(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Posted: **Wed 28 Oct 2009, 05:13**

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

Posted: **Thu 29 Oct 2009, 02:46**

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

Posted: **Thu 29 Oct 2009, 02:48**

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

Posted: **Thu 29 Oct 2009, 04:01**

Sorry about the double post -ooops!

Posted: **Fri 30 Oct 2009, 03:49**

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.

Posted: **Sat 31 Oct 2009, 03:41**

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.....

Posted: **Sat 31 Oct 2009, 10:45**

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.

Posted: **Sun 01 Nov 2009, 01:29**

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

Posted: **Sun 01 Nov 2009, 07:53**

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

Posted: **Mon 02 Nov 2009, 02:08**

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.

Posted: **Mon 02 Nov 2009, 02:28**

Try:

Code: Select all

# depmod-FULL
# modprobe nvidia
# nvidia-xconfig
# xwin

Posted: **Thu 05 Nov 2009, 10:44**

Updated to latest driver - 190.42. see main post.

Posted: **Sun 22 Nov 2009, 12:23**

Hi,
I'm new to puppy, everything seems fine but the video adapter.
I'm trying to install NVIDIA-96.43.13-k2.6.30.5-1.pet to puppy 4.3.1 on Compaq Tc1000 tablet with a Geforce2 Go adapter. Install ends "successful", but after restarting x I get a black screen and cannot go back. I have tried browserlinux 3.5.3 (4.1.2 kernel) with correct pet, same
result.
I can't go further to explore and use puppy, need your help...

Posted: **Wed 02 Dec 2009, 19:00**

I installed NVIDIA-71.86.11-k2.6.30.5-1.pet on an old pc (TNT2 M64 is the gpu) running puppy linux 4.31 frugall install. Everything worked ok with the install. I restarting x, x failed to start, restarted puppy again x failed to start. After running what auriza said in a previsous post:

Code: Select all

# depmod-FULL
# modprobe nvidia
# nvidia-xconfig
# xwin

X started without any problem after this and so far it didn't do any problems.

Posted: **Fri 25 Dec 2009, 13:52**

Caneri wrote:mirror
http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/NOP/

The original URL and this one both require a login for me. Is it me or has something changed?

Lane

Posted: **Fri 25 Dec 2009, 14:37**

Hello LaneLester

LaneLester wrote:
Caneri wrote:mirror
http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/NOP/
The original URL and this one both require a login for me. Is it me or has something changed?

Username = puppy
Password = linux

CatDude
.

Posted: **Fri 25 Dec 2009, 16:24**

Thanks, CatDude!

Another Google search (I almost never get help with forum searches) turned up another site that didn't require a password. Regretfully, the driver didn't work for me, and I started a new thread about that adventure.

Lane

Posted: **Sat 09 Jan 2010, 00:57**

I'm having Trouble installing Any NVidia Drivers into NOP so that I can have Me Blinging Compiz-Fusion... on This Toshiba Satyrlite

Pro TE2100 1.7 GHz, Pentium 4 w/ 512 MB RAMemory & 16 MB NVidia GeForce4 420 Go Grafix.

I'm Running NOP 4.3.1 w/ a Full install Finally after having a Lot of Trouble Upgrading from NOP 4.1.3 Full install which I Couldn't install grays' NVidia-96.43.7 Pet nor the Latest NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.14-pkg1.run Package from the NVidia Website.

Now having Upgraded to NOP 4.3.1 I've Tried Both Grays NVIDIA-96.43.13-k2.6.30.5 Pet & the Official Proprietary NVidia Run Package, & in All Cases X Wont Run the LCD Screen Changes from Black & then a white band starts from the bottom Horizonal edge & then the Perimeter of the Screen & then the wHole Screen Turns White?!?

What's Happening? Can I Edit the xorg.conf File? Can AnyBody Help Please?

Ps. 'Xcuse & Pa'don Me Lousy Grama!

Posted: **Fri 15 Jan 2010, 05:11**

If you're still looking for your log file, at least in a standard Puppy it is /var/log/Xorg.0.log

BTW you might like to help people actually read your posts by using a selection of paragraphs, sentence case, shorter sentences or bullet points

Posted: **Mon 18 Jan 2010, 11:32**

MaxHeadroom,

The NVidia-96.43.7.pet is for the 2.6.25.16 kernel and so wont work. You need the http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/NOP/NVID ... 30.5-1.pet

Unfortunately the latter pet needs an update as the install script makes a depmod call which doesn't work in puppy 4.3.1 it should be depmod-FULL

After installing the pet (or indeed after trying to install the pkg.run file) drop out of X ( ctrl alt backspace) then enter depmod-FULL.

Then enter xwin to restart the X windows.
if it still doesnt work you may have to run nvidia-xconfig

(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

NVIDIA Drivers for kernel 2.6.30.5 (puppy 4.3)

Nvidia drivers in puppy 4.31

Nvidia drivers in puppy 4.31

Double post

Nvidia drivers in puppy 4.31

Nvidia drivers

Nvidia drivers

NVIDIA 190.42

Please Help...

420 GO