gutsy & nvidia 8800GT reinstall after reboot

[zentrycks]

hello fellow kubutu-ers!

I realize there are a lot of posts on how to install the right drivers for the nvidia 8800GT video card, but for some reason, none of them seem to work. The main problem is that installing the drivers works fine, i get into X, but when i reboot, i have to reinstall the drivers again.

Here is what works so far:
start in recovery mode
# telinit 3
# sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-169.04-pkg2.run
install works fine (options: include 32 bit support =YES and update xorg.conf =YES)
# startx

And all is peachy. However, after reboot, i get a blank screen. Instead, i boot into recovery mode again

#startx

and the following error:

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

the strange thing is that xorg.conf is completely unchaged (after installing the 8800GT drivers) but this time it won't start!

i'm going to try to attach Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf
plz note: I have dual monitor setup, but as you'll see in the server layout, this also occurs when i try just single monitor, so thats not the problem!
oh yeah... *.txt only added to allow them as attachments!

i've tried all solutions in the form that i could find, but always end up with the same problem. Any help anyone has to offer would be greatly appreciated!

looking forward to reading any suggestions, and if anything:

thanks for at least reading this!!!!!!

marc

[dibl]

Re: gutsy & nvidia 8800GT reinstall after reboot

# startx

Here are a couple of thoughts --

1. Instead of running "startx" at the root prompt, try "/etc/init.d/kdm start" to start KDM, and then log in as the user.

or,

2. From your root prompt, install the nvidia-glx-new package with

apt-get install nvidia-glx-new

Then, before you try to run the X server, do

nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite

this will overwrite xorg.conf so it is suitable for running Compiz (and saving the prior version).

or,

3. If #1 and #2 don't work, download and install the Envy script installer, from here:

http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html


You want the "New" version of the script, at the lower right-hand side of the OS table.

HTH!

[zentrycks]

Re: gutsy & nvidia 8800GT reinstall after reboot

thanks dibl!
i took your advice, but unfortunaltly, no luck. envy compiled fine, 'installed' everything, but i ended up back at exactly the same spot as before:

everything works fine, as long as i start in recovery mode, install nvidia drivers 169.04, and startx (kdm start also gives the same error shown below)

if i don't reinstall the drivers, the new error is:

(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(**) NVIDIA(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(1): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(1): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(1): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(1): Option "TwinView" "0"
(**) NVIDIA(1): Option "MetaModes" "CRT-1: 1024x768 +0+0"
(**) NVIDIA(1): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
(**) NVIDIA(1): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(EE) NVIDIA(1): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(1): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(1): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(1): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(1): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

I only get this warning with the 'new' nvidia kernel and glx

but.. same story:
reboot -> recovery -> install nvidia drivers v169.04

and everything is great!

any help on this is welcome, and let me know if i can post any other error logs!

tnx!

marc

[dibl]

Re: gutsy & nvidia 8800GT reinstall after reboot

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. That's painful ....

OK you are writing "169.04" but the current released Nvidia is 169.09. So, make sure you're using that one.

I'm concerned about the fact that things are working so wonderfully when you are in root user mode. Have you done a lot of things in root user mode? If so, it is possible that you have inadvertently re-set the privileges on your /home/user folder to root, which will screw up your ability to log in as a user. If you can use the CLI to delete your home/zentrycks/.kde folder, that might break things loose. Change to your home directory, and enter:

sudo rm -rf .kde

Then shutdown and restart -- when you have the driver installed and can run KDM, it will create a new .kde folder with user permissions (assuming you don't log in to it as root!).

[zentrycks]

Solved: gutsy & nvidia 8800GT reinstall after reboot

ok... thanks for everyone who had a look!

the problem is solved, thanks to a tip from dibl...

but for anyone else with a similar problem:

in the file: "/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common"
add to the disabled modules: "DISABLED_MODULES="nv nv_new"

problem solved!

greetz,

zentrycks