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by **BostonPeng** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:24 pm

I'm in PAE now (I hate only using half of my CPU). Should I do a fresh boot before trying that or do you think I'd be safe(-er) to try that once my Webilder get in the vm is done? Either way I'll transcribe the steps to make sure I have them handy if I wind up back at the console to log back in.

by **Schoelje** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:54 pm

It doesn't really matter if you reboot or not (it's not windoze).
If you end up without X, you can simply (re)move xorg.conf and reboot.

by **BostonPeng** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:57 pm

I didn't think I needed to reboot but I've been fighting the drivers enough I wanted to ask. On a side note, my install got me bitten by the no audio bug but the tip in the LMDE KDE UP5 thread got it fixed pretty easily. I'll let you know how things go driver wise after the reboot.

ETA: I forgot to mention that when I finally did the manual install the nvidia-glx looked like it hadn't been installed, and I had forgotten to blacklist nouveau. About to try the new set of steps.

by **BostonPeng** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:31 pm

It turns out we both forgot to have me run sudo nvidia-xconfig before the reboot because I got an 800x600 resolution screen when I booted back in. I still have the complaint form KWin, plus I'm noticing some bowing in the Note plasmoid on my desktop. Hopefully this screenshot will show what I'm talking about.

: Bowing screenshot.png (480.28 KiB) Viewed 319 times

ETA: I did some checking on the effects issue and found a reference to the compositing type in Desktop Effects > Advanced. It turns out I was using the XRender compositing and once I changed it to OpenGL it looks like I've gotten my effects back. I'm not sure what's causing the bowing though.

by **Schoelje** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:45 pm

It amazes me every time that graphics seem to be different for each system :shock:

Talking about DDM:
Clem and others are making me change a lot in DDM: looks, but especially handling of graphics drivers.
The next version we'll be able to activate different drivers per graphics card (thus switching between drivers).
A lot of work is still to be done (and the December month is one of the busiest of the year) so I hope I get it ready when UP6 comes out.

by **BostonPeng** on Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:59 pm

Who knew something as seemingly simple as graphics drivers could turn out to be such a royal pain in the rear? I'll do what I can to help test things, especially since now I know how to keep my laptop from booting to the terminal. I bet the rest of the Mint community has little to no idea how nice it will be when they can simply fire up DDM to install the PAE kernel and drivers. Thanks for putting so much work into it for us!

by **lizbeth** on Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:44 pm

Just ran on a fresh install of nadia... 15 minutes seemed a bit slow to me.... here's the log

