Nvidia drivers

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elcurita · #21 Post by **elcurita** » Fri 27 Apr 2012, 00:02

Shino: Looks like saluki is keeping the 3.2.8 kernel.Would you consider building a sfs for the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200? .I try to compile it myself but I failed misserabily. Thank you for all you do for the puppy comunity.

shinobar · #22 Post by **shinobar** » Fri 27 Apr 2012, 01:16

elcurita wrote:Would you consider building a sfs for the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200?

No.
GeForce FX 5200 is said to be supported by 173.14.xx driver, but I have not old cards to confirm.

greengeek · #23 Post by **greengeek** » Fri 27 Apr 2012, 01:56

Just adding a comment so I can get this important topic on my list (don't know of any other way to click "follow this topic").

peebee · #24 Post by **peebee** » Mon 07 May 2012, 11:01

glxgears gives a much "better" result on my system using the new 295.49 sfs that shinobar has posted on page 1....

thanks shinobar

shinobar · #25 Post by **shinobar** » Mon 28 May 2012, 08:01

For some Puppies 4.3.x, Lupu, Wary-5.1.1, Wary/Racy-5.3 (nvidia-glx + libGLU and SDL)
- Puppy-431 with kernel 2.6.30.5
- Wary 5.1.1/5.3 with kernel 2.6.32.28, 2.6.32.59
- Racy 5.3 with kernel 3.0.25
- All Lucid Puppy with kernel 2.6.33.2

nvidia-glx-sdl-295.53.sfs (UPDATE: 2012-05-28)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/

Load and run the xorgwizard.
This package does not have glxgears. Install 'mesa-utils' or proper package if you want.

[*]For Slacko 5.3.3 with kernel 3.1.10-slacko_4gA, or 3.1.10-slacko_paeA. . (contains glx, OpenGL and SDL)
nvidia-glx-sdl-295.53-slacko.sfs (Update: 2012-05-28)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/pup5/

shinobar · #26 Post by **shinobar** » Fri 22 Jun 2012, 05:53

Updated nvidia-glx-295.59.sfs
New getnvidia-0.2.pet, SFS/PET builder.
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/
See the top post for the deatail.

rob_0126 · #27 Post by **rob_0126** » Tue 10 Jul 2012, 16:10

Hey folks. Im new to posting but have used puppy on and off for a few years.

I am having a problem with loading nvidia drivers for a geforce fx 5900 xt.
I am using puppy lucid 5.2.8 and tried the 174. drivers and, using an Acer 173 lcd monitor @1280x1024 res.

the generic drivers have the screen offset to the rt a bit.

If i install the nvidid 174. pup in the lucid repository, and after, i restart x server, it drops to prompt i have to use xorgwizard to unld driver because it wont load.

i also have this problem when i switch wm from openbox to xfce(installed wm). in that scenario, xorgwizard wont even run and have to hard reboot. Scrren centers correctly in xfce if I change refresh from 60 to 75(top edge is off a hair)

Is that the right driver for my vid card?
Does the xfce 4.6 wm in lucid repository trouble nvidia driver?

This is the only problem im having in puppy 5.2.8, getting the nvidia driver to take.
(I do get the error in the nvidia server settings that the driver isn't being used)
Thanks

Btw, precise puppy beta generic driver loads screen correctly.

shinobar · #28 Post by **shinobar** » Sat 14 Jul 2012, 22:27

UPDATE: getnvidia-0.6.pet See the top post.
# 14jul2012: remove old nvidia driver in the backup, fix flash install

Scooby · #29 Post by **Scooby** » Tue 31 Jul 2012, 17:03

I want to ask you shinobar since you seem to be something of an expert
on Nvidia drivers.

I want to run Bumblebee on puppy linux!

Bumblebee is a program that enables nvidia optimus technology to be used in Linux. There is compiled versions for ArchLinux, Ubuntu and Mandriva.
see
http://bumblebee-project.org/

Is there a puppy linux distro that you think could run any of these?

