged; now I have nvidia-glx. AFAIK you don't need nvidia-glx if you are using the script from the nvidia site. nvidia-glx is for the module in the repository. Nevertheless, /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx causes the same problem, when used along with the nvidia proprietary installer. I do not understand this technically, only empirically from trial-and-error. Somehow, the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx init script fiddles around with library files and links, that are needed by the nvidia module, as it is installed by: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run Hence, /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx on the next boot changes things in a way that won't let X start. To fix this, I did once more: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run and then: cd /etc/init.d/ sudo mv nvidia-glx XXnvidia-glx That paralyzes the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx script and prevents it from messing up the links and files needed by the nvidia module as installed by NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run. I don't understand what the /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx script is supposed to accomplished, and how I can get along without it. You are mixing the two methods of installing the the nvidia module. 1. Use the script from the nvidia site and nothing else. 2. Install the nvidia module for your kernel from the repository, which will also require the nvidia-glx package that matches the module version. Either purge the nvidia-glx package and reinstall the NVIDIA script or remove the NVIDIA script and then install the modules from the repository. HTH Wackojacko NB if you run custom built kernel you can build the nvidia module using module-assistant As root #aptitude install module-assistant #m-a prepare #m-a a-i nvidia #aptitude install nvidia-glx restart x -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: etch nvidia xorg nvidia-glx-legacy X crashes--Solved
Wackojacko [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hugh Lawson wrote: Since posting, I've done some more work. nvidia-glx-legacy has been purged; now I have nvidia-glx. Wacko wrote: You are mixing the two methods of installing the the nvidia module. 1. Use the script from the nvidia site and nothing else. 2. Install the nvidia module for your kernel from the repository, which will also require the nvidia-glx package that matches the module version. Either purge the nvidia-glx package and reinstall the NVIDIA script or remove the NVIDIA script and then install the modules from the repository. Hugh again: Much thanks Wacko; you provided the absolutely essential information. I had deb packages left on my system from an earlier effort to do #2 above. I didn't understand that this remaining stuff was absolutely incompatible with the nvidia-provided script. So I shifted to choice #1 above, purged all the nvidia* deb packages, and ran this nvidia-provided script: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run Since then I have rebooted; glxgears, glxinfo, and compiz work as expected. Thank you! -- Hugh Lawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: etch nvidia xorg nvidia-glx-legacy X crashes
On 24 Mar 2008 20:43:26 -0400, Hugh Lawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been trying to install the nvidia driver. I managed to get it working, but my solution is not entirely satisfactory, because it's vulnerable to an update of the nvidia-glx-legacy package. I'll trace through the problem, and perhaps somebody can point to a better way. Debian etch nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x] (rev a1) NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run (the installer) nvidia-glx-legacy I used the installer to compile and install the nvidia video driver module, but X crashed on next boot. I couldn't find any documentation warning about this after much searching. I did however figure out what was causing the problem. The init file /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx-legacy was causing the X crashes, by fiddling with needed links and file locations in the libraries. I fixed this by the following: # cd /etc/init.d # mv nvidia-glx-legacy XXnvidia-glx-legacy How I tested this: First I installed the module # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run Upon success, I rebooted. Then X failed to run. So I used a rescue linux to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to use the nv driver rather than the nvidia one, and rebooted again. Then I tested the installation of the nvidia module. # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run --sanity The output of this program showed that files were missing, so I installed the nvidia module once more: # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run Staying in the console, I ran this: # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run --sanity No missing files. Then I ran: # /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx-legacy and ran the sanity check once more: # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run --sanity The sanity check showed files were missing again. So, I installed the nvidia module once more: # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run and did this: # mv nvidia-glx-legacy XXnvidia-glx-legacy Upon reboot, the nvidia logo appeared and X started normally. QED: /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx-legacy, a part of the nvidia-glx-legacy package makes it impossible for me to use the nvidia video driver, as installed by NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.01-pkg1.run Hey, Are you using the legacy drivers or are they simply being installed alongside and causing issues? The nvidia-glx-legacy isn't for the Geforce4 line: From `apt-cache show nvidia-glx-legacy`: Description: NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org 'legacy' driver These XFree86 4.x/X.Org binary drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X Server and supports the TNT, TNT2, TNT Ultra, GeForce, and GeForce2 chipsets. AGP, TV-out and flat panel displays are also supported. . This is the 'legacy' driver for older chipsets. Unless your chipset is explicitly listed in the above paragraph, please use the nvidia-glx driver, which is much more up to date. cheers, Owen.
