is there a fix for nvidia in hardy LTS?
Hi!
I am unable to use any nvidia driver in hardy LTS, and it seems I am not alone! Even some who have installed Ibex have problems loading nvidia driver :
It won't work after installing all components in Synaptic, or via envy or changing the screen, monitor and display device settings copied from my gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf file in Gutsy to hardy. At least in Gutsy I could use the generic nvidia Gforce4 driver that installed automatically and also choose it from Screens and Graphics.
Now I can't find this app. in Synaptic, nor access anything in monitor control app. and I must choose between same restricted driver (as the envy install option) but it gives me only 640X480 resolution or less and the vesa driver is max. 800X600.
I could at least use my older display at 1024X846 resolution in Gutsy. When trying to install via Envy or changing the xorg.config file; it results in no login screen, a blinking cursor on a blank screen, after reboot, and log file shows nvidia kernel module is missing and no usable screens found -fatal server error! must overwrite conf file to vesa default in recovery mode. Tried to remove & re-install glx as well but that did nothing.
I read about the manual install of a later nv driver version but that did not work for everyone, so I am taking a break first and hoping to hear about a fix on the way or clear advice since this is supposed to be long term support and I want to actually use Ubuntu Studio for its intended purposes someday! (Had many other problems with install prior-my fault- complicated multiboot!)
In passing if someone could tell me how to install the generic nv driver at least- what to write in xorg.config exactly to make that work like it did in Gutsy!
Here is my glxinfo with the restricted driver:
( while in vesa mode it showed libglx missing info for display info and RGB).
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_
GLX_EXT_
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_
GLX_EXT_
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_
GLX_EXT_
GLX version: 1.3
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_
GLX_EXT_
GLX_ARB_
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: Quadro4 900 XGL/AGP/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.5.8 NVIDIA 96.43.05
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_ARB_
GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_
GL_EXT_timer_query, GL_EXT_
GL_IBM_
GL_KTX_
GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fence, GL_NV_fog_distance,
GL_NV_light_
GL_NV_occlusion
GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_NV_register_
GL_NV_texgen_
GL_NV_texture_
GL_NV_texture_
GL_NV_vertex_
GL_SGIS_
GL_SGIX_
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Here is my xorg.conf file from Gusty- which didn't work in hardy (I only copied portions that were relevant to the display not the mouse etc...):
# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV25GL [Quadro4 900 XGL]"
Driver "nvidia"
Busid "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
Horizsync 28-51
Vertrefresh 43-60
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NV25GL [Quadro4 900 XGL]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen "Default Screen"
Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard"
Inputdevice "Configured Mouse"
# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection
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