Official NVIDIA Linux installer feedback thread

Andy Mecham · 03-31-03, 12:28 PM

Please reply with any feedback you have about the new installer.

Thanks!

--andy

g.krist · 03-31-03, 01:15 PM

As promised Andy

tv-out seems to be fixed ...
Also I got like 10 more frames in UT2k3.

About the installer, it's really neat and simple. I just called my dad to let him install it on his box, and he did it without problems. Really good job you and other nvidia guys did (if ever in Holland, I owe you a beer

)

Back playing UT

[edit]
Some info:VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133]
Athlon 1200 with
Geforce 4200
Redhat 8.0
[/edit]

hot_wasabi · 03-31-03, 01:58 PM

The new installer is GREAT. I've been trying to upgrade the NVIDIA driver for 2 days and ran across the new version with the installer, which made it a snap.

As I upgrade kernels frequently I always have to rebuild the driver. It's nice to have the installer recognize that I'm not running a version that has a pre-built driver, but need one built, and go do it for me.

Good job, guys.

theduke · 03-31-03, 04:08 PM

Hi!

First of all: great work!

If you ever in germany, I owe you a beer, too

(Frankenheim Alt?)

I have suse8.0, since the ptrace()-bug with a modified (default) kernel (see http://www.suse.de/de/security/2003_21_kernel.html ).

So I cannot use the precompiled binaries.
To keep my .rpm-Database consistent, I compiled them with "rpm --rebuild ..., rpm..." and this worked fine.
Now I've tested the new Installer and it worx fine, too.
But... could it be, that the installer makes only a "make install"?

outputs:

>switch2nvidia
>
>error: Packages "NVIDIA _GLX/NVIDIA-kernel" >error:are missing or corrupted...
>
>rpm -e NVIDIA_GLX
>
>error: package NVIDIA_GLX is not installed

Will there be in future a "rpm"- support in the installer? Would be nice, it is very hard to keep the Database consistent

.
Aside from this point, the new drivers are great, with speed-improvement in 2d and 3d for me!

cya,
theduke

tholti · 03-31-03, 04:27 PM

Hi Andy,
the SuSE 8.1 RPMs seem to be broken:

rpm -Uhv NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm
error: NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm cannot be installed

rpm -qlip NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm
query of NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm failed

Any idea?

Thorsten

Andy Mecham · 03-31-03, 04:48 PM

tholti - i'll look into it.

--andy

tplayford · 03-31-03, 05:00 PM

Just gave the new installer a run, worked perfectly, compiled the kernel interface without a problem.

Debian Sid
kernel 2.4.21-pre4-ac4
X 4.2
gcc 3.2.3

Great work, thanks.

LordMorgul · 03-31-03, 05:22 PM

Nice work, the installer worked flawlessly with and without some of the command line flags.

RedHat 8.0 2.4.20 on i686
XFree86 4.3.0
GeF Ti4400

The installer with update capability is a very smooth running program and greatly eases installation of the drivers.

Suggestion:
The installer leaves editing of the XF86Config file to the user. Since the changes to this file are fairly simple (most of the time) it would be nice to implement a parsing / modification of the file currently in use on the target system. It would be one more small step to ease installation for noobies.

Andy Mecham · 03-31-03, 05:53 PM

LordMorgul: you're welcome to submit patches to the installer to add that support.

--andy

pollux · 03-31-03, 05:59 PM

aaaah really nice work !

I couldn't user 4191 due to the huge X startup delay (>5 min) and with the 4349 it starts instantaneously !
I did not already bench'ed ut2k3 but I expect some amelioration

debian sid
kernel 2.4.20-ac2
gf3 Ti500

msp12 · 03-31-03, 06:05 PM

I think the installer needs a bit of work. I'm running redhat 8 with a Gforce3 ti200. It locked up my machine for 10 minutes before linux detected oom and killed it.

What in the world was it doing? Perhaps this was because I ran it in X? If so the installer should abort and print an informative error message.

Once I installed from the console, X stopped working. My LCD became blank on startup and I couldn't switch to any vt. I downgraded and now I can at least start X, but the setup is pretty screwed and glx won't load anymore. There goes the rest of the night. And I thought I'd be able to get some work done.

