Nvidia problems again and again and...

stecco · 2012-11-05 15:50:49

I'm having a problem- these are my steps below. I'm using current stable version of #! 32bit trying to install drivers for GeForce4 420 Go 32M.

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

cd /usr/src

sudo ln -s linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux

Then I downloaded Nvidia installer for my GeForce from the Nvidia website, NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.23-pkg1.run, saving it in /usr/src

Rebooting #! in recovery mode, then

cd /usr/src

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.23-pkg1.run

so the installer start, I accept the license the this message appear

The compiler used to compile the kernel (gcc 4.3) does not exactly match the
   current compiler (gcc 4.4).  The Linux 2.6 kernel module loader rejects kern
   el modules built with a version of gcc that does not exactly match that of t
   he compiler used to build the running kernel.
   
   If you know what you are doing and want to ignore the gcc version check, sel
   ect "No" to continue installation.  Otherwise, select "Yes" to abort install
   ation, set the CC environment variable to the name of the compiler used to c
   ompile your kernel, and restart installation.  Abort now? (Answer: Yes)
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 www.nvidia.com.

I abort the installation process but I couldn't change my current compiler and I starting to think that maybe I need some help.

I've already try to follow hardran3's forum instructions but didn't work for me because for my very very old GeForce, i suppouse, as much as every script I found on the web and the official debian guide instructions. But every path i followed ends in the same way: Xorg crashes and I've to return to the initial situation.

CBizgreat! · 2012-11-05 16:23:35

The last part about reading Hardran3's how to ... dang it ! Ye disarmed me, was going to try n give you a bit of a butt chewing for not trying to find a solution for yaself lst ... Sighs .. but you obviously did. Said butt chewing more cuz am ticked @ myself for still trolling this addictive nix forum instead of doing more "productive" Stuff !!!! Arghhhhh ... @ this rate my evil plans for world domination shall never bear fruit !!!!

Some babble: ( in no particular order ... But then that's why it's called babble right ? tongue )

Hardran3 from what I've seen in the forums from him, is the kinda nixer who takes serious pains to fact check stuff and think he likely knows of which he speaks ... errr well types more often than not. So a coupla things popped into my coffee soaked brain about this. Stuff like ... are you sure you did it right ? Not trying to be a jerk ... AM NOT the person to even ask about propri vid driver + nix either. But removing other drivers, this ... that ... other things might cause a fail. Which not saying you messed up but his how to specifically says DO NOT download driver from nvidia too. Yet ... you know more about your pc/hardware than me ... So moving on.

Might install a guinea pig OS (aka: testing partition) ? Then try again ... start w a totally clean slate kinda thing ... New #! install ? I don't know if that would help ... blahblahblah.

Then something I've babbled about before, when it comes to taming a real pain the butt vidcard which could OR NOT be a poss solution. Most bio's allow people to disable a vidcard and use integrated graphics. A motherboard you find in a dumpster is pretty dang likely to have integrated graphics onboard. On this old dinosaur have used intel integrated w a mountain of nix, it's always been good enough vid for me. If I came up against a real problem vidcard Since I'm both lazy + a highly impatient person. More than likely would scream SCREW YOU NVIDIA !!!! DIE !!!! and try to switch off the vidcard and go to integrated. Never said was the best solution ... eh. tongue

Good luck ... NOW ... HOPEFULLY can stay away from this forum long enough to get ANYTHING DONE !!!!!! AHHHHH ! big_smile

Sighs ... o course, doubled back ... more babble. Honestly believe will hopefully be of benefit to someone someday.

Nother option ... With hardware prices being what they are. Might be time to go shopping dood ? A friend or family might have a vidcard laying around ? In my town there are pc shops with bins of cast off RAM + components out in bins someone can snatch for next to nothing, shrugs. Just sayin ... life is SHORT, think there are times when time comes to cut your friggin losses. Sometimes you eat the hardware, sometimes the hardware eats YOU type deal.
When you add up the 4,000hrs you're spending wrestling with a stupe vidcard + drivers. Someone may stop and ask themselves ... "Is this really worth it ?!??!?!? Just babbling some more, squashing typos ... Gotta sleep soon and go to work. DAMN U NVIDIA !!!!