Code: Select all: 25-11-2012 21:07:16 main INFO Write debug information to file: /home/nadia/ddm.log 25-11-2012 21:07:16 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 25-11-2012 21:07:16 main DEBUG Startup command: gksu --message "<b>Please enter your password</b>" python /usr/lib/device-driver-manager/ddm.py :d :l /home/nadia/ddm.log 25-11-2012 21:07:21 ddm.main INFO Checking your hardware... 25-11-2012 21:07:21 drivers.DriverCheck DEBUG Initialize DriverCheck 25-11-2012 21:07:21 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 25-11-2012 21:07:21 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci -nn | grep VGA 25-11-2012 21:07:21 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci | grep VGA 25-11-2012 21:07:21 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /etc/*-release | grep DISTRIB_RELEASE 25-11-2012 21:07:21 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search linux-headers 25-11-2012 21:07:26 nvidia.getNvidia DEBUG No supported Nvidia card found 25-11-2012 21:07:26 ati.getATI INFO ATI card found: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G] 25-11-2012 21:07:26 ati.getATI INFO ATI chip serie found: 6520 25-11-2012 21:07:26 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: apt-cache policy fglrx 25-11-2012 21:07:26 drivers.getPackageStatus DEBUG Package not installed: fglrx 25-11-2012 21:07:26 ati.getATI DEBUG ATI fglrx status: notinstalled 25-11-2012 21:07:26 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci | grep Broadcom 25-11-2012 21:07:26 pae.getPae DEBUG Distribution: ubuntu 14.0 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Search for extensions: ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif'] 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/installed.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/nvidia.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/pae.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/uninstallable.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/broadcom.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/logo.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/empty.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/notinstalled.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/mirror.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 ddm.fillHardware INFO Hardware image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png 25-11-2012 21:07:26 ddm.fillHardware INFO Add item: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G] 25-11-2012 21:07:26 ddm.fillHardware DEBUG Preselect: True 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create list store eval string: gtk.ListStore(bool, gtk.gdk.Pixbuf, gtk.gdk.Pixbuf, str, str, str, int) 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column names: ['Column 0', 'Column 1', 'Column 2', 'Column 3', 'Column 4', 'Column 5'] 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Add data to list store (single-column list): liststore.append( [True, gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file("/usr/share/device-driver-manager/notinstalled.png"), gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file("/usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png"), "Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G]", "ati", "notinstalled", 400] ) 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Last visible column nr: 4 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column: gtk.TreeViewColumn("Column 0", gtk.CellRendererToggle(), active=0) 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Check box found: add toggle function 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column added: Column 0 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column: gtk.TreeViewColumn("Column 1", gtk.CellRendererPixbuf(), pixbuf=1) 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column added: Column 1 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column: gtk.TreeViewColumn("Column 2", gtk.CellRendererPixbuf(), pixbuf=2) 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column added: Column 2 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column: gtk.TreeViewColumn("Column 3", gtk.CellRendererText(), text=3, weight=6) 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column added: Column 3 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Hide column nr: 4 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Hide column nr: 5 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Add Liststrore to Treeview 25-11-2012 21:07:26 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Scrolled to selected row: 0 25-11-2012 21:07:26 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: apt-cache policy device-driver-manager | grep Installed 25-11-2012 21:07:37 ddm.handleHardware INFO install hardware code: ati 25-11-2012 21:07:37 ddm.handleHardware INFO Start driver install thread 25-11-2012 21:07:37 drivers.DriverInstall DEBUG Initialize DriverInstall 25-11-2012 21:07:37 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 25-11-2012 21:07:37 ddm.installHardware DEBUG Check every 5 seconds if thread is still active 25-11-2012 21:07:37 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci -nn | grep VGA 25-11-2012 21:08:14 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /etc/*-release | grep DISTRIB_RELEASE 25-11-2012 21:09:41 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search linux-headers 25-11-2012 21:14:25 ati.installATI INFO ATI driver to install: fglrx 25-11-2012 21:15:15 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: echo linux-headers-$(uname -r) 25-11-2012 21:15:15 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search fglrx | grep ^i 25-11-2012 21:16:06 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search fglrx-amdcccle | grep ^i 25-11-2012 21:16:57 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic | grep ^i 25-11-2012 21:18:15 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search fglrx | grep ^i 25-11-2012 21:18:31 ati.installATIDriver DEBUG Install drivers: fglrx 25-11-2012 21:18:45 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: apt-get -y --force-yes install fglrx 25-11-2012 21:18:59 execcmd.run INFO Reading package lists... 25-11-2012 21:18:59 execcmd.run INFO Building dependency tree... 25-11-2012 21:18:59 execcmd.run INFO Reading state information... 25-11-2012 21:19:03 execcmd.run INFO The following extra packages will be installed: 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO fglrx-amdcccle lib32gcc1 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO The following NEW packages will be installed: 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO fglrx fglrx-amdcccle lib32gcc1 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO Need to get 85.2 MB of archives. 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO After this operation, 254 MB of additional disk space will be used. 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main lib32gcc1 amd64 1:4.7.2-2ubuntu1 [53.3 kB] 25-11-2012 21:19:05 execcmd.run INFO Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/restricted fglrx amd64 2:9.000-0ubuntu3 [79.4 MB] 25-11-2012 21:19:44 execcmd.run INFO Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/restricted fglrx-amdcccle amd64 2:9.000-0ubuntu3 [5,747 kB] 25-11-2012 21:19:49 execcmd.run INFO dpkg-preconfigure: unable to re-open stdin: No such file or directory 25-11-2012 21:19:49 execcmd.run INFO Fetched 85.2 MB in 48s (1,751 kB/s) 25-11-2012 21:19:49 execcmd.run INFO Selecting previously unselected package lib32gcc1. 25-11-2012 21:19:49 execcmd.run INFO (Reading database ... 190770 files and directories currently installed.) 25-11-2012 21:19:50 execcmd.run INFO Unpacking lib32gcc1 (from .../lib32gcc1_1%3a4.7.2-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... 