<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title>Re: [xubuntu-users] GeForce4 Old-video-card working wrong in Xubuntu 14.04</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> I finally moved to an other linux distro. But here I leave useful info. Basically: - Debian-wheezy-based distro, aiming to i686. - the nvidia 96 driver. - prevent nouvea driver to load on startup. - #update-initramfs -u - reboot Due to the many steps I made, and the fact I don't know which ones were strictly necessary, I'll describe them in ther order I made. Getting the Distro I searched, Linux, Desktop, base on Debian, supporting i686, in active development. I choosed GALPON MInino Getting the Driver Debian wheezy includes nvidia-96 driver packages. Also I had the offitial nvidia NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.23-pkg1.run. Tried both, and both worked. 1 -- Installed nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx and nvidia-xconfig. When installig, system warned me about conflicts with the nouveau driver, recommending me to reboot. But it didn't worked. I checked /etc/modprobe.d/, and there was a nvidia-kernel-common.conf file preventing the nouveau driver to be load (see the attachments). 2 -- I tried NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.23-pkg1.run. I had to uninstall nvidia 96 driver package, and (just in case) every nvidia related package. I had to install kernel headers too. I runned it again, it did't promt for blocking nouvea cause /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-kernel-common.conf was already created, and I had booted. Also There where no problem finding /lib/modules/"mykernel"/build/inlcude/linux/version.h (see attachments). But, also didn't work at once. Serching internet I found this suggestions: - updating initramfs with the command: #update-initramfs -u - disabling modeset in /etc/default/grub (GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset", but I think this is not necessary, see attachments) - preventing other possible kernel moduels (see nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf) - rebooting Now it worked!!! 3 -- I deinstall using NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.23-pkg1.run, to try nvidia-glx-legacy-96xx again. It works too!! Best regards <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/05/15 15:37, fernando wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:554A5F6B.9050408@yahoo.com" type="cite">Kiyotaka, thanks for your suggestion, but I'v been trying for a couple of days. I'v already get the X off. NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.23-pkg1.run (is the corresponding for my video card) The problem I have is the installer looks for: /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-51-generic/build/include/linux/version.h when it is in: /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-51-generic/build/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h I found this info: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/nvidia-driver-version-h-does-not-exist-4175442715/">http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/nvidia-driver-version-h-does-not-exist-4175442715/</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://slackblogs.blogspot.de/2012/12/linux-kernel-37-vmware-workstation-and.html">http://slackblogs.blogspot.de/2012/12/linux-kernel-37-vmware-workstation-and.html</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/859101">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/859101</a> Then have tried, having no success.: -configuring de source (make menuconfig) -Linking to the existing file (ln ....version.h ....verson.h) -applying th patch patch_nvidia_304_88_for_3_11.patch (even when it is not ment for this installer and version) -using other source location (usr/src/...) When I link to the existing file the installer says: ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure you either have configured kernel sources matching your kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed on your system. If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel installed on your system. If you specified a separate output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option. Depending on where and how the kernel sources (or the kernel headers) were installed, you may need to specify their location with the SYSSRC environment variable or the equivalent nvidia-installer command line option. Regards On 06/05/15 12:04, Kiyotaka Nemoto wrote: <blockquote type="cite">Hi fernando, FYI, I wrote a post "How to install official NVIDIA drivers on Xubuntu 14.04" <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nemotos.net/?p=1094">http://www.nemotos.net/?p=1094</a> This may help you install nvidia's proprietary driver. Best regards, Kiyotaka 2015-05-06 22:59 GMT+09:00 fernando <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fernandoduo@yahoo.com"><fernandoduo@yahoo.com></a>: <blockquote type="cite">I wanted to verify what you recomend me, so I reenable nouveau and tried again. It starts wrong, but it fixes if there is a xorg.conf limitating the horizontal sync. Then I disabled nouveau again, and things went wrong again. I'll keep tryin to install nvidia's proprietary driver. On 04/05/15 19:52, Alejandro Lieber wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> 04/05/15 03:52, Fernando Duo wrote: <blockquote type="cite">I have an old computer wich was running Xubuntu 12.04, quite good. As I upgraded it last Saturday it started working wrong, specialy video totally distortionated. When I learned I can change default video configuration, puting a xorg.conf in /etc/X11/, I tried difrent resolutions. </blockquote> ............ <blockquote type="cite">Grub menu showed bad behavior before Xubuntu 14.04, having heavy distortion since Xubuntu 12.04. Now, even console interface works wrong, it get almost no distortion but it's like there were flying pixels. I installed nvidia tools, and tried this: </blockquote> Fernando: I had the same problem with a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 AGP 8x in Lubuntu. I corrected all problems modifying the following line in /etc/defaults/grub: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" adding at the end of the line: nouveau.noaccel=1" So the line looks like: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nouveau.noaccel=1" After this modification you MUST run: sudo update-grub Alejandro Lieber </blockquote> -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>