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nvidia-kernel-dkms
nvidia-settings
nvidia-xconfig
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Xorg -configure
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Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices. Configuration failed.
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nvidia-kernel-dkms
nvidia-settings
nvidia-xconfig
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Xorg -configure
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Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices. Configuration failed.
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sudo nvidia-xconfig
Tried it; same result.Gerd50 wrote:That was a wrong command 'Xorg -configure'. Boot the recovery mode and in the terminal do
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sudo nvidia-xconfig
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sudo apt-get install build-essential nvidia-settings
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sudo nvidia-xconfig
Both packages are installed. I double checked, but they are thereGerd50 wrote:Sorry, my fault. Somehow i thought it happened after an update. Are the packages 'build-essential' and 'nvidia-settings'
installed?
fully agree with wayne 128 suggestion.Many people are happy using smxi/sgfxi to install nVidia driver.
Give it a try, it may take a while to read their instruction.
http://smxi.org/
It's a 8600gt. Certainly not new, but I wouldn't call it old. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_8_ ... 600_SeriesGerd50 wrote:I don't know why the Debian way is not working. The only question that comes up to my mind is, is it a quite old nvidia card or
chip?
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nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Jul 20 16:01:02 2011
installer version: 275.09.07
PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : true
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : true
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : true
no cc version check : false
run distro scripts : true
no nouveau check : false
run nvidia-xconfig : false
sigwinch work around : true
force tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
installer prefix : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
precompiled kernel interfaces path : (not specified)
precompiled kernel interfaces url : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : none
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)
selinux chcon type : (not specified)
Using built-in stream user interface
-> Parsing log file:
-> done.
-> Validating previous installation:
-> Unable to access previously installed symlink '/usr/lib/libGL.so' (No such
file or directory).
ERROR: File '/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so' is not a symbolic
link.
-> done.
WARNING: Your driver installation has been altered since it was initially
installed; this may happen, for example, if you have since installed
the NVIDIA driver through a mechanism other than nvidia-installer
(such as your distribution's native package management system).
nvidia-installer will attempt to uninstall as best it can. Please see
the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.
-> Uninstalling NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86 (1.0-2750907
(275.09.07)):
-> done.
-> Uninstallation of existing driver: NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for
Linux-x86 (275.09.07) is complete.
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Section "Screen"
...
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-0"
Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-0: /proc/acpi/video/NGFX/LCD/EDID"
SubSection "Display"
...
EndSubSection
EndSection
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sudo apt-get purge nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-xconfig nvidia-kernel-common
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sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-xconfig nvidia-kernel-common
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sudo nvidia-xconfig
I honestly don't remember installing proprietary nvidia drivers, and LMDE installed open source drivers, right?Gerd50 wrote:For me the log looks like, there was a previous installation of the driver that wasn't uninstalled completely?
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The following packages have unmet dependencies:
nvidia-glx : Depends: libgl1-nvidia-glx (=275.09.07-1)
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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main non-free
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sudo apt-get update
God damn. I purge removed everything again, refreshed synaptic and not only did everything install this time, but I didn't even had to reboot.Gerd50 wrote:Before installing the driver, did you refresh synaptic with
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sudo apt-get update