once nvidia drivers from Apps is installed, how do i actually start using it?

[h2sammo]

i have installed the extension and the corresponding Xorg 7.5 as required. i have also ran the command required in the little memo to run nvidia-xconfig from command prompt. i added the newly created xorg.conf file to /opt/.filetool.lst. however, upon reboot i am still stuck at the Xvesa max resolution (which is lower than my screens - which was purpose of this whole "upgrade").

can someone not as green as I am tell me what i am doing wrong?

also as a side note, once i am in the command prompt, how do I re-enter the X environemnt without restarting? startx command does not seem to work.

thank you

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo
Have you checked  /var/log/Xorg.0.log  for error messages?
Are you sure your card is supported by the drivers in the repository?

[aus9]

h2sammo

Rich is smarter than me, he reads my mind as well....giggles but now that you are back at vesa try this as well as Rich's suggestions

1) look into your /etc/X11 for your xorg.conf files
2) I suggest you install mc - a terminal file manager, you can use it, instead of commands to peek into your
tce/mydata.tgz

if there was no backup then do A
if backup was wrong backup do B

A) no backup found in mydata.tgz
use commands or mc to copy /etc/X11/xorg.conf.vesa and rename as /etc/X11/xorg.conf

use root powers to edit /opt/.filetool.lst to add this string....note we drop the first /

etc/X11/xorg.conf

click on control panel....backup and the go button
re-check mydata.tgz now has that file and its contents
---we don't care at this stage its a vesa file.....we care that your backups work ok?

B) wrong backup found.....likely to be vesa
then assuming you have downloaded (and these are added to my onboot.lst)
nvidia-module-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
nvidia-settings.tcz
---this also means you have nvidia-glx.tcz as a dependency
you can then exit to prompt (console mode)
sudo modprobe nvidia
lsmod | grep nvidia
---> should return nvidia module
sudo nvidia-xconfig
startx

---if x starts then as per info file see if glxgears or glxinfo shows nvidia

now redo backup (which changes the backup of your xorg.conf) and check it
and reboot to test that I have not mislead you

good luck

OOPS I forgot to mention, that Arslan's tczs work for me, but I am on xorg 7.6

EDIT

3) you may like to post your onboot.lst as well plus your video card specs

a nice place to upload your file is (or put your list into a code box so it can scroll)
http://ompldr.org/upload

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lspci | grep VGA

3b) if you install inxi you can also do this command inxi -Gx and I post my results for you to see what happens

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inxi -Gx (not OP but aus9)
Graphics:  Card: nVidia G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           TinyCore Linux X.org: 1.11.0 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1680x1050@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce 9500 GT/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.51 Direct Rendering: Yes


I have editted this a number of times which proves I don't think ahead?

[Arslan S.]

i haven't tested the latest drivers with Xorg-7.6 yet but if you report it is ok we can remove warning about it from nvidia-glx info file

also please read the info carefully and follow the steps to install nvidia drivers on your system
then if you have a problem open a thread in tce bugs with /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log files attached

first make sure Xorg is running ok before installing nvidia drivers

[h2sammo]

i have been trying to login my tinycore pendrive the whole morning without success. i have rewritten the pendrive with unetbootin several times, (tinycore and coreplus) but when it boots from it it goes into command prompt and i cannot startx. i tried  "tinycore xsetup" as instructed in the FAQ but that is not a valid command.

i have no idea why it would not go into X on a fresh install, without any saved settings. any help?

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo
Either burn Coreplus to a CD and use tc-install to do your installation, or, if you prefer a Windows based installer,
use http://sourceforge.net/projects/core2usb.

[h2sammo]

i got it to work. i had a pendrive made with unetbootin so it did not have write access. i ran "sudo chmod 777 -R /mnt/sda1" on the partition with the tinycore files and now it boots just fine. i made a separate partiton for tce/optional on the same pendrive.

i get the following:
"tc@box:~$ inxi -Gx
Resuming in non X mode: xrandr not found. For package install advice run: inxi --recommends
Graphics:  Card: nVidia Device 06c4 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           X-Vendor: N/A driver: Resolution: N/A"

now i do not have nvidia installed, just xvesa. i am not sure  how to look up if this card is supported. still googling on it.


EDIT: i have the geforce gtx 480 or 460. i dont  see them on the supported list. i wonder why not. can i use a more updated nvidia driver than the one available in the repository?

[Arslan S.]

the current one 304.51 is the most recent one and it does support gtx 400 series
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-304.51-driver.html

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo
Based on the information you supplied, you have a GTX 465. The nvidia site does not list that card under 304.51.
It lists a couple of cards with similar numbers, so you could give it a shot. Nvidia lists you card here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-256.53-driver.html

[Arslan S.]

i see GTX 465 in the list of 304.51

GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, GT 415, 405

[h2sammo]

this is all i see when i search for nvidia in the repository ap: nvidia-96.43.20-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz

how do i install a recent nvidia driver in tinycore?

and thank you for your help, this is a very active board and tinycore is pretty awesome

[aus9]

Hi I mislead you on the inxi command, I meant you can run it to see what happens....When you install nvidia driver
better off to show

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lspci | grep VGA

just to be sure please

google gives me NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 but I know Arslan has already said that, I just want to be sure we have the right card from your end.

2) assuming we have the 465, the keyword to use in the Apps Browser is nvidia and you should see a bigger list and I have already mentioned the 2 tczs you might like to try.

[h2sammo]

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tc@box:~$ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 06c4 (rev a3)
i dont see higher versions for download. and i assumed glx and module would be dependencies of the nvidia-96.43.20-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz extension. am i right?

[Rich]

Hi h2sammo
No, Arslan is correct, my fingers slipped and entered 645 instead of 465 when searching that page for
supported cards. You want to install  nvidia-glx.tcz.

[aus9]

EDIT

if you get a chance later, install pci-utils.tcz, if you don't already have it, it "may" improve from the busybox version of command lspci and provide the gtx string.....allegedly in the lspci output for next time?

I think you may have a more enjoyable experience if you use
nvidia-module-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
nvidia-settings.tcz
---this also means you have nvidia-glx.tcz as a dependency

For nvidia- settings, Arslan has given you a wbar or desktop entry and this is what you might get

http://imagebin.org/230462  will expire in maybe days

its your choice of course.

good luck