25-11-2012 21:19:50 execcmd.run INFO Selecting previously unselected package fglrx. 25-11-2012 21:19:52 execcmd.run INFO Unpacking fglrx (from .../fglrx_2%3a9.000-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ... 25-11-2012 21:19:57 execcmd.run INFO Selecting previously unselected package fglrx-amdcccle. 25-11-2012 21:19:57 execcmd.run INFO Unpacking fglrx-amdcccle (from .../fglrx-amdcccle_2%3a9.000-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ... 25-11-2012 21:19:58 execcmd.run INFO Processing triggers for ureadahead ... 25-11-2012 21:20:00 execcmd.run INFO Setting up lib32gcc1 (1:4.7.2-2ubuntu1) ... 25-11-2012 21:20:00 execcmd.run INFO Setting up fglrx (2:9.000-0ubuntu3) ... 25-11-2012 21:20:00 execcmd.run INFO update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode 25-11-2012 21:20:10 execcmd.run INFO update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/alt_ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode 25-11-2012 21:20:13 execcmd.run INFO update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) 25-11-2012 21:20:16 execcmd.run INFO update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic 25-11-2012 21:20:16 execcmd.run INFO Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8 25-11-2012 21:20:21 execcmd.run INFO Loading new fglrx-9.000 DKMS files... 25-11-2012 21:20:21 execcmd.run INFO First Installation: checking all kernels... 25-11-2012 21:20:24 execcmd.run INFO Building for 3.5.0-17-generic and 3.5.0-18-generic 25-11-2012 21:20:24 execcmd.run INFO Building for architecture amd64 25-11-2012 21:20:25 execcmd.run INFO Building initial module for 3.5.0-17-generic 25-11-2012 21:20:36 execcmd.run INFO Done. 25-11-2012 21:20:36 execcmd.run INFO fglrx: 25-11-2012 21:20:36 execcmd.run INFO Running module version sanity check. 25-11-2012 21:20:37 execcmd.run INFO - Original module 25-11-2012 21:20:37 execcmd.run INFO - No original module exists within this kernel 25-11-2012 21:20:37 execcmd.run INFO - Installation 25-11-2012 21:20:37 execcmd.run INFO - Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-17-generic/kernel/drivers/char/drm/ 25-11-2012 21:20:39 execcmd.run INFO depmod.... 25-11-2012 21:20:39 execcmd.run INFO DKMS: install completed. 25-11-2012 21:20:43 execcmd.run INFO Building initial module for 3.5.0-18-generic 25-11-2012 21:20:55 execcmd.run INFO Done. 25-11-2012 21:20:56 execcmd.run INFO fglrx: 25-11-2012 21:20:56 execcmd.run INFO Running module version sanity check. 25-11-2012 21:20:56 execcmd.run INFO - Original module 25-11-2012 21:20:56 execcmd.run INFO - No original module exists within this kernel 25-11-2012 21:20:56 execcmd.run INFO - Installation 25-11-2012 21:20:56 execcmd.run INFO - Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-18-generic/kernel/drivers/char/drm/ 25-11-2012 21:20:59 execcmd.run INFO depmod.... 25-11-2012 21:20:59 execcmd.run INFO DKMS: install completed. 25-11-2012 21:20:59 execcmd.run INFO update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) 25-11-2012 21:21:00 execcmd.run INFO Processing triggers for ureadahead ... 25-11-2012 21:21:00 execcmd.run INFO Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ... 25-11-2012 21:21:00 execcmd.run INFO Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... 25-11-2012 21:21:00 execcmd.run INFO Setting up fglrx-amdcccle (2:9.000-0ubuntu3) ... 25-11-2012 21:21:00 execcmd.run INFO Processing triggers for libc-bin ... 25-11-2012 21:21:08 execcmd.run INFO ldconfig deferred processing now taking place 25-11-2012 21:21:10 execcmd.run INFO Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... 25-11-2012 21:21:10 execcmd.run INFO update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-18-generic 25-11-2012 21:21:13 execcmd.run INFO Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8 25-11-2012 21:21:20 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search fglrx-amdcccle | grep ^i 25-11-2012 21:21:34 ati.installATI DEBUG Configure ATI 25-11-2012 21:21:35 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aticonfig --initial -f 25-11-2012 21:21:49 execcmd.run INFO Uninitialised file found, configuring. 25-11-2012 21:21:58 execcmd.run INFO Using /etc/X11/xorg.conf 25-11-2012 21:22:00 execcmd.run INFO Saving back-up to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original-0 25-11-2012 21:22:16 ati.installATI INFO Done installing ATI drivers 25-11-2012 21:22:24 drivers.DriverCheck DEBUG Initialize DriverCheck 25-11-2012 21:22:24 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 25-11-2012 21:22:24 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci -nn | grep VGA 25-11-2012 21:22:24 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /etc/*-release | grep DISTRIB_RELEASE 25-11-2012 21:22:24 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search linux-headers 25-11-2012 21:22:27 nvidia.getNvidia DEBUG No supported Nvidia card found 25-11-2012 21:22:27 ati.getATI INFO ATI card found: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G] 25-11-2012 21:22:27 ati.getATI INFO ATI chip serie found: 6520 25-11-2012 21:22:27 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: apt-cache policy fglrx 25-11-2012 21:22:27 drivers.getPackageStatus DEBUG Package is installed: fglrx 25-11-2012 21:22:27 ati.getATI DEBUG ATI fglrx status: installed 25-11-2012 21:22:27 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci | grep Broadcom 25-11-2012 21:22:27 pae.getPae DEBUG Distribution: ubuntu 14.0 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Search for extensions: ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif'] 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/installed.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/nvidia.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/pae.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/uninstallable.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/broadcom.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/logo.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/empty.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/notinstalled.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/mirror.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 ddm.fillHardware INFO Hardware image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png 25-11-2012 21:22:27 ddm.fillHardware INFO Add item: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G] 25-11-2012 21:22:27 ddm.fillHardware DEBUG Preselect: False 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Clear existing list store 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column names: ['Column 0', 'Column 1', 'Column 2', 'Column 3', 'Column 4', 'Column 5'] 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Add data to list store (single-column list): liststore.append( [False, gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file("/usr/share/device-driver-manager/installed.png"), gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file("/usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png"), "Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI BeaverCreek [Radeon HD 6520G]", "ati", "installed", 400] ) 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Last visible column nr: 4 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column already exists: Column 0 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column already exists: Column 1 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column already exists: Column 2 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column already exists: Column 3 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Hide column nr: 4 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Hide column nr: 5 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Add Liststrore to Treeview 25-11-2012 21:22:27 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Scrolled to selected row: 0