Last edited by CBizgreat! (2012-11-05 16:45:29)

stecco · 2012-11-05 20:20:33

Well can not be say this is an heartening reply!

I hope that the way I've found is fruitful. If only I knew how to solve the problem of the compiler, I would be a good point! But I don't fancy doing it alone.
The most annoying thing is that Ubuntu 10.04 has always recognized the drivers automatically and it seems impossible that no one has yet written a program (like envy, but less lumbering) to make installing a video card something mundane!

lowrider · 2012-11-05 20:59:20

Maybe i am the first but for sure not the last to point you to the great smxi scripts which does all the hard work for you. There you go: Trust them!!!
Many before ask about nvidia here and YES this is meant to be serious and NO this is not a fake...

No offence about capital letters though wink

lwfitz · 2012-11-05 22:46:46

^+1 for SMXI.

Whether installing nvidia or ati/amd video drivers the best way I have found is to use smxi. Heres VastOnes howto if your not familiar with it http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic. … %23p267753

And heres just the basic commands

sudo -i
cd /usr/local/bin
wget http://smxi.org/smxi.zip
unzip smxi.zip
smxi

Hope this helps

lowrider · 2012-11-05 23:04:31

^ wow thank you lwfitz for the link to VastOne 's HowTo. i have not seen it until yet. moving over to thank him now... big_smile

VastOne · 2012-11-06 01:19:54

^ thanks mates... I appreciate it!

And an obvious +1 for smxi.

stecco · 2012-11-06 09:14:34

ok guys thank you all.. Now finally seems that smxi installed the drivers for me.. but i'm not sure that drivers works properly (and now conky float over my browser page o.O)

stecco · 2012-11-06 09:18:25

stecco wrote:

and now conky float over my browser page o.O

solved, i forgot to editing conkyrc smile

But a little problem persist: my terminator's borders disappear when I start compositing (xcomp or cairo it's the same), please look at this screenshot: http://postimage.org/image/3pwf7gqcp/f317647a/

Last edited by stecco (2012-11-06 09:41:58)

CBizgreat! · 2012-11-10 23:50:15

Brought this to mind. A pic speaks 1k words, Linus Torvald had this to say to Nvidia. Some judicious use of the gimp smudge tool to make it more family friendly.

Linus Torvald giving nvidia the bird.

Just to be fair though ... Thought I'd ask around and see how others felt about it. So I asked some guinea pigs for an opinion. They had this to say ...

Well they didn't actually say anything, but you can tell from the look on their faces, that's what they were thinking. smile

Mod Edit - Image Resize - VastOne
___________________________

Please use thumbnails (please try to avoid the large thumbnail imgur.com code) linking to the larger image to help those of us with slow connections. An example of the code needed is below. Most image hosting sites will automatically generate this for you as well. Users have been using postimage.org lately which does a nice job.

[url=http://link.to.your.fullsized.image][img]http://link.to.your.thumbnail.image[/img][/url]

stecco · 2012-11-15 10:56:05

stecco wrote:

But a little problem persist: my terminator's borders disappear when I start compositing (xcomp or cairo it's the same), please look at this screenshot: http://postimage.org/image/3pwf7gqcp/f317647a/

I wish I could put this topic as solved... Maybe I could be somewhat more precise?

And..

stecco wrote:

Is there a way to check if the drivers were actually installed?

I tried this:

sudo lshw -c display | grep driver 

configuration: driver=nouveau latency=64 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5

and my fps are very slow....

~$ glxgears
270 frames in 5.0 seconds = 53.757 FPS
262 frames in 5.0 seconds = 52.400 FPS
266 frames in 5.0 seconds = 53.083 FPS
268 frames in 5.0 seconds = 53.383 FPS
252 frames in 5.0 seconds = 50.289 FPS
201 frames in 5.0 seconds = 40.177 FPS

sad

Last edited by stecco (2012-11-15 11:08:47)

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