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OscarTalks · Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 324 Location: London, England

Hello again Pemasu,

Have downloaded the updated kernel sources and tried installing Nvidia 173.14.36 driver again and now getting:

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7017 Location: qld

OscarTalks · Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 324 Location: London, England

Hello 01micko

With Precise it is nouveau that loads automatically with menus and graphics missing. None of the others work at all from xorgwizard, not even vesa. Is nouveau.modeset=0 (which gives me menus and graphics but seems to lock me into 1280 x 1024 resolution) forcing nv to work somehow or is this nouveau in a different mode, I am confused? I thought nv was just not working at all in Precise.

Things are pretty much the same on this machine with Slacko 5.4 by the way (I just tried it) except that I see the Nvidia 173.14.36 drivers are in the repo in PPM. I noticed that the names are different but the descriptions are the same for 4g and PAE, is this correct?

I thought that it might be helpful if this legacy driver could be in the Precise repo also because inexperienced users might be able to grab it from there much more easily than having to install it from the nvidia website

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7017 Location: qld

The only way to get nv or vesa to load is with nouveau.modeset=0 or nomodeset parameter. They disable drm and KMS such that any KMS enabled kernel driver wont load, such as nouveau.ko (and radeon, intel in their specific cases).

Anyway, I've loaded this version up on my nvidia, have kernel source and devx so I'll see if 173 will play nice.

Oh, nearly forgot, report-video is still buggy:

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Precise, version 3.7.2

Chip description:
oem: NVIDIA
product: G98 Board - 5610002u Chip Rev

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1366x768 pixels (361x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video

Nouveau nowhere to be seen, though I get good glxgears numbers..

EDIT:

Sorry OscarTalks but I get the same error as you. Nvidia haven't updated from 173.14.36 for at least 2 months, it's the same version that's in Slacko so probably isn't compatible with 3.7 series kernels. I did compile an alternate NV driver some time back, I think BK compiled his own, you are welcome to try it.. http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=649467#649467

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4737 Location: Kentucky

Just as a test, I'm using the "nv" driver live pfix=ram on the old Athlon xp box.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Precise, version 3.7.2

Chip description:
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
24
24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: nv fbdev vesa

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nv
Loaded modules: dbe ddc dri dri2 extmod fb glx i2c int10 kbd mouse ramdac record vgahw xaa

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1440x900 pixels (411x263 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
89 frames in 5.0 seconds = 17.786 FPS
127 frames in 5.0 seconds = 25.306 FPS
138 frames in 5.0 seconds = 27.561 FPS
135 frames in 5.0 seconds = 26.846 FPS
136 frames in 5.0 seconds = 27.058 FPS
127 frames in 5.0 seconds = 25.279 FPS

Correct resolution......low,low results from "glxgears".

VGA compatible controller : NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

Driver is working (confirmed in xorg.0.log) but think I'll stick with "nouveau".

RoDoN · Joined: 09 Sep 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Russia

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 798 Location: South of Belgium

Hi pemasu,

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 798 Location: South of Belgium

Hi,
compiled xf86-input_k.3.7.2-upup-wacom-0.17.0.pet Xorg wacom driver for kernel k3.7.2.
Download here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=677611#677611
please test and report
Charlie

Keef · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 428 Location: Staffordshire

Runs very well on my Armada M700 850mhz laptop - better than expected.
Tried it as I was after something to use with my Wacom Bamboo tablet without too much fiddling. It works straight away with this Upup, and just needed a couple of amendments to Xorg.conf to get pressure sensitivity working. Now if MyPaint worked as well, that would be wonderful.

As with all recent pups, it takes forever to probe for drives when setting up save file on first shutdown.

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 798 Location: South of Belgium

Hi Keef,

anikin · Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 185

Hi pemasu,

a couple quick questions, if you don't mind. The first one is about font rendering in upupPrecise vs dpupExprimo. In Precise fonts render a bit differently. I'm not saying better or worse, so please don't get me wrong here. What I'm seeing in Exprimo is that fonts seem to be more 'tangible', with more meat on their stems. In Precise they are slightly thinner and slimmer. BCI thing applied in one and missing in the other build?

And one more, about powersave mode and running cool

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5165 Location: Finland

RoDon. Thanks. From where did you get that 0.6.0 version modesetting driver. I managed to find only 0.5.0 version. Did you compile it yourself.
Could you post also your comp specs where you used that modesetting driver succesfully. And did you need that my attempted pet at all.

Yeah. I am quite newbie with this graphics problem.

Anikin. Just copy content of /etc/fonts from dpup exprimo over precise existing ones. You get dpup exprimo experience. As you said, there isnt right and wrong about font hinting and other lookout features.

About /root/Startup/0acpid script.
You get powersave.sh with that setup when you boot or restart X. If it is what you want, then it is fine. Simpler way would be:

RoDoN · Joined: 09 Sep 2011 Posts: 10 Location: Russia

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5165 Location: Finland

RoDon. Thanks again. I test compiled it and it compiled fine. But there is no need to upload my product since you have done the whole work yourself. Thank you.

Okay...you have Acer Aspire One AO751h-52Br and it has intel gma500.
I try to get experience what works and what not.

Keef · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 428 Location: Staffordshire

charlie6

I tried this again from scratch, just to make sure.
With the tablet already plugged, it is active from first boot, and will do the job of a mouse. Did not need to load any drivers.
MTpaint and GIMP do not recognise it as an input device (other than a mouse), so although I could draw, there was no way to use pressure sensitivity.
Just amended etc/X11/Xorg.conf with info I got from the Wacom HOWTO thread: