[SOLVED] Getting Nvidia GeForce 5200 FX to work

mike54 · 2010-07-28 17:07:37

Hi,
I have a Nvidia 5200 FX graphics card. Xorg is working fine with the "nv" drivers, but I can't get it work with "nouveau" nor "nvidia" drivers. (I'd like to see some 3D stuff) In a three-year-old topic, I read that 173xx drivers should work, but pacman shows no such package. I tried to download drivers from the Nvidia website, but they wouldn't install (maybe I've done something wrong, I'm a linux newbie).

Thanks,
Mike

PS.: Using Xorg-server ver. 1.8.1.902-1

Last edited by mike54 (2012-02-21 21:35:03)

karol · 2010-07-28 17:22:10

Welcome to Arch Forums.
Instead of following old threads I suggest our wiki and the news http://www.archlinux.org/news/502/
We had to wait a bit for nvidia to make new drivers, but the wait is over!
Proprietary nvidia drivers are here http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?sort … =&limit=50
They're fresh so the mirrors you're syncing to may not have them yet.

If you prefer nouveau, remember to create a file named "20-nouveau.conf" in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/" and fill it with:

Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nouveau"
EndSection

Last edited by karol (2010-07-28 17:27:04)

JohnVV · 2010-07-29 07:37:46

I tried to download drivers from the Nvidia website, but they wouldn't install (maybe I've done something wrong, I'm a linux newbie).

for the *.run driver X can NOT be running you need to boot into TEXT only

then run the installer

sh *.run

see:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_disp … 14.25.html
( but VERY IMPORTANT install the 173.14.27 from below
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.27/
the .25 DOSE NOT SUPPORT xorg 1.8
the README
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L … er-03.html

but having pacman do it is much easier

Last edited by JohnVV (2010-07-29 07:41:05)

mike54 · 2010-07-29 09:08:25

Thank you, wise men. You've really helped me. I figured out what I was doing wrong: when I changed the /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist , I didn't use the "pacman -Syy" command. I've installed the 173xx drivers from the repo and it is superb. (I also tried nouveau, with the "20-nouveau.conf" file it finally worked but no 3D graphics)

Once again, thanks.

Arch Linux

#1 2010-07-28 17:07:37

[SOLVED] Getting Nvidia GeForce 5200 FX to work

#2 2010-07-28 17:22:10

Re: [SOLVED] Getting Nvidia GeForce 5200 FX to work

#3 2010-07-29 07:37:46

Re: [SOLVED] Getting Nvidia GeForce 5200 FX to work

#4 2010-07-29 09:08:25

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