Installing NVIDIA GeForce

archdev · 2009-07-12 16:10:01

Hi All,

I'm an Ubuntu to Arch convert wannabe-Its my first time installing arch.
First I have gone through the basic http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide and http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Off … tall_Guide step by step. I get stuck ad the Nvidia and Xorg stage.

I have a Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT

Tried with fresh install pacman and system update -Sy pacman and -Su then according to the guide I installed and ran

pacman -S libgl
pacman -S xorg
pacman -S hal xf86-input-evdev
pacman -S mesa
pacman -Ss xf86-video-nv
pacman -S nvidia-96xx
nvidia-xconfig

X -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Screen goes blank nothing there

Tried again with arch fresh install pacman and system update -Sy pacman and -Su

pacman -S libgl
pacman -S xorg
downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-185.18.14-pkg2.run
ran sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-185.18.14-pkg2.run
nvidia-xconfig
X -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Screen blank system unresponsive

Here is my xorg.conf

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder62)  Wed May 27 01:58:49 PDT 2009


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

#    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
#    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
     Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
     Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
   EndSection

I've disabled hotplugging

Here is my xorg .log file

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.6.1.901 (1.6.2 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-5-8
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux myhost 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 4 02:24:43 CEST 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 25 June 2009  08:33:07PM
 
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jul 12 16:40:16 2009
(++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x7740
(II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
    X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
    X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:2:0:0) 10de:0640:10de:0551 nVidia Corporation GeForce 9500 GT rev 161, Mem @ 0xfa000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xf8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000ef00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [5] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  185.18.14  Wed May 27 01:53:56 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.13.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  185.18.14  Wed May 27 01:30:19 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 02@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [5] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(**) 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.
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 9500 GT (G96) at PCI:2:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 62.94.28.00.00
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 9500 GT at PCI:2:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0):     DELL E196FP (CRT-1)
(--) NVIDIA(0):     NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): DELL E196FP (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) NVIDIA(0): TV encoder: NVIDIA
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
(==) NVIDIA(0): 
(==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(==) NVIDIA(0):     will be used as the requested mode.
(==) NVIDIA(0): 
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (95, 96); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) NVIDIA(0):     option
(==) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC?  No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [5] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
(II) NVIDIA(0):     may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
(II) NVIDIA(0):     configuration option may not be set correctly.  When the
(II) NVIDIA(0):     ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
(II) NVIDIA(0):     try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications.  For
(II) NVIDIA(0):     details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
(II) NVIDIA(0):     "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
(II) NVIDIA(0):     Config Options in the README.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.1, module version = 2.2.2
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): always reports core events
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Device: "/dev/input/event7"
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found 5 mouse buttons
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found x and y relative axes
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Configuring as mouse
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) config/hal: Adding input device USB-compliant keyboard
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: always reports core events
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Found 10 mouse buttons
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Found x and y relative axes
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Found keys
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Configuring as mouse
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB-compliant keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) config/hal: Adding input device USB-compliant keyboard
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: always reports core events
(**) USB-compliant keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Found keys
(II) USB-compliant keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB-compliant keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"

I also have
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond hal)
in /etc/rc.conf

I also tried nopat on the grub

Can anyone shed any light on this? There are ACPI problems but I'm not sure if these are the sole cause. Has anyone managed to install Gefore 9 series cards? I've been trying with fresh installs all weekends and may have to give up on Arch. Any hints would be appreciated
Thanks !!

lifeafter2am · 2009-07-12 16:16:35

Have you tried just running

 startx

And see if it runs. I would also probably move the xorg.conf somewhere else and see how that goes also, as it isn't technically needed anymore.

archdev · 2009-07-12 16:49:01

Thanks startX got me into a X term ! Cheers

SpeedVin · 2009-07-12 16:49:53

Why do you install old dirvers just type:
pacman -S nvidia

lifeafter2am · 2009-07-12 16:51:26

archdev wrote:

Thanks startX got me into a X term ! Cheers

No problem! I had the same problem with the stupid test config crap.

archdev · 2009-07-12 17:07:37

I thought 185.xx were the lastest ones from nvidia ?!

Crows · 2009-07-12 17:17:09

archdev wrote:

I thought 185.xx were the lastest ones from nvidia ?!

They are. There are 3 nvidia packages available:
nvidia: Newest drivers (more or less.) - This is the package you'd want for your modern 9500.
nvidia-173xx: Slightly older drivers for cards that are too old to be supported by the newest ones.
nvidia-96xx: Even older drivers for even older cards.

Also, for future reference - libgl conflicts with nvidia drivers, so you'd don't need it (and it will be removed by nvidia packages) and xf86-video-nv is the open-source nvidia driver, which you also don't need.

Otherwise, glad you seem to have sorted this out.

archdev · 2009-07-14 13:44:45

Phew thanks for your help the pacman -S nvidia drivers were ok . Think the documentation needs to be updated. Arch linux is quite fast though

Skripka · 2009-07-14 13:49:40

archdev wrote:

Phew thanks for your help the pacman -S nvidia drivers were ok . Think the documentation needs to be updated. Arch linux is quite fast though

As far as #X -config not working...there is a note about it in the Beginner's Guide. That threw me for a loop for several hours this weekend when I reinstalled-until I went back and read the updated Guide, rather than the old paper copy I have here.

mdsmedia · 2009-08-01 14:23:58

Thanks,

This issue has had me going for hours. First Arch install....umm 3rd try .....following the Beginners Guide, back and forth between sections to see what I've missed.

I had startx working but tried installing xfce the other day and had problems, so went and played with config files, then ended up reinstalling.

Lets see how we go now.

Edit: Awesome!! Works wonders

I don't think the Beginners Guide makes it clear that those errors aren't fatal. A simple nudge to the next section might be handy.

Last edited by mdsmedia (2009-08-01 14:43:27)

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#1 2009-07-12 16:10:01

Installing NVIDIA GeForce

#2 2009-07-12 16:16:35

Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

#3 2009-07-12 16:49:01

Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

#4 2009-07-12 16:49:53

Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

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Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

#6 2009-07-12 17:07:37

Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

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Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

#8 2009-07-14 13:44:45

Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

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Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

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Re: Installing NVIDIA GeForce

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