Also Could you please include uninstall functionality?

hachre · 03-31-03, 06:37 PM

very good work

the installer detected that it can't get any binary modules for my 2.4.21-pre5 kernel - it got the source, compiled and installed it...

everything running very good on linux 2.4.21-pre5

c'ya
hachre

03-31-03, 12:28 PM	#1
Andy Mecham l33t master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,165	Official NVIDIA Linux installer feedback thread Please reply with any feedback you have about the new installer. Thanks! --andy __________________ Andy Mecham NVIDIA Corporation

03-31-03, 01:15 PM	#2
g.krist Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 20	As promised Andy tv-out seems to be fixed ... Also I got like 10 more frames in UT2k3. About the installer, it's really neat and simple. I just called my dad to let him install it on his box, and he did it without problems. Really good job you and other nvidia guys did (if ever in Holland, I owe you a beer ) Back playing UT [edit] Some info:VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] Athlon 1200 with Geforce 4200 Redhat 8.0 [/edit] Last edited by g.krist; 03-31-03 at 01:20 PM.

03-31-03, 04:08 PM	#4
theduke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3	Hi! First of all: great work! If you ever in germany, I owe you a beer, too (Frankenheim Alt?) I have suse8.0, since the ptrace()-bug with a modified (default) kernel (see http://www.suse.de/de/security/2003_21_kernel.html ). So I cannot use the precompiled binaries. To keep my .rpm-Database consistent, I compiled them with "rpm --rebuild ..., rpm..." and this worked fine. Now I've tested the new Installer and it worx fine, too. But... could it be, that the installer makes only a "make install"? outputs: >switch2nvidia > >error: Packages "NVIDIA _GLX/NVIDIA-kernel" >error:are missing or corrupted... > >rpm -e NVIDIA_GLX > >error: package NVIDIA_GLX is not installed Will there be in future a "rpm"- support in the installer? Would be nice, it is very hard to keep the Database consistent. Aside from this point, the new drivers are great, with speed-improvement in 2d and 3d for me! cya, theduke

03-31-03, 04:48 PM	#6
Andy Mecham l33t master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,165	tholti - i'll look into it. --andy __________________ Andy Mecham NVIDIA Corporation

03-31-03, 05:00 PM	#7
tplayford Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	Works well on Debain Sid Just gave the new installer a run, worked perfectly, compiled the kernel interface without a problem. Debian Sid kernel 2.4.21-pre4-ac4 X 4.2 gcc 3.2.3 Great work, thanks.

03-31-03, 01:58 PM	#3
hot_wasabi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	The new installer is GREAT. I've been trying to upgrade the NVIDIA driver for 2 days and ran across the new version with the installer, which made it a snap. As I upgrade kernels frequently I always have to rebuild the driver. It's nice to have the installer recognize that I'm not running a version that has a pre-built driver, but need one built, and go do it for me. Good job, guys.

03-31-03, 04:27 PM	#5
tholti Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2	Hi Andy, the SuSE 8.1 RPMs seem to be broken: rpm -Uhv NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm error: NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm cannot be installed rpm -qlip NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm query of NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4349.suse81.i586.rpm failed Any idea? Thorsten

03-31-03, 05:22 PM	#8
LordMorgul Electrical Engineer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 872	/me Sings Praises Nice work, the installer worked flawlessly with and without some of the command line flags. RedHat 8.0 2.4.20 on i686 XFree86 4.3.0 GeF Ti4400 The installer with update capability is a very smooth running program and greatly eases installation of the drivers. Suggestion: The installer leaves editing of the XF86Config file to the user. Since the changes to this file are fairly simple (most of the time) it would be nice to implement a parsing / modification of the file currently in use on the target system. It would be one more small step to ease installation for noobies.

03-31-03, 05:53 PM	#9
Andy Mecham l33t master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,165	LordMorgul: you're welcome to submit patches to the installer to add that support. --andy __________________ Andy Mecham NVIDIA Corporation

03-31-03, 05:59 PM	#10
pollux Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4	aaaah really nice work ! I couldn't user 4191 due to the huge X startup delay (>5 min) and with the 4349 it starts instantaneously ! I did not already bench'ed ut2k3 but I expect some amelioration debian sid kernel 2.4.20-ac2 gf3 Ti500

03-31-03, 06:05 PM	#11
msp12 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	I think the installer needs a bit of work. I'm running redhat 8 with a Gforce3 ti200. It locked up my machine for 10 minutes before linux detected oom and killed it. What in the world was it doing? Perhaps this was because I ran it in X? If so the installer should abort and print an informative error message. Once I installed from the console, X stopped working. My LCD became blank on startup and I couldn't switch to any vt. I downgraded and now I can at least start X, but the setup is pretty screwed and glx won't load anymore. There goes the rest of the night. And I thought I'd be able to get some work done. Also Could you please include uninstall functionality? Last edited by msp12; 03-31-03 at 08:00 PM.

03-31-03, 06:37 PM	#12
hachre ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 23	very good work the installer detected that it can't get any binary modules for my 2.4.21-pre5 kernel - it got the source, compiled and installed it... everything running very good on linux 2.4.21-pre5 c'ya hachre

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