[wplug] stumped on Nvidia driver issues

[Teodorski, Chris]

Greg and everybody,

This is exactly what I did to solve my issue.  I had previously had success using the Nvidia drivers from Nvidia (as opposed to the ones in the Ubuntu repos), however due to some weirdness, not sure exactly what that weirdness was, the driver from the website wasn't working.

Thanks to all for the help.

Chris

  

-----Original Message-----
From: wplug-bounces+teodorski=ppg.com at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-bounces+teodorski=ppg.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Greg Simkins
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [wplug] stumped on Nvidia driver issues


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Teodorski, Chris" <teodorski at ppg.com>
Subject: [wplug] stumped on Nvidia driver issues


> I'm in the process of setting up a new SMP Ubuntu box.  I'm using the 
> Nvidia provided drivers for the Geforce card (the model escapes me at the 
> moment).  Xorg keep crashing on me with the below error message and I'm a 
> bit stumped on what to do next.
>
> The Nvidia install is creating its own kernel module because a pre-built 
> one doesn't exist.  The install appears to complete successfully.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?


Here is the response from my nVidia expert buddy in Switzerland.  Sorry I 
don't understand these issues too well myself.

hi greg
sure, the error message says exactly the problem:

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Version mismatch detected between the NVIDIA X driver
and the
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     NVIDIA GLX module.  X driver version: 1.0-8774; GLX
module
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     version: 1.0-8762.  Please try reinstalling the NVIDIA
(EE) NVIDIA(0):     driver.

For ubuntu

nvidia-glx
nvidia-kernel-common
linux-restricted-modules

install these three, reboot, and then it will run, i think :)

OR:
if the guy with the message has it's own kernel, or not running ubuntu:

when he runs the setup

./NVIDIA-XXXXXXX -x-module-path=/usr/lib/xorg/modules/

i dont remember out of stand, if it's --x-module-path, but i think that is 
what he needs to search in the option list of the setup. the path ist just 
right..

have a nice day!
silvan


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