After loosing hours on this I gave up and use the official nvidia.sh installer which work out perfectly.
The only trick was to: export CC=gcc-4.1 to avoid a complain from the installer. Ref: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_185.18.14.html On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Mathieu Malaterre<mathieu.malate...@gmail.com> wrote: > After much struggle I was able to preserve the Xorg.log file (my > machine would lock when gdm restarting into default empty xorg.conf > file after a failed nvidia one). > > Here it is attached. > > ... > (II) Setting vga for screen 0. > (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 > (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor > (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) > (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration > (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is > (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled. > (EE) NVIDIA(0): The NVIDIA kernel module does not appear to be receiving > (EE) NVIDIA(0): interrupts generated by the NVIDIA graphics device > (EE) NVIDIA(0): PCI:3:0:0. Please see Chapter 8: Common Problems in the > (EE) NVIDIA(0): README for additional information. > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device! > (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" > (II) UnloadModule: "wfb" > (II) UnloadModule: "fb" > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > ... > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Mathieu > Malaterre<mathieu.malate...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I am trying to install a debian lenny on a brand new DELL Precision >> T7500, with nvidia card (*). The wiki page >> http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers is not very helpful as it >> does not reflect the current state of hal+xorg (my xorg.conf was empty >> for instance). >> >> Should I simply update to nvidia-glx 185.18.14-1, instead of my >> current: 173.14.09-5. BTW is there an up-to-date ziki page explaining >> how to install nvidia on a >= lenny system ? >> >> Thanks >> >> (*) >> $ sudo lspci -s 03:00.0 -vvx >> 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 06fd (rev >> a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) >> Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 062e >> Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- >> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- >> <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- >> Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes >> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 >> Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] >> Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] >> Region 3: Memory at dc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M] >> Region 5: I/O ports at dc80 [size=128] >> Expansion ROM at dfd00000 [disabled] [size=128K] >> Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3 >> Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA >> PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) >> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- >> Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ >> Queue=0/0 Enable- >> Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 >> Capabilities: [78] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00 >> DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s >> <512ns, L1 <4us >> ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- >> DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ >> Unsupported- >> RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ >> MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes >> DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- >> TransPend- >> LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, >> Latency L0 >> <512ns, L1 <1us >> ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- >> LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- >> CommClk+ >> ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- >> LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ >> DLActive- >> BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- >> Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?> >> Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?> >> Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information <?> >> Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb >> 00: de 10 fd 06 07 00 10 00 a1 00 00 03 10 00 00 00 >> 10: 00 00 00 de 0c 00 00 c0 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 dc >> 20: 00 00 00 00 81 dc 00 00 00 00 00 00 de 10 2e 06 >> 30: 00 00 d0 df 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 01 00 00 >> >> >> -- >> Mathieu >> > > > > -- > Mathieu > -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