by **bimsebasse** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:13 am

I get "No supported hardware detected"

Code: Select all: 26-11-2012 05:07:08 main INFO Write debug information to file: /home/brian/ddm.log 26-11-2012 05:07:08 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 26-11-2012 05:07:08 main INFO Machine info: Linux version 3.5.0-18-generic (buildd@allspice) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1) ) #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 19 10:26:51 UTC 2012 26-11-2012 05:07:08 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: apt-cache policy device-driver-manager | grep Installed 26-11-2012 05:07:08 main INFO DDM version: 0.2.4 26-11-2012 05:07:08 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search apt-listbugs | grep ^i 26-11-2012 05:07:14 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 26-11-2012 05:07:14 main DEBUG Startup command: gksu --message "<b>Please enter your password</b>" python /usr/lib/device-driver-manager/ddm.py :d :l /home/brian/ddm.log 26-11-2012 05:07:17 ddm.main INFO Checking your hardware... 26-11-2012 05:07:17 drivers.DriverCheck DEBUG Initialize DriverCheck 26-11-2012 05:07:17 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /proc/version 26-11-2012 05:07:17 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci -nn | grep VGA 26-11-2012 05:07:17 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci | grep VGA 26-11-2012 05:07:17 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: cat /etc/*-release | grep DISTRIB_RELEASE 26-11-2012 05:07:17 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: aptitude search linux-headers 26-11-2012 05:07:24 nvidia.getNvidia DEBUG No supported Nvidia card found 26-11-2012 05:07:24 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: lspci | grep Broadcom 26-11-2012 05:07:24 pae.getPae DEBUG Distribution: ubuntu 14.0 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Search for extensions: ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif'] 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/installed.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/ati.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/nvidia.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/empty.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/notinstalled.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/mirror.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/logo.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/broadcom.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/pae.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.getImgsFromDir DEBUG Image found: /usr/share/device-driver-manager/uninstallable.png 26-11-2012 05:07:24 ddm.fillHardware WARNING No supported hardware detected 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create list store eval string: gtk.ListStore(str, int) 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column names: ['Column 0'] 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Add data to bottom of list store (single-column list): No supported hardware detected 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Create column: gtk.TreeViewColumn("Column 0", gtk.CellRendererText(), text=0, weight=1) 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Column added: Column 0 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Add Liststrore to Treeview 26-11-2012 05:07:24 functions.fillTreeview DEBUG Scrolled to selected row: 0 26-11-2012 05:07:24 execcmd.run DEBUG Command to execute: apt-cache policy device-driver-manager | grep Installed

Code: Select all: brian@brian-UL50VT ~ $ lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce G210M] (rev ff)

Jockey doesn't find anything either, though it used to suggest nvidia-current in Ubuntu/Mint and some experimental nvidia driver in elementary OS.

