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Debain linux
Been running debian firstly etch then unstable on my spare box that acts as my NAS/storage server for a few weeks now with out issue, compared to what I've been upto today that seemed simple to setup. (i.je most of it just worked on first install)
Needed to re-add linux to my desktop so I popped the debain net install disc and and popped on an absolute minimilsitc system so i could get only what i wanted installed on Added the unstable repos (it was a etch netinstt cd i had laying around) and apt-get dist upgraded the thing to unstable Installed gnome and firefox and got that running along with pidgin. Only problem I'm having with the desktop Is I can't seem to get it to run beryl for some reason I installed the nvidia GLX kernel module and userspace drivers following some guide i found on the internet, I see the kernel module load on bootup and the userspace module is also installed yet if i Try and use the nvidia driver I cannot start X it fails with a module not found error. Any ideas there? (can't use automatix it doesn't support unstable) Other things I need to do is change the deafult Font it looks awfull :( Desktops now a dual boot debain/vista system. But thats not the end of the story Had a bit of play around and managed to get a simular setup on the laptop (eventually) had a lot of "Fun" trying to get linux on that since GRUB kept failing to install (its a macbook) In the end I had to install linux missing the bootloader config Reboot into refit (mac bootmenu utility) sync the EFI partition table with the MBR copy Reload the debain cd go into rescue mode install Grub to /dev/sda4 (my linux partition) then i forgot to build me an menu.lst so when I selected Debian from the menu it just gave me a grub prompt. Managed to figure out the commands i needed to load the kernel and initrd and get the thing to boot then i got the system to rebuild the grub menu.lst Got madwifi up and running so the macbooks Wi-fi with WPA works, Got gnome on here and just put on firefox :D, need to sort out NM-applet to autostart properly but hey is progress Touchbad works out the box but its a bit sensitive if i tap on it by accident in the middle of typing it causes problems so I may need to go adjust that. Sound might be working not sure since Alsa seems to be finding the audio chip (debian wiki says it should work) but Gstreamer isn't wanting to know about it so The voume icon in the gnome panel is usless. (anyone know thow to fix?) So a couple things to put right but Not bad for a noob me thinks :p: Only other thing which does annoy me is I cannot click the drives in my computer I get a message Code:
error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied.Not to bad for an evenings work as i've gone from a vista only system on the desktop to a vista/debian system and from a vista/osx system on the macbook to a vista/osx/debian system :tu: |
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Can you post the contents of a couple of system files?
/etc/X11/xorg.conf may help with the nVidia thing /etc/fstab for the drive permissions/mounting problem... |
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I am running the 2.6.18-5-amd64 kernel,
before installing nvidia-glx I have to install the matching nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-5-amd64 first otherwise installing nvidia-glx will pull in nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-4-amd64 by mistake. Sound requires gnome-audio installing then you need to check that your volume control and preferences settings are both set to the right output port (try setting both to analogue front). |
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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)2.6.22-2-686 I used m-a to load the module and I swear I see it try and load on startup (scrolls to fast to read properly) but If I change the driver for X to the nvidia binary driver X fails to start. Code:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. |
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Dragon, re-size the image mate.
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If you lsmod | grep nv it should list all modules loaded with nv in their name
If it's not loaded try modprobe module_name & report any errors Try adding ' user,' (no quotes) after 'defaults,' to the /dev/sdb2 line in fstab. That should allow a user to mount the volume... |
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Dragon:/home/dragon# lsmod | grep nvWhat would I add to fstab to have it automount /dev/sdb1 with the NTFS 3g driver? (i've installed ntfs3g and can mount it manually with mount.ntfs3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt/data ) Also still need to fix that permissons error otherwise removable drives fail to mount correctly :( |
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What is the exact error that you get if the nv driver is replaced by the nvidia driver in your xorg.conf? i.e.
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X Window System Version 1.3.0 |
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Could be the module is located somewhere xorg isn't looking.
Can you do a search for files named nv*.ko & post locations? |
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Dragon:/home/dragon# locate nvidia.koAlso with the macbook i got nm-applet autostarting and connecting, had to add my user to the netdev group. Still cant get the sound working installed gnome-audio as suggested the volume control says no volume control gstreamer plugin and/or devices found did see this on startup Quote:
although the gnome sound preferences wont play a test sound :( |
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Can you do a locate nv?
I need to know where the non-propritary nvidia module is. on openSUSE 10.3 mine is called nvidiafb.ko ---------- Post added at 14:29 ---------- Previous post was at 13:38 ---------- Quote:
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Ahh ok sure thing.
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Dragon:/home/dragon# locate nvidiafb.ko1) audio works but it always starts up on Mute for somereason 2) I set Iceweasel (firefox) to the browser under "prefered applications" in gnome but its still opening Http links from other programs in Gnome web browser regardless. With the Macbook I can't get Gstreamer to see the card let alone adjust its volume. |
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Can't really help with the Gnome desktop, I'm a KDE man... ;)
For the nVidia thing, check this page, particularly: Quote:
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and it couldn't compile one either since gcc is 4.22 and they used 4.21 to compile the kernel :rolleyes: Anyway following a howto on howtoforge to custom compile a kernel this could be interesting :shocked: |
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