SIGTERM received when installing Nvidia driver
Jason Filippou
I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
way.
Please CC me as I am not on the list.
Thanks,
Jason
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Ron Johnson
> Hello list,
>
> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
> way.
>
> Please CC me as I am not on the list.
>
Why not get them from directly from Debian? (Though you might have to
add Experimental to get current drivers.)
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Jason Filippou
> On 03/30/2011 08:00 AM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
>> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
>> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
>> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
>> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
>> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
>> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
>> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
>> way.
>>
>> Please CC me as I am not on the list.
>>
>
> Why not get them from directly from Debian? (Though you might have to add
> Experimental to get current drivers.)
>
> --
> "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure
> the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally
> corrupt."
> Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749
>
I have no reason not to get them from Debian directly. How would I go
about fetching them from Debian? I have included all repositories in
my apt.conf file.
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Ron Johnson
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l....@cox.net> wrote:
>> On 03/30/2011 08:00 AM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
>>> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
>>> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
>>> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
>>> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
>>> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
>>> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
>>> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
>>> way.
>>>
>>> Please CC me as I am not on the list.
>>>
>> Why not get them from directly from Debian? (Though you might have to add
>> Experimental to get current drivers.)
>>
>> --
>> "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure
>> the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally
>> corrupt."
>> Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749
>>
> I have no reason not to get them from Debian directly. How would I go
> about fetching them from Debian? I have included all repositories in
> my apt.conf file.
>
Step one:
$ apt-cache policy nvidia-glx
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Wolodja Wentland
> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
> way.
I would recommend to remove every trace of the nvidia driver you installed
from the NVIDIA website and use the following method to install it:
1. Add non-free sources in /etc/apt/sources.list
You should have a line like:
deb http://ftp.XX.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
Where XX has to be replaced with your country code. The important part is
the "non-free" in the end. You don't necessarily need contrib, but if you
have non-free it makes sense to include it as well.
2. Run "aptitude update"
3. Install the kernel headers
# aptitude -r install linux-headers-2.6-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,')
4. Install the nvidia dkms drivers
# aptitude install nvidia-kernel-dkms
5. Configure Xorg
# mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf{,_old}
# mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
# echo -e 'Section "Device"\n\tIdentifier "My GPU"\n\tDriver "nvidia"\nEndSection' >
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf
6. Restart the system
Hope that works out for you. Have fun!
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Andrei Popescu
>
> 1. Add non-free sources in /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> You should have a line like:
>
> deb http://ftp.XX.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
>
> Where XX has to be replaced with your country code. The important part is
> the "non-free" in the end. You don't necessarily need contrib, but if you
> have non-free it makes sense to include it as well.
> 4. Install the nvidia dkms drivers
>
> # aptitude install nvidia-kernel-dkms
Interesting, I would have suggested installing nvidia-glx, which will
pull in nvidia-kernel-dkms if needed (on a stable install the dependency
is satisfied by the pre-built module package, which means the headers
and compiling stuff is not needed).
Regards,
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Jason Filippou
Here's the output:
nvidia-glx:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 260.19.44-1
Version table:
270.30-1 0
500 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free
i386 Packages
260.19.44-1 0
700 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free i386 Packages
600 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages
195.36.31-7 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
195.36.31-6 0
650 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable/non-free i386 Packages
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Ron Johnson
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l....@cox.net> wrote:
>> On 03/30/2011 02:36 PM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l....@cox.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 03/30/2011 08:00 AM, Jason Filippou wrote:
>>>>> Hello list,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been running my testing box's graphics through the NVIDIA
>>>>> proprietary driver, downloaded from their website. However, after
>>>>> recent updates, logging into my debian box is only possible through
>>>>> text mode, no X server is started. Whenever I try to install the
>>>>> downloaded NVIDIA driver (I have 260.xxx and 256.xxxx in my home
>>>>> folder) with superuser rights, I receive a SIGTERM signal right after
>>>>> accepting the license. As a result, I can't run an X server. I also
>>>>> have the package nvidia-kernel-dkms in my system, if that helps in any
>>>>> way.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please CC me as I am not on the list.
>>>>>
>>>> Why not get them from directly from Debian? (Though you might have to
>>>> add
>>>> Experimental to get current drivers.)
>>> about fetching them from Debian? I have included all repositories in
>>> my apt.conf file.
>>>
>> Step one:
>> $ apt-cache policy nvidia-glx
>
> nvidia-glx:
> Installed: (none)
> Candidate: 260.19.44-1
> Version table:
> 270.30-1 0
> 500 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ experimental/non-free
> i386 Packages
> 260.19.44-1 0
> 700 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free i386 Packages
> 600 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages
> 195.36.31-7 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 195.36.31-6 0
> 650 http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable/non-free i386 Packages
Then it's as simple as:
# apt-get -t testing install nvidia-glx
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Ron Johnson
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Ron Johnson<ron.l....@cox.net> wrote:
>> Then it's as simple as:
>> # apt-get -t testing install nvidia-glx
Gotta love Debian...
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Jason Filippou
Indeed it was, thanks a million.
J
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Vladimir Morozov
how to restore ability to install official NVidia driver?
The latest driver 270.* included in debian package is buggy for my
adapter, so i need to downgrade to previous one. There are no
corresponding working package in SID so the only way is to use NVidia
driver from their site.
With best regards,
Vladimir Morozov
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Andrei Popescu
> Dear sirs,
> how to restore ability to install official NVidia driver?
> The latest driver 270.* included in debian package is buggy for my
> adapter, so i need to downgrade to previous one. There are no
> corresponding working package in SID so the only way is to use
> NVidia driver from their site.
You can find previous versions on snapshot.debian.org
Ron Johnson
> On Vi, 20 mai 11, 09:14:21, Vladimir Morozov wrote:
>> Dear sirs,
>> how to restore ability to install official NVidia driver?
>> The latest driver 270.* included in debian package is buggy for my
>> adapter, so i need to downgrade to previous one. There are no
>> corresponding working package in SID so the only way is to use
>> NVidia driver from their site.
>
> You can find previous versions on snapshot.debian.org
>
Others on the list have mentions sgfxi. Apparently it can create a .deb
file for you.
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