Notebook driver (179.28) doesn't recognize hardware

[blandoon]

(I hope this is the right forum for this, since there doesn't seem to be any specific place for it)

I have a laptop with a Geforce 8200M G, and I've tried installing the new official notebook driver that was released a few days ago, and even though the chipset is listed in the supported products, the installer complains that it can't find a supported chipset.

The chipset is most definitely the 8200M G, according to the specs and the current device manager listing. The laptop is a Compaq (HP) Presario CQ50, which isn't on the list of excluded laptops.

Am I missing something? Anyone tried this and had any success with it?

[mobilenvidia]

If it won't install then NVIDIA didn't make an entry for you Notebook.
Looks like NVIDIA started with 8400M and up for support.
It is supposed to get better later releases if you can wait the 3 monthly instalments.

[blandoon]

Looks like NVIDIA started with 8400M and up for support.

Where are you seeing that? In the list of supported products, the 8200M is the very last entry.

Hilariously, if this is true, then this chip has an official working driver from NVIDIA for Linux before Windows.

[mobilenvidia]

Just had a wee look through all the INF and I can't see no support at all for the 8200M for any make or model.

Here is true list of GPU's supported by 179.28:

[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_011D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01251025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01261025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01271025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01291025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_012B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01361025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_013F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0405&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_011D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01251025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01261025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01271025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01291025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_012B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01361025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_013F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
[DEV_0408&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
[DEV_0409&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
[DEV_0409&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
[DEV_0409&SUBSYS_07001025] NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_011C1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_011D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_011F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01251025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01261025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01271025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01291025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_012B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01361631] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0425&SUBSYS_C1071631] NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_011C1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_011D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_011F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01251025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01261025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01271025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01291025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_012B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01361025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0427&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_011C1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_011D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_011F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01251025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01261025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01271025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01291025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_012B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01361025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_0428&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_011D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_011F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01251025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01261025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01271025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01291025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_012B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01361025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_013F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_042E&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
[DEV_0628&SUBSYS_01611025] NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
[DEV_0628&SUBSYS_01881631] NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
[DEV_0628&SUBSYS_0696107B] NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
[DEV_062B&SUBSYS_0696107B] NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
[DEV_062C&SUBSYS_01881631] NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
[DEV_062C&SUBSYS_0696107B] NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_013B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_013C1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_013E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_013F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_015E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_017E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_013B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_013C1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_013E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_013F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_015E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_0649&SUBSYS_017E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
[DEV_064A&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
[DEV_064A&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_011E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_01211025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_01281025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_013B1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_013C1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_013D1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_013E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_013F1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_01421025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_01431025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_01451025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_01461025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_015E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
[DEV_06E9&SUBSYS_017E1025] NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

[blandoon]

Nice... well, I wish they would correct the list on their website. Maybe I should focus on installing OpenSUSE on this thing for now.

[saturnotaku]

Hilariously, if this is true, then this chip has an official working driver from NVIDIA for Linux before Windows.

NVIDIA has had notebook support for Linux for years. Even back to the GeForce4 Go if I recall.

[mobilenvidia]

I keep all the linux drivers as well for Linux x86/x64, FreeBSD and Solaris

[noko]

Hmmm, no support for my 7600 Go, go figure. Why does Nvidia after a few years just drop support on drivers? I guess that era belongs to the manufacturers except what manufacturer have a driver team?

[nekrosoft13]

Hmmm, no support for my 7600 Go, go figure. Why does Nvidia after a few years just drop support on drivers? I guess that era belongs to the manufacturers except what manufacturer have a driver team?

whats so hard to understand, this is first release, nvidia stated that more support will be added later on.

but it is better to just complain for no reason

[mobilenvidia]

Agreed, same was for PhysX only a select few GPU's were initially supported.

All good things take time.