GeForce Go linux drivers

[Caio]

Hi.
I just got a hp dv2000z with go6150 and I can't install the latest driver. Searching on the internet it seens that a lot os people are havind dificulties also.

Here is the log:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun Jan 14 18:01:53 2007

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
compat32 install chroot : (not specified)
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
compat32 install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> Tagging shared libraries with chcon -t textrel_shlib_t.
-> The file '/tmp/.X0-lock' exists and appears to contain the process ID '2650'
of a runnning X server.
ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.
For further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
in the README available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

Any help is welcome.

[netllama]

ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.
For further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
in the README available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.

[Caio]

Originally Posted by netllama

ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.
For further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
in the README available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.

It's not this. It's the other.
The first I forgot to exit X, the second time I did exit.

[netllama]

I don't understand which 'other' you're referring to as the only error is the one I quoted.

[Caio]

ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.



That was the message I got when I tried to install.

[netllama]

Right, and in your installer log the error was what I quoted earlier. If that's not the case, then please attach the installer log for review.

Did you stop X?

thanks,
Lonni

[Caio]

Hi again

The log message it IS
ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.
For further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER
in the README available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.

Both in the installation and in the log! Strange? YES

I made another try and this time the driver installed, BUT when I star the computer on linux, the big NVidia logo appears, then there are images "Loading Fedora blah blah blah"
Than Nvidia Logo appears again and the screen gets like this:

http://www.inf.ufsc.br/~csd/DSC00361.JPG
http://www.inf.ufsc.br/~csd/DSC00360.JPG

ps. sorry about the size I don't have any image editor right here, now.

After trying MANY times I manage to start with no problems and changed the initab to load in init 3. Than I can make init 5 and it works great.

But when I logoff or shutdown the computer that "thing" I showed in the photos happens.

I really hope my explanation helps.

[netllama]

I'm not sure that I understand the problem you're reporting, but it sounds like a new/different problem than what you originally reported. You should probably start a new thread, with details of how to reproduce the problem and an nvidia-bug-report.log.

thanks,
Lonni