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#1 2009-06-29 12:41:51

noahsark1126
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Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

I've followed the steps on the wiki for the nvidia driver, but when I start X it does not recognize my GTX 275 card.  I think the driver may simply not support this card yet (it doesn't according to nvidia).  Can anyone confirm this?  Does anyone know when a new driver will be released?  Also, would the nouveau driver work temporarily until nvidia releases something?

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#2 2009-06-29 17:28:56

deej
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

I'm running a gtx 260 ok, with the 185.18.14 driver. Your 275 should also be ok with this.
What do you mean, exactly, when you say "...it does not recognize my GTX 275 card. " ?
How are you installing the driver ?

Deej

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#3 2009-06-29 18:15:24

noahsark1126
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

I don't have access to that computer right now, so I can't post the log file, but essentially it just doesn't find any devices, and X fails to start.  I installed the driver just as the wiki says to, and configured xorg.  I also tried the fix at the end about X not starting on x86_64, but it didn't help.

185.18.14 is supposed to support the 260 according to nvidia, but not the 275.  The 186 release supports it, but it's only available for windows right now.

edit:  I'll be home around 5:30 (in ~3 hours), I can post the log file then.

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#4 2009-06-29 18:24:05

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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

I posted after first going to the nvidia site and using their auto-search facility to
find a x86_64 driver for the 275. It came back with the 185.18.14 driver.

I just double-checked, and now it's saying 'no driver available' !
[ It was probably me, messing-up the original search roll ]

So, can we shoe-horn the 275 in somehow ? Have you checked the nvidia forums
regarding 'easing' this monster into working with the 185 driver ?

Deej

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#5 2009-06-29 19:23:36

noahsark1126
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

There's a thread here http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=98892 but it's not resolved, they are at the same place we are.  Also on ubuntu forums here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1180809 which seems to suggest that the card is indeed not supported.  I suppose I'll just have to wait til 186 comes to linux.

Any idea if the nouveau driver would work?  I can't find a list of supported cards anywhere.

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#6 2009-06-29 19:31:28

noahsark1126
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

However this thread http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthr … ht=gtx+275 seems to say that it IS supported.  So I don't know what's going on.

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#7 2009-06-29 19:55:14

deej
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

Have you tried the std:

X -configure :1

mv /root/xorg* /etc/X11/xorg.conf

nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite

... from the command line ( init 3. of course ) ?

Deej

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#8 2009-06-29 20:35:12

noahsark1126
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

No, I haven't done that exactly.  I'll try it when I get back and let you know how it goes.

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#9 2009-06-29 23:59:07

noahsark1126
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

Ok, seems to have worked.  I honestly don't know what the difference is between this xorg.conf and the one I was trying earlier.  Once I install KDE I'll see if it detects my resolution correctly.

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#10 2009-07-13 21:01:36

fede
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

Hello,

   I was thinking on buying this same card, so I'd like to ask you if you could confirm wether it works fine regardless of not being officially supported. Did you have any problems or glitches with KDE? Is performance ok?

   Thanks a lot! Regards!

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#11 2009-07-17 13:59:12

tineras
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

We were having a similar issue.  For some reason, the line that specifies which driver to use was not added to the xorg.conf file after installation.  The steps shown above by deej are basically the same, but they add a lot of fluff to the xorg.conf file that may not be needed.

We were able to add it and get it to work by simply adding the following line to the xorg.conf file:

Section "Device"
     Identifier          "Doesn't matter what this says"
     Driver              "nvidia"   <-- This is the line we added
EndSection

Don't know if this applies to this distro as well (we are running ubuntu), but we had to change the file /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common from this:

DISABLED_MODULES=""

To this:

DISABLED_MODULES="nv" <-- We had to restart after this step

We have not done thorough testing on our machines, but have three of them up and running properly now.  We have several more machines to work on and I'll try and get the exact process we are using posted on here (ex. Modify filex, install drivers, modify filey, etc.).

Last edited by tineras (2009-07-17 13:59:59)

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#12 2009-07-17 16:22:38

deej
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Re: Nvidia driver doesn't recognize GTX 275

The steps shown above by deej are basically the same, but they add a lot of fluff to the xorg.conf file that may not be needed.

smile:):)

... for a [relatively ] fluff-free xorg, just run 'nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite' on its' own. This will give you a more compact
.conf file. I'll have to check the nvidia site to see if the latest drivers actually need argb-glx-visuals and --composite tacking on to the command -
I'm just doing it out of habit roll

Deej

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