Still need help :(

zx_sa · 06-14-04, 03:28 AM

I've managed to get the nvidia source code to compile using the patch from www.minion.de. The module (nvidia.ko) has been installed in /lib/modules/2.6.4-54.5-zx-1.01/kernel/drivers/video and a modprobe successfully loads the module. (That is the kernel I'm using and against which the module was compiled)

My problem is that X still seems to use its own nv module (and I get about 300fps when running glxgears) even though the XF86Config file does specify nvidia:

Section "Device"
BoardName "0x0343"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[0]"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Furthermore, even though GLcore is not listed under the "modules" section, it is still loaded.

Can some please tell me what could be wrong?

Thanks
ZX_SA

zx_sa · 06-14-04, 03:53 AM

After closer inspection of the nvidia readme file, I found that the following files are missing:

/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so.x.y.z
/usr/lib/libGL.so.x.y.z
/usr/lib/libGLcore.so.x.y.z
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.a
/usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.x.y.z
/usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/ (and, naturally, all its contents)
/usr/lib/tls/libGL.so.x.y.z
/usr/lib/tls/libGLcore.so.x.y.z

Are they supposed to be installed by the installer script and if so, how can I install them manually? The script cannot correctly compile the kernel module so I have to do the installation manually.

zx_sa · 06-14-04, 05:18 AM

Ok. I've found and copied all the relevant files to the correct positions and ran "ldconfig" to fix the symlinks (which I've double checked and are correct now).

But when I start X, it crashes when trying to load the GXL module. According to the log it is loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so which is a symlink to libglx.so.1.0.5336.

The last few lines of XFree86.0.log is:

(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so

*** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
*** be the reason for the server aborting.

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 8. Server aborting

How do I fix this??

06-14-04, 03:53 AM	#2
zx_sa Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stellenbosch Posts: 10	Re: Still need help :( After closer inspection of the nvidia readme file, I found that the following files are missing: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so.x.y.z /usr/lib/libGL.so.x.y.z /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.x.y.z /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.a /usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.x.y.z /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/ (and, naturally, all its contents) /usr/lib/tls/libGL.so.x.y.z /usr/lib/tls/libGLcore.so.x.y.z Are they supposed to be installed by the installer script and if so, how can I install them manually? The script cannot correctly compile the kernel module so I have to do the installation manually.

06-14-04, 05:18 AM	#3
zx_sa Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stellenbosch Posts: 10	Re: Still need help :( Ok. I've found and copied all the relevant files to the correct positions and ran "ldconfig" to fix the symlinks (which I've double checked and are correct now). But when I start X, it crashes when trying to load the GXL module. According to the log it is loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so which is a symlink to libglx.so.1.0.5336. The last few lines of XFree86.0.log is: (II) LoadModule: "glx" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so * If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not * be the reason for the server aborting. Fatal server error: Caught signal 8. Server aborting How do I fix this??