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Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 11. Mar 2018, 18:55
by globetrotterdk
mimosa wrote:Did you follow step 3 of the instructions? That output suggests X is still running.
Oops, you are correct. I just tried running it again and get the following:
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There appears to already be a driver installed on your system (version: 384.111). As part of installing this driver (version: 384.111), the existing driver will be uninstalled.Are you sure you want to continue? Continue installation - Abort installation
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 11. Mar 2018, 19:04
by mimosa
You may as well say yes to that to be sure everything is done correctly.
Oh, and:
will avoid those messages you mentioned earlier, not that it really matters.
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 11. Mar 2018, 19:34
by globetrotterdk
mimosa wrote:You may as well say yes to that to be sure everything is done correctly.
Done. However, when I restarted, it looks like the nouveau driver is still loading.
mimosa wrote:Oh, and:
will avoid those messages you mentioned earlier, not that it really matters.
Ahh, thank you very much.
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 11. Mar 2018, 19:39
by mimosa
What makes you think you are loading the nouveau driver?
In any case, you can probably tell by
You may need to install inxi.
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 11. Mar 2018, 20:53
by globetrotterdk
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$ inxi -G
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA Device 1d01
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1200@59.95hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 1030/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.111
I had noticed that it was mentioned in the boot up procedure, and it was still there this last time. It is mentioned in syslog:
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Mar 11 20:32:13 darkstar kernel: [ 6.303477] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: unknown chipset (138000a1)
Mar 11 20:32:13 darkstar kernel: [ 6.303540] nouveau: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -12
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 11. Mar 2018, 21:13
by mimosa
I don't think it's anything to worry about.
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 12. Mar 2018, 09:40
by globetrotterdk
I have just wiped my Linux installations and reinstalled Salix OS in UEFI mode as my only Linux system. A side note is that when booting from Devuan and Salix USB pen drives, my internal drives still shift /dev/sdX1 address... Anyway, my problem is the following, which the Nvidia installer complains about:
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$ ls /var/log/packages/kernel-*
/var/log/packages/kernel-firmware-20160823git-noarch-1_slack14.2
/var/log/packages/kernel-headers-4.4.19-x86-1_slack14.2
/var/log/packages/kernel-huge-4.4.19-x86_64-1_slack14.2
/var/log/packages/kernel-modules-4.4.19-x86_64-1_slack14.2
/var/log/packages/kernel-source-4.4.118-noarch-1
I can't seem to find a 4.4.19 kernel-source. This is a weakness in the new Nvidia HowTo as it clearly states:
If the kernel-source package version does not match your current kernel, you need to upgrade your kernel packages first.
So the natural reaction would be to run a general
and then install the kernel source... Which is what I did.
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Perhaps something should also be included about running
if running in UEFI mode. BTW, why does the system try to re-install eliloconfig when the above command is run? Shouldn't it just update the settings?
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 12. Mar 2018, 09:47
by mimosa
You have to install the kernel packages explicitly, as you did before. Be sure to follow the instructions on the wiki.
This is actually mentioned in the nvidia instructions, with a link to the page telling you how.
It may also be worth reviewing the ones for nvidia as well before you do that.
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 12. Mar 2018, 10:03
by globetrotterdk
? I am not sure that I understand. I ran:
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sudo slapt-get --update
sudo slapt-get --upgrade
sudo slapt-get -i kernel-source
Was that incorrect?
The instructions state to use:
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sudo slapt-get --update
sudo slapt-get -i kernel-source
However, I was on a completely new system. Should I not have included the "--upgrade"? The system reports:
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$ sudo slapt-get -i kernel-source
Reading Package Lists...Done
kernel-source is up to date.
0 upgraded, 0 reinstalled, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove, 0 not upgraded.
Done
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Yes, got it:
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sudo slapt-get -i kernel-huge kernel-modules kernel-headers kernel-firmware
Re: install nvidia driver
Posted: 12. Mar 2018, 10:21
by globetrotterdk
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$ ls /var/log/packages/kernel-*
/var/log/packages/kernel-firmware-20180222_7344ec9-noarch-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-headers-4.4.118-x86-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-huge-4.4.118-x86_64-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-modules-4.4.118-x86_64-1
/var/log/packages/kernel-source-4.4.118-noarch-1
OK, everything is looking fine now, but the Nvidia installer is still complaining:
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Error: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'...
From searching, it appears to be most likely either because the gcc version is incorrect or the nouveau driver already needs to be blacklisted at this point.