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Debian Lenny Nvidia GeForce FX5200
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Debian Lenny Nvidia GeForce FX5200
Hi I'm using Debian Lenny and a Nvidia GeForce FX5200 graphics card through pci and every thing works fine except when I go to play games, then every thing slows down, or the game may not start at all.
I did some searches and see that I'd need some drivers and something to enable hardware acceleration.
I looked for the drivers on symatic and aptitude but I don't see the ones that every one talks about the nvidia-173, so what packages do I need to get going?
I need help.
I did some searches and see that I'd need some drivers and something to enable hardware acceleration.
I looked for the drivers on symatic and aptitude but I don't see the ones that every one talks about the nvidia-173, so what packages do I need to get going?
I need help.
nvidia-glx in lenny is v173.14.09, which will work for the FX5200.
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
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I tryed it but no luck it's saying it failed.mase wrote:There is a tool called nvidia-xconfig.
Execute that as root and it will configure X for you.
You have to restart X after that.
I use Xfree so I will do an edit on my own.
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce FX 5200"
Will that work?
I have a 6200 and this is how I got mine to work. Logged on as ROOT. Go to Nvidia and download NVIIDIA-Linux-x86-180.29-pkg1.run and put it in /usr/src. Then go to
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/how-to-ins ... ian-lenny/
Open Terminal and follow steps 2,3,4,6 and 7 and below. Mine came right up and works great.
P.S. Don't forget to substitute the NVIIDIA-Linux-x86-180.29-pkg1.run with the one in step 7.
Enjoy!
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/how-to-ins ... ian-lenny/
Open Terminal and follow steps 2,3,4,6 and 7 and below. Mine came right up and works great.
P.S. Don't forget to substitute the NVIIDIA-Linux-x86-180.29-pkg1.run with the one in step 7.
Enjoy!
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It still failed saying,
(II) Module Nvidia not found.
(EE) NVIDIA failed to load the nvidia kernel module.
(EE) NVIDIA *** aborting ***
(EE) Screens found but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal Server Error:
No screens found.
And
(II) Module Nvidia not found.
(EE) NVIDIA failed to load the nvidia kernel module.
(EE) NVIDIA *** aborting ***
(EE) Screens found but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal Server Error:
No screens found.
And
This failed to.comsparks wrote:I have a 6200 and this is how I got mine to work. Logged on as ROOT. Go to Nvidia and download NVIIDIA-Linux-x86-180.29-pkg1.run and put it in /usr/src. Then go to
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/how-to-ins ... ian-lenny/
Open Terminal and follow steps 2,3,4,6 and 7 and below. Mine came right up and works great.
P.S. Don't forget to substitute the NVIIDIA-Linux-x86-180.29-pkg1.run with the one in step 7.
Enjoy!
You need the nvidia kenrel module.
Normal that would be installed with nvidia-glx.
Can you post the output of:
and
Normal that would be installed with nvidia-glx.
Can you post the output of:
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aptitude search nvidia-kernel
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uname -r
Re: Debian Lenny Nvidia GeForce FX5200
If you don't see the nvidia drivers it might be because your /ext/apt/sources.list don't have contrib and non-free added yet. If that's the case, after adding them you need to do anlinuxbobelhead wrote:Hi I'm using Debian Lenny and a Nvidia GeForce FX5200 graphics card through pci and every thing works fine except when I go to play games, then every thing slows down, or the game may not start at all.
I did some searches and see that I'd need some drivers and something to enable hardware acceleration.
I looked for the drivers on symatic and aptitude but I don't see the ones that every one talks about the nvidia-173, so what packages do I need to get going?
I need help.
apt-get update
to get them added to the list of packages you see with apt-get or synaptic. Personally, I thought it was easier to temporarily run the x-windows vesa or nv driver so I could use synaptic in x-windows to install the nvidia drivers instead of doing it by hand as the wiki shows or doing it with the nvidia .run package.
Last edited by thriftee on 2009-02-26 15:39, edited 1 time in total.
Too many computers to list. I wonder if there is a moral in there somewhere?
Do you have a Section "Screen" in your xorg.conf?
Might as well post your whole /etc/X11/xorg.conf file ...
Might as well post your whole /etc/X11/xorg.conf file ...
He already has that, otherwise he couldn't install nvidia-xconfigthriftee wrote:If you don't see the nvidia drivers it might be because your /ext/apt/sources.list don't have contrib and non-free added yet.
hmmm, ok, but if that's true, then why couldn't he see the nvidia-glx or nvidia-settings in synaptic?didi wrote:Do you have a Section "Screen" in your xorg.conf?
Might as well post your whole /etc/X11/xorg.conf file ...He already has that, otherwise he couldn't install nvidia-xconfigthriftee wrote:If you don't see the nvidia drivers it might be because your /ext/apt/sources.list don't have contrib and non-free added yet.
looks to me like nvidia-xconfig has a little red debian symbol next to it
no expert here....
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Too many computers to list. I wonder if there is a moral in there somewhere?
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# aptitude search nvidia-kernel
v nvidia-kernel-173.14.09 -
i A nvidia-kernel-2.6.26-1-686 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.
i A nvidia-kernel-common - NVIDIA binary kernel module common files
i nvidia-kernel-source - NVIDIA binary kernel module source
# uname -r
2.6.27.7-debian-lenny
Original xorg.conf
# 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,gb,de,it"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
v nvidia-kernel-173.14.09 -
i A nvidia-kernel-2.6.26-1-686 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.
i A nvidia-kernel-common - NVIDIA binary kernel module common files
i nvidia-kernel-source - NVIDIA binary kernel module source
# uname -r
2.6.27.7-debian-lenny
Original xorg.conf
# 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,gb,de,it"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection
Ah, so you installed your own kernel..
In this case i suggest to do the following:
Remove all nvidia- packages with aptitude.
Then use sgfxi to install the nvidia driver:
Get it like this:
Stop the display manager:
Login as root and then start the script:
That should install the nvidia driver and configure X correctly.
In this case i suggest to do the following:
Remove all nvidia- packages with aptitude.
Then use sgfxi to install the nvidia driver:
Get it like this:
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cd /usr/local/bin;wget -Nc smxi.org/sgfxi;chmod +x sgfxi
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/etc/init.d/gdm stop
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sgfxi
I think your best bet is to follow the HOW-TO: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=10812
Be sure to clean up everything wrt installing the .run stuff from nvidia.com before going ahead with the HOW-TO and also uninstall nvidia-kernel-2.6.26-1-686, since that's meant for a kernel you don't have.
Be sure to clean up everything wrt installing the .run stuff from nvidia.com before going ahead with the HOW-TO and also uninstall nvidia-kernel-2.6.26-1-686, since that's meant for a kernel you don't have.
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aptitude install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
I have no experience with those sgfxi scripts, but you probably have to set the appropriate GCC versions with:
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export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.1
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I hav gcc-4.3 installed so do I usedidi wrote:Will install the kernel headers for your current kernel (uname -r).Code: Select all
aptitude install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
I have no experience with those sgfxi scripts, but you probably have to set the appropriate GCC versions with:before you start themCode: Select all
export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.1
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export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.3
No, if you needed that version you wouldn't have to do anything, look at /usr/bin/gcc and you'll see it's linked to gcc-4.3.linuxbobelhead wrote:I hav gcc-4.3 installed so do I use?Code: Select all
export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.3
The issue is that the kernel is compiled with gcc-4.1 (have no idea why though) and since you're going to compile things against your kernel, you need to use the same gcc version of it, which is gcc-4.1.
Using that export command will (temporarily) set it to gcc-4.1