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**dibl** · Oct 10, 2008, 07:17 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen

OK, wow -- yeah, 177.80 is the latest and greatest released driver. Interesting -- they got that incorporated pretty fast.

**roman5x3** · Oct 11, 2008, 11:17 AM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen

I have an old nvidia card and when I ran envyng-qt it said I already had the driver installed. So I believe I am back to why wont nvidia-setup work for me.

I don't know if it matters or not but here is the output of the driver dibl pointed me to:
I apologize for the length but I was not sure what was relevant and what wasn't sot I am posting the entire log file

Code:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Oct 11 12:40:36 2008
installer version: 1.0.7

option status:
 license pre-accepted  : false
 update         : false
 force update      : false
 expert         : false
 uninstall        : false
 driver info       : false
 precompiled interfaces : true
 no ncurses color    : false
 query latest version  : false
 OpenGL header files   : true
 no questions      : false
 silent         : false
 no recursion      : false
 no backup        : false
 kernel module only   : false
 sanity         : false
 add this kernel     : false
 no runlevel check    : false
 no network       : false
 no ABI note       : false
 no RPMs         : false
 no kernel module    : false
 force SELinux      : default
 no X server check    : false
 no cc version check   : false
 force tls        : (not specified)
 X install prefix    : (not specified)
 X library install path : (not specified)
 X module install path  : (not specified)
 OpenGL install prefix  : (not specified)
 OpenGL install libdir  : (not specified)
 utility install prefix : (not specified)
 utility install libdir : (not specified)
 doc install prefix   : (not specified)
 kernel name       : (not specified)
 kernel include path   : (not specified)
 kernel source path   : (not specified)
 kernel output path   : (not specified)
 kernel install path   : (not specified)
 proc mount point    : /proc
 ui           : (not specified)
 tmpdir         : /tmp
 ftp mirror       : [url]ftp://download.nvidia.com[/url]
 RPM file list      : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 96.43.07.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
  ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
  rom the NVIDIA ftp site ([url]ftp://download.nvidia.com[/url])? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
  this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
  your kernel.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.27-6-generic/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.27-6-generic/build'
-> Performing rivafb check.
-> Performing nvidiafb check.
-> Performing Xen check.
-> Cleaning kernel module build directory.
  executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make clean'...
-> Building kernel module:
  executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.27-6-generi
  c/build SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.27-6-generic/build'...
  NVIDIA: calling KBUILD...
  make CC=cc KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-6-generic/build SUBDIRS=
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv modules
  test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (		\
  	echo;								\
  	echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";		\
  	echo "     include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
  sing.";	\
  	echo "     Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
  .";	\
  	echo;								\
  	/bin/false)
  mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tmp_ver
  sions ; rm -f /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.tm
  p_versions/*
  make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.0
  7-pkg1/usr/src/nv
   cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.nv.
  o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.2/include -D__KERNEL
  __ -Iinclude -I/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-6-generic/arch/x86/include -i
  nclude include/linux/autocon
  f.h -Iubuntu/include -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-
  strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -O2 -m32 -
  msoft-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -ma
  rch=i586 -mtune=generic -ffreestanding -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchro
  nous-unwind-tables -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Iinclude/asm-x86/
  mach-default -fno-stack-protector -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibl
  ing-calls -pg -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -I/tmp/selfgz2
  7796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-typ
  e -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-subscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-mul
  tichar -Werror -MD -Wsign-compare -Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_
  NAMES -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNVRM -DNV_VERSION_STRING=\"96.43.07\" -UDEBUG 
  -U_DEBUG -DNDEBUG -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_ST
  R(nv)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(nvidia)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-
  Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/.
  tmp_nv.o /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c
  In file included from include/linux/bitops.h:17,
          from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
          from include/linux/sched.h:52,
          from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  include/asm/bitops.h: In function ‘set_bit’:
  include/asm/bitops.h:60: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arith
  metic
  include/asm/bitops.h: In function ‘clear_bit’:
  include/asm/bitops.h:97: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arith
  metic
  In file included from include/linux/list.h:6,
          from include/linux/preempt.h:11,
          from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
          from include/linux/seqlock.h:29,
          from include/linux/time.h:8,
          from include/linux/timex.h:57,
          from include/linux/sched.h:54,
          from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_range’:
  include/linux/prefetch.h:57: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  In file included from include/linux/utsname.h:35,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv-linux.h:19,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  include/linux/sched.h: In function ‘object_is_on_stack’:
  include/linux/sched.h:1969: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
  ithmetic
  In file included from include/asm/dma-mapping.h:9,
          from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:52,
          from include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h:7,
          from include/asm/pci.h:94,
          from include/linux/pci.h:983,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv-linux.h:85,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  include/linux/scatterlist.h: In function ‘sg_virt’:
  include/linux/scatterlist.h:199: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used 
  in arithmetic
  In file included from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:106:27
  : error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
  In file included from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv-linux.h:108,
          from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  include/linux/highmem.h: In function ‘zero_user_segments’:
  include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:134: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  include/linux/highmem.h:137: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
  rithmetic
  In file included from /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv/nv.c:14:
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h: In fu
  nction ‘nv_execute_on_all_cpus’:
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h:627: e
  rror: too many arguments to function ‘on_each_cpu’
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
  ‘__nv_setup_pat_entries’:
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:836: warning
  : comparison between signed and unsigned
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
  ‘__nv_restore_pat_entries’:
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:862: warning
  : comparison between signed and unsigned
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c: In function
  ‘nv_kern_cpu_callback’:
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1188: warnin
  g: comparison between signed and unsigned
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1191: error:
  too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1195: warnin
  g: comparison between signed and unsigned
  /tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.c:1198: error:
  too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
  make[3]: *** [/tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/src/nv/nv.
  o] Error 1
  make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz27796/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.07-pkg1/usr/sr
  c/nv] Error 2
  NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
  nvidia.ko failed to build!
  make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
  make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
    '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
    on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
    driver download page at [url]www.nvidia.com[/url].