Could it be compiled for any puppy linux distros? For me it is not so important what puplet Im runnin. Have been running Lucid, Slacko,DPUP Exprimo and Fatdog

Please help, I'm a noob in Linux but has knowledge with windows programming(And I'm very tired of anything from M$ )

PS If it doesnt work with puppy linux which of ArchLinux, Ubuntu and Mandriva is easiest to get on a usb flash drive?

charlie6 · #30 Post by **charlie6** » Tue 21 Aug 2012, 14:52

Hi shinobar,
many thanks for the getnvidia-0.6.pet;
here got a try on a compaq evo 510 PIV + Nvidia GeForce2 NV11DDR (personal save file was 768MB) MX200 graphic pci card:
I managed to built a nvidia driver in dpup-exprimo 5X15 (all seemed to go well as i got "OK check" for all prerequisites, and finally got .pet and .sfs nvidia driver archives.
results:
see my 2 posts on page 142 here
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... start=2115

other tets:
installed the nvidia-glx-sdl-295.40.sfs , and got the same warnings as above.

So i'm wondering what should be missing
Thanks in advance for any help
Charlie

charlie6 · #31 Post by **charlie6** » Wed 22 Aug 2012, 06:03

double pose - deleted

charlie6 · #32 Post by **charlie6** » Wed 22 Aug 2012, 06:57

Hi, GOOD NEWS !
solved ==> see here

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 983#647983

charlie6 · #33 Post by **charlie6** » Wed 22 Aug 2012, 16:26

Hi,
failed to build of 96.43.20 nvidia driiver on 5X.3.4.2.9
see more here
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 052#648052
thanks for any help!

shinobar · #34 Post by **shinobar** » Fri 31 Aug 2012, 02:02

UPDATE: getnvidia-0.7.pet to install NVIDIA driver / build SFS/PET.
# 29aug2012: again fix GL (rc.nvidia)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/

shinobar · #35 Post by **shinobar** » Sat 29 Sep 2012, 02:16

UPDATED
nvidia-glx-304.51.sfs (UPDATE: 2012-09-29)
getnvidia-0.7.pet
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/

getnvidia-0.7-64.pet (UPDATE: 2012-09-29)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/pup64/

See the detail on the top post.

shinobar · #36 Post by **shinobar** » Sat 20 Oct 2012, 04:19

UPDATE:
getnvidia-0.8.pet
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/
getnvidia-0.8-64.pet
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/pup64/

# 20oct2012: try to remove nouveau module, nvidia version

shinobar · #37 Post by **shinobar** » Sat 20 Oct 2012, 10:50

UPDATE:
getnvidia-0.8.1.pet
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/

#10oct2012: vdpau

green_dome · #38 Post by **green_dome** » Tue 18 Dec 2012, 01:48

Thank you for getnvidia.
Very useful and easy now to get latest nvidia driver.

Atle · #39 Post by **Atle** » Thu 21 Mar 2013, 14:05

Hello folks...

I got my self a "new" laptop with finally some nice specs...

Its a ASUS U36S

I really like to run Lupu and/or Lupu plus

This has the 2.6.33.2 kernel... All works beutifully, apart that I can not get the Nvidia driver to get my flying... The Nvidia card inside is the GL 520M that also has this "optimus" technology

I think I need to drop to my knees here and ask for some advice on how to get this driver to work with the 1366x768 as I have tried the nvidia-glx-304.51.sfs , but there is no 1366x768 resolution to chose as i drop to xorgwizard and once done chosing the driver the laptop screen goes black and the driver is not picked up...

EDIT... The driver is now installed, but not chosen. Still i come to a black screen and no 1366 option... *END OF EDIT*

Anyone has a similar Nvidia card that can guide me?

I can live with just using 70% of the ram installed with Lupu, but I really want to have a snappy screen..

Another Edit...

I now got the proper resolution... But once i boot the machine i get this message from Nvidia that i should run xorgwizard... when i do that the screen goes black no matter what resolution i choose...

There is no choice for 1366 resolution there...

hope for some advice... But i am very happy just to get the right resolution

Here is my xorg.conf

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 304.51 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06.nvidia.com) Tue Sep 18 18:48:23 PDT 2012

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

tallboy · #40 Post by **tallboy** » Fri 22 Mar 2013, 01:11

Someone must correct me if I am wrong, but I believe a new 'xorg.conf' will automatically be built if you don't have one. I know that is the case with the big Mesa driver package, it will start the process by just restarting X. You can rename your existing xorg.conf, then restart X from the menu. Eventually, you can go to console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. In the console, don't start 'xorgwizard', but try first to run 'xwin'. The process may then build a new 'xorg.conf', and start X. If not, run 'xorgwizard', then 'xwin'.

tallboy

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