Nvidia driver issue

CoolGoose · #1 24th December 2008, 08:08 PM

I'm trying to run Savage 2 but it complains of missing OpenGL2.1 support

Code:

[coolgoose@tux ~]$ glxinfo 
name of display: :0.0
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig

Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
2 GLXFBConfigs:
   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Segmentation fault
[coolgoose@tux ~]$ rpm -qa |grep nvidia
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-177.82-1.fc10.i386
kmod-nvidia-177.82-1.fc10.6.i686
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-177.82-1.fc10.i386
kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686-177.82-1.fc10.6.i686
[coolgoose@tux ~]$

Xorg Conf - http://dpaste.com/hold/102281/

/le The card is Nvidia 8600GT

maverick280857 · #2 24th December 2008, 08:23 PM

I have the same packages on my system (nVidia GeForce Go 7400).

Do you have a copy of your old xorg.conf file? You could try uninstalling kmod-nvidia and restoring the old file (perhaps using the driver "nv" may work for you), and then reinstalling kmod-nvidia.

I don't know why you're getting a Segmentation Fault...something seems to be wrong with the driver installation, but I could be wrong.

maverick280857 · #3 24th December 2008, 08:35 PM

Back up your xorg.conf file just in case..

Go to a text-based login screen (i.e. a virtual terminal..should be Ctrl+Alt+F1).

Log in as root.

Run

Code:

setup

and use the X Configuration utility. See if this works.

CoolGoose · #4 24th December 2008, 08:53 PM

Tried

Code:

setup

selected nvidia -> it added nv -> tried nvidia-xconfig -> made it nvidia -> rebooted -> it's vesa.

Any ideas ? X_x

maverick280857 · #5 24th December 2008, 09:03 PM

I had the same problem. But it worked when I changed "nv" to "nvidia" only after I reinstalled kmod-nvidia. Before that, nvidia display settings said that I wasn't using the nvidia display driver (even though xorg.conf had "nvidia" and not "nv" after the manual edit).

Keep it as vesa, and do

Code:

su -c 'rpm -e kmod-nvidia'

(Make sure you have backed up xorg.conf!!)

Reboot the computer. Now reinstall kmod-nvidia

Code:

su -c 'yum install kmod-nvidia'

(Just in case there's a problem booting into X, you can do all this from the command line too just like you used setup.)

EDIT: I think there's a problem with the symbolic links to the driver, when kmod-nvidia is installed. For that reason, when you say "nvidia", it seems to be unable to load that driver.

CoolGoose · #6 24th December 2008, 09:22 PM

Nope it still doesn't work
This is what it says in the boot sequence

Code:

Checking for module nvidia.ko: ESC[60G[ESC[0;31mFAILEDESC[0;39m]^M
nvidia.ko for kernel 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 was not found.ESC[60G[ESC[0;33mWARNI
NGESC[0;39m]^M
The nvidia driver will not be enabled until one is found.ESC[60G[ESC[0;33mWARNIN
GESC[0;39m]^M

maverick280857 · #7 24th December 2008, 09:30 PM

Is this AFTER the installation?

How many kernel entries do you see in grub? (Based on the output of 'rpm -qa|grep nvidia', you should see only one).

ozjd · #8 24th December 2008, 09:56 PM

A quick search here will bring up lots of threads that have covered much of this before.

See http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752 as a good reference.

CoolGoose · #9 24th December 2008, 11:39 PM

I have used that driver guide step by step. It didn't work for me. Tried it again after the purging of the drivers

Code:

[coolgoose@tux ~]$ su -c 'yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i386'
Password: 
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
livna                                                    | 2.4 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates                                | 2.7 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates/primary_db                     |  31 kB     00:00     
fedora                                                   | 2.8 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-free-updates                                   | 2.7 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-free-updates/primary_db                        | 107 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-free                                           | 2.7 kB     00:00     
updates                                                  | 2.3 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-nonfree                                        | 2.7 kB     00:00     
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-177.82-1.fc10.i386 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-nvidia.i686 0:177.82-1.fc10.7 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686 = 177.82-1.fc10.7 for package: kmod-nvidia
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686.i686 0:177.82-1.fc10.7 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686 for package: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686-177.82-1.fc10.7.i686 from rpmfusion-nonfree-updates has depsolving problems
  --> Missing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686 is needed by package kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686-177.82-1.fc10.7.i686 (rpmfusion-nonfree-updates)
Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686 is needed by package kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686-177.82-1.fc10.7.i686 (rpmfusion-nonfree-updates)

maverick280857 · #10 25th December 2008, 04:09 AM

Can you post the output of

Code:

uname -r

and (once again)

Code:

rpm -qa |grep nvidia

Code:

rpm -qa |grep kernel

here?

CoolGoose · #11 25th December 2008, 10:11 AM

Sure. Thanks for the help

Code:

[coolgoose@tux ~]$ uname -r
2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686
[coolgoose@tux ~]$ rpm -qa | grep nvidia
kmod-nvidia-177.82-1.fc10.6.i686
kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686-177.82-1.fc10.6.i686
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-177.82-1.fc10.i386
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-177.82-1.fc10.i386
[coolgoose@tux ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-headers-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i386
kerneloops-0.12-1.fc10.i386
kernel-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686
kernel-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686
kernel-firmware-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.noarch
[coolgoose@tux ~]$ less /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep nvidia
[coolgoose@tux ~]$ less /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep vesa
[coolgoose@tux ~]$ less /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep nv
	Driver      "nv"
[coolgoose@tux ~]$

And Merry Christmas

maverick280857 · #12 25th December 2008, 03:58 PM

Merry Christmas to you too mate.

Ok lets see. In your previous post, the error you got was

Code:

Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-uname-r = 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686 is needed by package kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686-177.82-1.fc10.7.i686 (rpmfusion-nonfree-updates)

The output of 'uname -r' is

Code:

[coolgoose@tux ~]$ uname -r
2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686

So you have version 2.6.27.5-117 of the Linux kernel and when you try to install kmod-nvidia, yum attempts to update your existing version, and runs into a dependency conflict because the newer (available) version of kmod-nvidia is for a newer kernel. So, if you are willing to take another adventure, I'd say you should do a

Code:

yum update kernel

Also, once you reboot after updating the kernel (which you should do btw) you should see a new entry in grub corresponding to this new kernel. Boot using that and try installing kmod-nvidia again.

This should fix the problem as far as getting the new kmod-nvidia is concerned. But I should state here that I have an older kernel too and kmod-nvidia is working just fine for me after the initial hiccups I mentioned in my last post.

CoolGoose · #13 25th December 2008, 05:33 PM

Updated kernel -> un installed nvidia-kmod -> reboot -> installed nvidia-kmnod -> reboot -> run setup -> reboot -> pff didn't recognise the display, system-config-display -> manually added the lcd type -> log in / log out for resetting the x-server and now it seems to work

Code:

[coolgoose@tux ~]$ glxinfo | grep direct
direct rendering: Yes

Thanks for the help. Weird that yum didn't automatically marked the kernel for upgrade.

maverick280857 · #14 25th December 2008, 06:30 PM

Great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolGoose

Weird that yum didn't automatically marked the kernel for upgrade.

Unless I do a 'yum update' (update all packages), I never see yum marking the kernel for an upgrade automatically although this does work for all other packages. Maybe its got to do with 'kmod'? I don't know. Anyway, have fun.

CoolGoose · #15 25th December 2008, 07:03 PM

Thanks again. Have a nice day and Merry Christmas