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ok so I installed nvidia-glx-new and ran nvidia-xconfig (with no tags or commands) and now the computer can't load teh nvidia logo (I think you talked about that earlier in the thread dibl)
Mmmmmmmm -- I noticed that the KDM in Hardy is not showing the Nvidia logo splash any more -- it's the only Linux I've seen that does that. (It's also still not loading KDE4, btw).
So the question is, what exactly are you seeing -- no GUI login at all? Or it's there but doesn't log you in? Black screen but your monitor is "on", or black screen with the power light blinking like your monitor is "asleep"?
the nvidia logo (on previous installations of Kubuntu including gutsy and hardy) used to show up before KDM.
Now it tries to display it. I see broken bands of color and then I get a screen showing some of the boot progress (I don't remember the entries). It tries several times and then just stops with a flashing cursor but no prompt.
mehh -- my Hardy Heron installation seems to be degenerating here day by day -- you'd think this was Alpha software or something ...... . Today, besides KDE4 not booting, in KDE3 glxgears and compiz won't run anymore. Guess it's time to reinstall the Nvidia driver. I think this may have to do with upgrading to KDE 3.5.9.
@Bongo, I dunno -- it sounds like maybe you need to do the same. The first time I tried the packaged nvidia-glx-new driver on Hardy Heron, it worked great. Then it stopped working great. So I'm going to attempt to follow my own instructions here. Stay tuned ....
EDIT: So, I followed my instructions and installed the downloaded Nvidia driver -- this is the file named "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-169.09-pkg2.run". It now loads like it did yesterday (you don't see the Nvidia splash), and I get my GUI login prompt. If I choose KDE4, I get to see only the first 3 seconds of that beautiful KDE4 progress graphic -- the hard disk drive only, and then it blacks out and sends me back to the login GUI. If I choose KDE3, all is fine. glxgears is back to working, and so is compiz. So, I dunno .... apparently some HH/KDE4 stuff remains broken.
-- you'd think this was Alpha software or something ...... .
You know I'm a little ticked by how much trouble I'm having but it's my own fault... I know how Alpha software is... it's the mix of KDE4 and Hardy that gets me... because I was already tired of the issues with KDE4 when I started playing with hardy... so ignor my complaining I know it's my own fault.
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@Bongo, I dunno -- it sounds like maybe you need to do the same. The first time I tried the packaged nvidia-glx-new driver on Hardy Heron, it worked great. Then it stopped working great. So I'm going to attempt to follow my own instructions here. Stay tuned ....
I'm gonna watch what you post next carefully. hehehehe if you don't post for a few hours I do have to admit I'm going to get a good giggle.
EDIT: So, I followed my instructions and installed the downloaded Nvidia driver -- this is the file named "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-169.09-pkg2.run". It now loads like it did yesterday (you don't see the Nvidia splash), and I get my GUI login prompt. If I choose KDE4, I get to see only the first 3 seconds of that beautiful KDE4 progress graphic -- the hard disk drive only. If I choose KDE3, all is fine. glxgears is back to working, and so is compiz. So, I dunno .... apparently some HH/KDE4 stuff remains broken.
I think I'm going to resinstall Hardy (right from the Alpha 3 disk this time instead of upgrading from Gutsy) then remove the language-pack-kde-base (which will remove -en with it) and then see if I can fully update it. this should take me late into the evening tonight.
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