Nvidia GFX card drivers

GodsDead · 2009-02-07 21:44:08

Hey there, totally new to Arclinux, great so far on setting things up, although i cant install a GUI until i have the driver installed for my Nvidia Geforce 6200 256mb DDR.
I have been following these steps and am upto
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … phic_Cards

when i run

pacman -S nvidia

It downloads but dousnt install giving me:
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

The code above that is stuff like

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klibc: /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm/xor.h exists in filesystem
klibc: /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm/xor_32.h exists in filesystem
klibc: /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm/xor_64.h exists in filesystem

I had the same problem when doing a system update, it downloaded everything and gave me back that error, dunno about the code above it though, ill have to re-try and re-post.

Cheers.

aglarond · 2009-02-07 21:59:08

http://www.archlinux.org/news/411/

-mS

GodsDead · 2009-02-08 19:15:01

OK cool, that worked, cheers, but now i have another stop point.
when i try to run

# depmod -a

it replys

WARNING: Couldn't open directory /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH: no such file or directory
FATAL: Couldnt not open /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep.temp for writing: No such file or directory

I tryed skipping this, but it returns kernal erros when testing X

skottish · 2009-02-08 19:39:42

2.6.25-ARCH

Seeing that Arch is on kernel 2.6.28, it would make sense that there's an error somewhere. Is your system up to date now?

GodsDead · 2009-02-08 20:00:14

Yea, i ran my update again, and it ran fine...

skottish · 2009-02-08 20:06:45

Why are you running depmod -a? All Arch packages should have that handled for kernel modules. What I'm asking is: what kernel module are you trying to get working with that? nvidia?

--EDIT--

Just restart X, or your machine, if it is nvidia.

GodsDead · 2009-02-09 15:53:34

Oh i cant, thats my problem im trying to set-up X for the first time, so then i can install a GUI, although i have no idea why imrunning depmod -a? im following that tutorial =o
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … phic_Cards

But i do know that when i try to run X it gives me this:
.. oh i cant (just booted up machine and geting another error!)
its loaded into
ramfs$
and i cant type

bgc1954 · 2009-02-09 16:58:06

A search on the forums might have lead you here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=65003

Hope that helps.

I also have a geforce 6200 and find that I have the best performance with nvidia-96xx. Trying anything newer gives me horrible fps in glxgears and makes playing savage2 online unbearable.

GodsDead · 2009-02-09 17:56:27

hey cool cheers, i'll try and give that a bash, what would i type to find my HDD that its installed on? i have like 3 and its on no2!

bgc1954 · 2009-02-09 18:23:23

Check in /etc/fstab and likely you will have a uuid listing for / if you used the latest arch install iso. You'll need to type in root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/whatever_uuid_your-root_partition_is or if you're not using uuid then likely /dev/sda2 but but maybe not depending on how your hdd's are installed. You might have to experiment--it won't hurt anything, just won't boot if you use the wrong disk id.

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#1 2009-02-07 21:44:08

Nvidia GFX card drivers

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