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MEPIS Novice   Joined: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 35 Location: West Chicago, Il Has thanked: 2 times Have thanks: 1 time 
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Post # 298421
 no nvidia module foundI get both no nvidia module found and no nvidia drivers loaded. I've be google for a couple of hours looking for an answer with no luck. I can access my /(root) partition with the live DVD but don't know what to do from there. I update my xserver-xorg-input-wacom and it looked like it remove glx.
any help would be great. Thanks Sawer |
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| Sun Apr 08, 2012 6:43 pm |
 
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MEPIS Guide   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:05 pm Posts: 2207 Location: Pinellas Park, FL Has thanked: 62 times Have thanks: 1105 times
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Post # 298423
Re: no nvidia module found In order to update your xserver-xorg-wacom, you would have updated nearly all of the xserver-xorg packages as dependencies. That breaks the Nvidia driver that comes with MEPIS. It's one of the reasons that package is in the testing CR instead of in Main.
If you have a wired data connection, the easiest way to fix this will be with sgfxi. Booting from the hard drive, you should be able to get to a Console terminal by pressing Ctl+Alt+F1 log in as root, then run these commands
Follow the prompts. It should install the latest nvidia driver. _________________ XFX Nforce 750 (built in GeForce 8300), Athlon X2 5000 Lenovo G550 , Intel T4400 , Intel Mobile 4 graphics |
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MEPIS Novice Joined: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 35 Location: West Chicago, Il Has thanked: 2 times Have thanks: 1 time
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Post # 298424
Re: no nvidia module found (solved) Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give that a try
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MEPIS Novice Joined: Fri May 11, 2012 9:51 pm Posts: 1 Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Post # 299773
Re: no nvidia module found cd /usr/local/bin
wget smxi.org/sgfxi chmod +x sgfxi sgfxi No idea how this works but I followed the instructions after vainly trying for an hour to load nvidia drivers to a fresh install of M11 for my new GTX 560. It works perfectly. Thank you. |
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| Fri May 11, 2012 10:00 pm |
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 Administrator  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm Posts: 8750 Location: Rochester NY Has thanked: 580 times Have thanks: 956 times
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Re: no nvidia module found
This might help explain how sgfxi works. http://smxi.org/docs/sgfxi-manual.htm _________________ Forum Rules Guide - How to Ask for Help Link to Wiki Rich Acer Laptop 5750G: Intel i5, 4 GIG mem, nVidia GT540M/Intel integrated graphics Kubuntu 13.04, KDE 4.10.2 M12 Alpha 2 in VirtualBox |
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MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9168 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2710 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Re: no nvidia module found I've always found that the wiki was where/how I used sgfxi. Copy&Paste is a real time-saver. Along with reading the doc included before starting.
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