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Lobster · Posted: Sun 11 Oct 2009, 03:14 Post subject:

Thanks Horst,

Will look out for that BIOS setting next time I boot
. . . and take it from there

fyujj · Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 103

Hi, gray, thanks again. 185.18.36/GF6200/Puppy4.3.1= thumbs up!

When we install the driver it asks if we want to enable Compiz like effects or just normal effects. I answered 'normal' (maybe the terminology is different but you get it).
Now I want to install Google Earth and would like to know some things before (I feel its better to prevent than to fix):
-does Google Earth need the extra effects enabled (as opposed to only normal effects)?
-Is the Compiz like effects dri? So now that I have the driver already installed, to enable these extra effects would be just a matter of adding 'Load "dri"' to /etc/xorg.conf, right?

My current xorg.conf

craftybear

auriza · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 46 Location: Surakarta, Java

Hi, I have nVidia 7200GS card, but it can't work with your driver.
I've tried all version of your driver, but X.org refuse to start.

[EDIT: SOLVED]

auriza · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 46 Location: Surakarta, Java

[UPDATE]:
It works, I reinstall Puppy, install the .pet nVidia driver, and restart X-server. Thanks gray.

Here's my recipe:
Puppy 4.3.1, kernel 2.6.30.5
nVidia 7300SE/7200GS 256MB
NVIDIA-185.18.36-k2.6.30.5-1.pet

Lobster · Posted: Wed 28 Oct 2009, 01:13 Post subject:

I have the nVidia Geforce 7050PV onboard motherboard chip
and also can not use any of the drivers compiled for Puppy 4.3.1 with kernel 2.6.30.5

abi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 11

Hey gray!

I'm having persistent problems installing the nvidia drivers in puppy 4.31.
CatDude suggested I asked you for help.
I've installed NVIDIA-173.14.20-k2.6.30.5-1.pet which I think is the right package for the Nvidia FX5600 w/128Mb video RAM, please correct me if I'm wrong.

I get the following error when running the nvidia xserver settings utility:

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

I have tried to restart the Xserver which results in being left at a command prompt and have checked the xorg.conf file, changed the nv to nvidia, again I was left at a command prompt. I ran xorgwizard to regain my desktop

When I do lsmod, I can find no reference to nvidia
When I do modprobe nvidia I get FATAL: Module nvidia not found.

This is my first puppy, I'm at a loss, any help would be much appreciated Cool

abi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 11

Hey gray!

I'm having persistent problems installing the nvidia drivers in puppy 4.31.
CatDude suggested I asked you for help.
I've installed NVIDIA-173.14.20-k2.6.30.5-1.pet which I think is the right package for the Nvidia FX5600 w/128Mb video RAM, please correct me if I'm wrong.

I get the following error when running the nvidia xserver settings utility:

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

I have tried to restart the Xserver which results in being left at a command prompt and have checked the xorg.conf file, changed the nv to nvidia, again I was left at a command prompt. I ran xorgwizard to regain my desktop

When I do lsmod, I can find no reference to nvidia
When I do modprobe nvidia I get FATAL: Module nvidia not found.

This is my first puppy, I'm at a loss, any help would be much appreciated Cool

abi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 11

Sorry about the double post -ooops!

auriza · Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 46 Location: Surakarta, Java

Same problem for me yesterday, but it works now. Here's what I do.

- Reinstall Puppy 4.3
- Install NVIDIA-173.14.20-k2.6.30.5-1.pet
- Restart X-server

I hope that yours will work.

abi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 11

Thanks for your suggestion auriza but I really wanted to fix the problem rather than doing a fresh install etc., perhaps someone else can help me.....

chris · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Australia

Hi Abi

perhaps this link will help. http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47049

I've installed nvidia drivers from official nvidia sources successfully in Ubuntu and other Linuxes but I haven't tried this with Puppy. Should work if you have the compiler and kernel sources. Iguleder does a good job of describing what to do.

Good luck

If this doesn't work then I think you probably have a more exotic problem not specifically related to puppy. I had an NVIDIA problem with a GF8800GT and Vuewsonic 2025WX monitor in which I always got a 640x480 display with the nvidia drivers. My display is 1680x1050. Turned out to have nothing to do with Linux at all.

abi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 11

Thanks for your help Chris. I guess I'll prod and poke some more, should be achievable somehow.............

chris · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Australia

Hi Abi

I'd encourage you to give this a go. I just tried it on a Puppy 431 installation and it went very smoothly and was easy.

If you need some more help just let me know and I'll see what I can do. I'd make a copy of your save file first just in case but I don't think there should be any problem. I'm going to upgrade my nvidia driver on my main puppy now.

cya

abi · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 11

Thanks for your reply again Chris. I've been playing with this for long enough. A fresh install is probably in order. There's no important data on this system but I just hate re-installing without trying all the options available first. It's how I learn about things. Thanks again.