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pacman -S nvidia
...
INSTALLATION FAILED!
==>you have to shutdown Xserver to finish installation!
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modprobe:can't locate module nvidia
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Even though I run pacman before startx...
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well, just because installation failed doesn't mean that it's because X was running - it's just the most common case
The next common case is that you have a different compiler installed than the one your kernel was compiled with... is that possibly the case?
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The next common case is that you have a different compiler installed than the one your kernel was compiled with... is that possibly the case?
I guess not... already installed xorg, firefox, mutt,links and other packages and it's the first time I get this error. Anyway, I didn't install any compiler since kernel compilation.
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su - first
then telinit 3 to be sure.
then run the pacman -S nvidia thingy
no implied insult if you're console competent. just to be sure of a common starting point.
next thing to check is the error logs
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su - first
then telinit 3 to be sure.
then run the pacman -S nvidia thingy
Done.
Same result.
no implied insult if you're console competent.
none taken, kern. a couple of months ago I didn't even know what a console is. Moreover I still don't know how to copy/paste from my xterm to this post in order to show nvidia-installer.log...
Cheers
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so your X is running? You are inside a desktop environment?
Frumpus ♥ addict
[mu'.krum.pus], [frum.pus]
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Moreover I still don't know how to copy/paste from my xterm to this post in order to show nvidia-installer.log...
open it in gvim/gedit/kate/nedit or something like that - the log is very important
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X and windowlab are running.
Can't do copy/paste from nedit to firefox. When I rightclick firefox the paste option is not available.
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i too find nedit is buggy like that. gedit / gvim etc should work tho
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Do you have the hotplug package installed?
A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk I have a workstation.
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nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Aug 3 20:51:09 2005
option status:
license pre-accepted : true
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: true
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : false
no questions : true
silent : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : true
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
installer install prefix: /usr
utility install prefix : /usr
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 : none
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)
Using built-in stream user interface
-> The file '/tmp/.X0-lock' exists... an X server appears to be running
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.
Here's the log. Notice that I tried to install nvidia from bash, no X, despite the complains in the log file...
Do you have the hotplug package installed?
Here:
# whereis hotplug
hotplug: /bin/hotplug /sbin/hotplug /etc/hotplug /etc/hotplug.d /usr/man/man8/hotplug.8.gz
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Telinit 3 from a root console should bring you to a login terminal with no X running, in any case...
If you have an old nvidia card, you must use the "legacy" nvidia package, and not the ordinary one- plz consult the forum for "nvidia".
Microshaft delenda est
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-> The file '/tmp/.X0-lock' exists... an X server appears to be running
does that file exist? have you tried deleting it?
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paranoos, the file was there and I turfed it. But I got the same error afterwards.
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do a:
su - root
telinit 3
ps aux
lsmod
lshwd
hwd -e
and post the output of the last four ... that would help to figure out your troubles
and copying from xterm is easy.. simply mark all y wanna copy with the mouse (press+hold left key at startpoint... depress it at the finish-point) .. then simply change via ALT+TAB or mouse to the other application .. like firefox... and there hit the middle-mouse button where you wana have it..
Sample:
IDE interface
ata_piix : Intel Corp.|82801EB ICH5 IDE (SATA)
ata_piix : Intel Corp.|82801EB ICH5 IDE
Ethernet controller
8139too : Realtek|RTL-8139
VGA compatible controller
nv : nVidia Corporation|NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
Multimedia audio controller
snd-intel8x0 : Intel Corp.|82801EB AC'97 Audio
Host bridge
intel-agp : Intel Corp.|82865G [Springdale-G] Chipset Host Bridge
ISA bridge
i810-tco : Intel Corp.|82801EB ISA Bridge (LPC)
PCI bridge
hw_random : Intel Corp.|82820 815e (Camino 2) Chipset PCI
unknown : Intel Corp.|82865G/PE/P Processor to AGP Controller
USB Controller
ehci-hcd : Intel Corp.|USB Enhanced Controller
uhci_hcd : Intel Corp.|82801EB USB EHCI Controller #2
uhci_hcd : Intel Corp.|USB Controller
uhci_hcd : Intel Corp.|USB Controller
uhci_hcd : Intel Corp.|USB Controller
SMBus
i2c-i801 : Intel Corp.|82801EB SMBus
USB Human Interface Devices
usbhid : Logitech Inc.|Optical Mouse [/dev/input/mice]
usbhid : Microsoft Corp.|SideWinder Joystick
USB Mass Storage
usb-storage : USB Storage Device
USB Hub
hub : Virtual|Hub
hub : Virtual|Hub
Mouse
msintellips/2 : PS/2 Mouse port [/dev/psaux]
[root@archmage ~]#
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I had the same problem, i fixed it by upgrading gcc to 4.01
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