are you running lmde or "main" mint? in doubt please share the terminal output of
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inxi -Sr
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mrpants@nix-tower:~$ inxi -Gx
Graphics: Card NVIDIA G73 [GeForce 7600 GS] X.org 2) Res: 115x43 Gfx Data: N/A out of X
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sudo nvidia-settings
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sudo killall mdm
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apt remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau libdrm-nouveau1
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<at the downloaded path> sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.19.run
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sudo nvidia-xconfig
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sudo reboot
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Option "NoLogo" "true"
During installation we're presented with an option to build with DKMS, it just fails on my system (LMDE 1204 64bit), so I expect it should be doable. I'm going to do some research- was just hoping someone here may have already solved this issue.zerozero wrote:the drivers downloaded and installed directly from nvidia are not built with dkms support so, yes, you'll have to reinstall the driver with every kernel update.
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sudo apt-get --reinstall install nvidia-kernel-dkms
sudo nvidia-xconfig
Are you from the future? Your post time says 10:20, yet it is only 10:13 on my cable box... am I going to die in 7 minutes, future man?zerozero wrote:apparently yes, from v.304 you have that option [url]ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/304.37/README/installdriver.html#InstallingTheKe997db[/url] but with several exceptions.
Yeah I have (I think) the source and header files installed. Tried again with DKMS- still no go so, reinstalled without DKMS and now I have no direct rendering support. Weird... this was with the Beta 313.* driver BTW. Going back to the 304.* driver in the repo for now, and I'll check the install logs and see if I can figure out what's going on. It would be nice to be able to install the latest Nvidia drivers and have them not break after every kernel update.zerozero wrote:apparently yes, from v.304 you have that option [url]ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/304.37/README/installdriver.html#InstallingTheKe997db[/url] but with several exceptions.
310.* fails to build with DKMS as well- keep getting an error stating something like "kernel building is not necessary". smxi seems like a viable option. Does smxi automatically rebuild the driver w/DKMS after kernel updates, or does this have to be done manually/scripted? Thanks for the assistance, guys.zerozero wrote:@losst:
i can't tell you if that is a problem with the latest 313.x drivers, with the way they are being installed or elsewhere; i use the stock 304.x and that one serves all my needs (plus with dkms support i have to worry less about X breakages, but they also happen)
@Dan
smxi has an option to (re)install the latest driver after every kernel update
it won't work ever i'm afraid. this topic is in Other Edition Support ‹ LMDE (Linux Mint Debian) ‹ Hardware Support an you are using LinuxMint 14yoramdavid wrote: In my case I need to install the Nvidia-173 driver.
I am on LinuxMint 14, installed yesterday, first time using it.
Oh, I did not realize I was in the wrong forum nor that to install the driver on LinuxMint 14 would be different.zerozero wrote:@ yoramdavid
according to thisit won't work ever i'm afraid. this topic is in Other Edition Support ‹ LMDE (Linux Mint Debian) ‹ Hardware Support an you are using LinuxMint 14yoramdavid wrote: In my case I need to install the Nvidia-173 driver.
I am on LinuxMint 14, installed yesterday, first time using it.