Please help this is getting really annoying really fast

**roman5x3** · Oct 11, 2008, 11:39 AM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen

I got the size fixed with krandrtray in system in the main menu. I would still like to get the nvidia driver working properly so if anyone can help with that I can create a new thread or we can continue here and I will update the title of this thread to include it.

Roman

**KeithZG** · Oct 12, 2008, 05:22 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen (solved) Nvidia driver (not solved yet)

I've actually been having weird times myself getting the nvidia driver to work on what's essentially now my "II test system"...but I also just noticed it's holding back a kernel upgrade. I'm going to tell it to go ahead and upgrade and see what that does; what kernel version are you on yourself? (my other guess is that my woes are due to running a realtime kernel, I know that breaks the nvidia drivers on my 8.04 system with a 7800GTX).

("uname -a" is the command, in case you didn't know, although obviously there are other ways too of figuring out which kernel you're running)

**roman5x3** · Oct 13, 2008, 01:38 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen (solved) Nvidia driver (not solved yet)

Thanx for the command. I wasn't sure what the command was, though I knew what it did.
Anyway I am running 2.6.27-7-generic #1.

Roman

**dibl** · Oct 13, 2008, 02:01 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen

Originally posted by roman5x3

I have an old nvidia card and when I ran envyng-qt it said I already had the driver installed.

Please help this is getting really annoying really fast

If you have EnvyNG installed, then I would try getting out of X with Ctrl-Alt-F1, which will send you to the first tty console, where you will need to log in.

Then:

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

to shut down the X server.

Next:

Code:

sudo envyng -t

to run EnvyNG in text mode. Choose "Remove Nvidia Driver" from the menu.

When it is done and brings you back to the menu, choose #1 "Install Nvidia Driver".

Then when it is done installing, choose #5 "Restart X".

I'll cross my fingers ... it could work.

**roman5x3** · Oct 15, 2008, 01:17 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen (solved) Nvidia driver (not solved yet)

Dibl,
I followed your instructions and it got rid of the driver installed and then installed a new driver. But the xorg.conf file it created would not work.
Here is that file:

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder3) Tue Jan 22 19:53:46 PST 2008

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier  "Monitor0"
	VendorName  "Unknown"
	ModelName   "Unknown"
	HorizSync   30.0 - 110.0
	VertRefresh  50.0 - 150.0
	Option    "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier  "Screen0"
	Device    "Device0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth	24
	Option	"AddARGBGLXVisuals"	"True"
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth   24
		Modes   "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load     "dbe"
	Load     "extmod"
	Load     "type1"
	Load     "freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Disable	"dri2"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver    "mouse"
	Option    "Protocol" "auto"
	Option    "Device" "/dev/psaux"
	Option    "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
	Option    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver    "kbd"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier  "Layout0"
	Screen   0 "Screen0"
	InputDevice  "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
	InputDevice  "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Device0"
	VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"
	Driver	"nvidia"
EndSection

And here is my working one:

Code:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Boardname	"NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
	Busid		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Driver		"nv"
	Screen	0
	Vendorname	"NVIDIA"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
	Vendorname	"Dell"
	Modelname	"Dell M770"
	Horizsync	30.0-69.0
	Vertrefresh	48.0-160.0
 modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "640x480@85" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@85" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "1024x768@85" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
 modeline "1024x768@43" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync interlace +vsync
 modeline "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync
 modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
 modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Defaultdepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Virtual	1400	1050
		Modes		"1024x768@75"	"1024x768@70"	"1024x768@85"
	"1024x768@60"	"832x624@75"	"1024x768@43"	"800x600@60"	
"1152x864@75"	"800x600@85"	"1280x960@60"	"800x600@75"	"1280x1024@60"
"800x600@72"	"1400x1050@60"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@85"	"640x480@75"
	"640x480@72"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
 screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"GLcore"
	Load		"v4l"
EndSection
Section "device" # 
	Identifier	"device1"
	Boardname	"NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
	Busid		"PCI:1:0:0"
	Driver		"nv"
	Screen	1
	Vendorname	"NVIDIA"
EndSection
Section "screen" # 
	Identifier	"screen1"
	Device		"device1"
	Defaultdepth	24
	Monitor		"monitor1"
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Modes		"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "monitor" # 
	Identifier	"monitor1"
	Vendorname	"Plug 'n' Play"
	Modelname	"Plug 'n' Play"
 modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

**dibl** · Oct 15, 2008, 01:30 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen (solved) Nvidia driver (not solved yet)

Originally posted by roman5x3

Driver "nv"

OK. This says you are back to using the "nv" driver, which probably means you are back to screen resolution problems, right?

Sorry, I'm not sure what else can be done than what I said in #11 and #20 above.

**roman5x3** · Oct 15, 2008, 04:06 PM

Re: desktop bigger than monitor screen (solved) Nvidia driver (not solved yet)

Yes I did have some screen res problems but I fixed them the same way I did before.

My real question is can anyone point out what it is in the nvidia xorg.conf file that is preventing it from allowing X to start again..

Roman

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