KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled [SOLVED]

[dibl]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Here's their site: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...100.14.11.html

I think the trick will be to get what you have uninstalled.

Maybe you should configure as a VESA display first? Just a thought. You prolly don't want "nv" or an Nvidia running while you're trying to install the new one.

It's been awhile I since I did that. I think you need to make sure you have the current "linux-headers" and "common-modules' packages for your Gutsy version.

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

ya... lol...

I tried to install manually and it went looking for the "nvidia" module but it wasn't here on reboot.

So, I'm reinstalling again. Nice thing about linux is you can surf the net while you install.

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

there has to be an easier way to do this...

this install is taking longer than a WinXP install.. and for the first time ever I'm upset during a linux install. I know Gutsy is alpha and all.. but I ran feisty from Tribe 2 on and never had an issue to speak of.

Kev

[dibl]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

My first Kubuntu install (Edgy) took a week. Talk about a learning experience .......

Lesson #1 that I learned, regarding ATI Radeon cards was .... Get an Nvidia!


But, I have to say, my Feisty Kubuntu and Feisty Ubuntu (64-bit, low-latency) are a solid as a rock, Beryl and all. I know when Gutsy is released I won't be able to resist the temptation, but it sure is nice to just fire up VMWare Player, open my genealogy database, and never once think about viruses or spyware.

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Fresh install again...

Tried the drivers no luck...

The work on my system with Feisty though.

I'm able to get back to my desktop now because I found

sudo dpkg-reconfig -phigh xserver-xorg

This gets me KDM and my deskop back.....

Someone has to know how to get the drivers to work.. I doubt I'm the only one with this problem.

Kev

[dibl]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Does it still take you back to a black screen when the xserver starts? Do you have to Alt-F1 to get a CLI prompt?

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled


As soon as I set the new drivers up they

Does it still take you back to a black screen when the xserver starts?  Do you have to Alt-F1 to get a CLI prompt?

I just started another thread with a clearer question in it.


I don't know what Alt-F1 does.. so I haven't tried it. But I can't get a prompt without booting into recovery mode. If that's what Alt-F1 does then it would probably work there.

As soon as I select the nvidia drivers and log out it stops working. It won't even load KDM if I simply log-out.



Thanks!
Kev

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

oh as soon as I do the dpkg-reconfigure everything works just fine.

I can get into my desktop and everything appears to work... but I'm using the vesa driver again.

[dibl]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Hmmmmmmm. Sounds like something in Gutsy that is a little different. I've been hearing about some new xorg features -- maybe they're fighting with the Nvidia driver or something. Sorry I can't offer a fix. I assume Alberto Milone will upgrade Envy shortly after the Gutsy release, and that's about the time I'll be installing Kubuntu Gutsy 64-bit. Kinda looking forward to it ....

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

There are some nice things about Gutsy.. well to be honest the two "selling features" for Gutsy for me are the Kubuntu-Restricted-Extras package and the fact that aMSN actually works from the Repos

Feisty is solid... but it's a pain to install and get everything working. Gutsy has everything except for my video card...

wow.. I'm so frustrated right now I can't even begin to describe it. It's probably something stupid.. lol

Kev

[dibl]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

You know, there used to be a modification to the "restricted modules" file that you had to make to get the proprietary driver to work. It was something about "Disabled Modules" -- you had to list "nv" in there. I'll look it up.

EDIT: The file /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common needs to have "nv" inserted between the quote marks in the last line, where the default line reads like this: DISABLED_MODULES=""

[claydoh]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Did you get any new error message running 'startx'? You may have to kill kdm top do this, I forgot to mention that

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

then run 'startrx'. The error the xserver gives may point us in the right direction

Have you tried reconfiguring the xserver (which generates a new xorg.conf and re-detects your hardware) ?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

There could also be an extra setting or something that needs to be tweaked


I have just found a rather long bug report that may be what you are experiencing;
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s....20/+bug/98641

rather long thread, maybe there is a workaround, but also maybe they will fix it soon
see the post about 5 from the bottom by Michael R. Head

[dibl]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Here's a good thread on installing the Nvidia restricted driver: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=514161

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

Thanks both of you. I had to take some time away.

I'll post how these work out and will be sure to note the solution if one is found.

Thank you both so much!
Kev

[Bongo5HH]

Re: KDM won't load after Restricted Drivers enabled

this is proposed as a solution.

apt-get source nvidia-glx-new
sh linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22.3/nvidia/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1.run -x
sudo cp NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libnvidia-wfb.so.100.14.11 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libnvidia-wfb.so.100.14.11 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so

but can't get apt-get source nvidia-glx-new to work.

It comes back with

E: Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_commercial_source_Sources - open (2 No such file or directory)[/quote] 

Which is bizarre because I can install the package nvidia-glx-new