I have Nvidia Optimus and Bumblebee installed working perfectly, so I have no need for the tool but thought I would point out that it, like jockey, in my case, doesn't find the Nvidia driver.

On Mint 14 Cinnamon 64bit using DDM 0.2.4.

by **Schoelje** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:36 am

lizbeth wrote:Just ran on a fresh install of nadia... 15 minutes seemed a bit slow to me.... here's the log

I see that querying apt takes a lot of time:
aptitude search linux-headers
took about 5 minutes and should take a second (or two).

I bet it's not always like this.

by **Schoelje** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:40 am

bimsebasse wrote:I get "No supported hardware detected"

I have Nvidia Optimus and Bumblebee installed working perfectly, so I have no need for the tool but thought I would point out that it, like jockey, in my case, doesn't find the Nvidia driver.

On Mint 14 Cinnamon 64bit using DDM 0.2.4.

Could you post the results of:

Code: Select all: lspci -nn | grep VGA

by **bimsebasse** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:09 am

Code: Select all: brian@brian-UL50VT ~ $ lspci -nn | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce G210M] [10de:0a74] (rev ff)

by **Schoelje** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:27 am

bimsebasse wrote:
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brian@brian-UL50VT ~ $ lspci -nn | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce G210M] [10de:0a74] (rev ff)

I'm rewriting most of the DDM code at the moment and supporting these hybrid chip sets is one of the many items on my todo list.

Could you tell me which packages you need to install and how you have to configure your system (preferably on both Ubuntu and Debian)?

by **bimsebasse** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:38 am

Ah, I have never configured beyond installing nvidia-current; the current better solution was taken care of by Bumblebee and I don't know what exactly it does on system level beyond modifying the kernel (with bbswitch), installing nvidia-current and activating Intel graphics as the default. I'd love to help if you want to see some system config files or anything.

by **Schoelje** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:42 am

bimsebasse wrote:Ah, I have never configured beyond installing nvidia-current; the current better solution was taken care of by Bumblebee and I don't know what exactly it does on system level beyond modifying the kernel (with bbswitch), installing nvidia-current and activating Intel graphics as the default. I'd love to help if you want to see some system config files or anything.

I'll get back to you when I'm at the point of implementing hybrid chipsets.
For now I have my hands full with the upcoming DDM.

by **bimsebasse** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:47 am

No worries, mate, this tool is gonna be a major asset to Mint.

by **cwwgateway** on Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:17 pm

I'm very interested in how DDM might handle hybrid graphics. I know Manjaro supposedly has support for hybrid graphics out of the box, but I've never used it so I don't know exactly how it works.

*Off topic*
bimsebasse, I noticed that you put that spam message into you're signature.

by **Schoelje** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:36 am

cwwgateway wrote:I'm very interested in how DDM might handle hybrid graphics.

I am too

by **Schoelje** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:02 am

For the past few days I've been spending a lot of time on DDM.
About 60% of the code is being re-written and a lot of new code is added:

jockey-like handling of Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu.
nvidia-detect in Debian (re-introduced that one for maintenance purposes).
Selectable driver activation (user must be able to choose the driver he/she wants to use)
Graphical drivers can be switched
New UI

It's going to take a lot more coding time and when I'm done I'll be needing your help more than ever

The UI so far (but It'll probably change a bit):

by **BostonPeng** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:55 am

That's looking pretty nice, Schoelje, especially the fact that you're splitting the sections so we can deal with one at a time. I look forward to playing with it.

by **zerozero** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:16 pm

first of all the astonishment :lol:

moment: remember that a few months ago this project was a couple bash scripts :shock:

now:
- hybrid cards: yes pretty please.
- "activate different drivers per graphics card": does this means (as the picture suggests) switch between nvidia and nouveau graphically?

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