flightgear doesn't start [solved]

[Arne]

Thanks Ian,

How do I check that I have kernel source installed??

 

I have downloaded the following driver to my fat32 folder which I use to share files between XP and linux:

Linux Display Driver - IA32

Version: 1.0-8174

Operating System: Linux IA32

Release Date: December 5, 2005

with the file name: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8174-pkg1.run

11.5Mb

 

Can you confirm that this is the right driver?????

Since it is the same filename as you wrote in your last mail I suppose it's OK

[aRTee]

Arne, just two comments: first, in your case, you got a curl error and the download seems not to have finished. This is not okay!

 

Second, I'm still using the stock powerpack nvidia driver, didn't bother to upgrade since I didn't read about any improvements....

[Arne]

aRTee

Thanks. So this was not a bad signature warning but an uncompleted download. That's make sense to me.

 

Since installing this killed my original nvidia driver I feel I have no choice but to install the new downloaded driver. Or..am I wrong???

[ianw1974]

I'd use the one you downloaded from nvidia. As I said, couldn't get opengl working any good. It was crap. The nvidia driver worked wonders and gave me 4000 fps. Before it was 200fps with the so called great working mandriva one.

[Arne]

Sorry Ian, what is

 

"Before it was 200fps with the so called great working mandriva one."

 

Here it is late night. I will install the driver first ting tomorrow.

 

How do I check that I have kernel source installed??

 

Thanks

Edited December 22, 2005 by Arne

[ianw1974]

You can check my doing:

 

ls -l /usr/src/linux

 

if it reports something listing linux pointing to linux-2.6.12.12 or similar, then the kernel source is installed.

 

If not, you can install by checking what kernel your running:

 

uname -a

 

and making a note of the version. Then:

 

urpmi kernel-source

 

and it'll most likely list what kernel-source choices you have. You can then choose the relevant one, so:

 

urpmi kernel-source-2.6.12.12

 

or whatever the rest of the filename is to get it to install.

 

What I was saying about the nvidia driver was that the dkms-nvidia-7676 or whatever version it was only gave me 200fps, which meant I could practically do nothing with 3D graphics. FPS is frames per second. The nvidia driver, from nvidia, gave me 4000fps. A lot faster.

[Arne]

Hello Guys,

The kernel source was installed

Then I run:

rpm -qa nvidia
nvidia-7676-5mdk
urpme nvidia-7676-5mdk

After copying

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8174-pkg1.run into my /home/arne I run:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8174-pkg1.run

Installer asked if I wanted it to download kernel interface from nvidia website which I refused since I didn't have a internet connection at the time.

Installer confirmed it will compile the kernel interface

Installer then installed the driver and asked if I wanted it to configure X11 for me which I happily accepted.

Then I reboot and graphic desktop is back working nicely.

 

Thank you Ian for standby and help

PS: Flightgear work as a charm

[ianw1974]

Glad your up and running Arne :P

 

Looks like it was just the crappy supplied mandriva nvidia driver that was causing the problem with Flightgear!

[Arne]

Yes maybe Ian.

Actually it could also be the plf-free upgrade who destroid the function of the the original 2006 nvidia. I am not shure.

 

I still wonder how AaRTee could get it to work with the original. Maybee some day I will know.

 

Even though I am not sure, somebody should put up a big warning for newbie not to update this nvidia.......plf driver running urpmi --update --auto-selet and instead run 'urpmi --auto-select' and check that this 'dkms-nvidia......plf is not included. More people have the same problem, i.e. Where we crahed on the other post yesterday.

 

Marry Christmas, Ian

Edited December 24, 2005 by Arne

[dexter11]

Maybe it was because you used --auto which automatically upgrades packages and it tried to upgrade your Mandriva packaged nvidia drivers with the plf one. But that's just a maybe.

[Arne]

dexter11,

Thanks for reply. Yes I also believe it was 'auto' makng the mess.

For people using nvidia graphic card should use 'urpmi --auto-select' because it shows which files/packages for you to accept thereby give people a chance to avoid the problem.

 

With the original nvidia driver I get 3,300 FPS and I am happy.