igotnoluck

i have the same card as you and i'm using Mandriva 2008.0

this is what helped me :

the solution

tell me if you need more help (i'm a newb my self :) )

Did you even try the forum search?

yes i tried to search the forum, and i found what you pointed but i ask something different (maybe i didn't explain myself very well :unsure: )

i want to start at start up a console window and then in it run a script automatically.

thanks,

noluck :)

Hi,

i wrote a pptp connection script for my friend but we need to run it as root

how can i set in the mandriva that everytime that a user will log in the script will run as root ?

i tried using the kdesu command but how do i make it open a shell window and run something ?

thanks

Hi,

i'm trying to connect to my ISP using PPTP connection.

i've configured the following files / settings:

1. i've installed the pptp-linux package

and i've done steps 2-5 in this thread:

Problem with VPN

now my ifconfig is:

[root@localhost peers]# ifconfig
eth0	  Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:17:BC:2C:84
	  inet addr:172.21.13.46  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.224.0
	  inet6 addr: fe80::216:17ff:febc:2c84/64 Scope:Link
	  UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
	  RX packets:247543 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
	  TX packets:25100 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
	  collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
	  RX bytes:42039565 (40.0 MiB)  TX bytes:4021366 (3.8 MiB)
	  Interrupt:23 Base address:0x2c00

lo		Link encap:Local Loopback
	  inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
	  inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
	  UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
	  RX packets:67 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
	  TX packets:67 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
	  collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
	  RX bytes:5206 (5.0 KiB)  TX bytes:5206 (5.0 KiB)

ppp0	  Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
	  inet addr:89.0.32.175  P-t-P:212.29.206.206  Mask:255.255.255.255
	  UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
	  RX packets:9748 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
	  TX packets:9805 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
	  collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
	  RX bytes:7002604 (6.6 MiB)  TX bytes:1534588 (1.4 MiB)

using the pptp command:

pptp pns.barak.net.il call barak

and i've routed as following:

route add -host pns.barak.net.il gw 172.21.13.46
route add -net 172.0.0.0/8 gw 172.21.13.46
route add -net default ppp0

now the thing is that the network is working fine BUT

the connection is realy slow, i think its the DNS server, but how can i config the DNS for the ppp0 connection ?

and the second thing is: can i change the 172.21.13.46 to eth0 ?

thanks,

noluck

# Here you can specify the packages that won't be upgraded automatically
# for example, to exclude all apache packages :
# /^apache/
/^nvidia/

thanks, i've looked up iun google and saw it was regular expressions, so i've managed :)

the problem is a bug in xfdrake, not the driver. To work around the bug install the 100 version properly, check that is working (by restarting the x server or rebooting), uninstall everything nvidia related (especially the precompiled nvidia kernel package), now install the latest nvidia and nvidia dkms package (and your kernel's devel package), restart and know you should have the latest nvidia working

 

http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=36420

i think for now i will stay with the 100 version with the dkms and try to fix it in a week or so,

thanks :)

Did you install it using the proprietary nvidia installer, or RPM's from the non-free repo?

i've installed it through the dkms-current

According to Nvidia, the new driver (169) works with your card. Why do you think you need to stay with an older driver?

when i install this one i get no Xserver :( just finished to fix the problem a week ago, the problem was the version

i'll try the skip list, but what do i write there ? the package name? or the package files ?

Hi,

i have a little problem with my 2008. my nvidia card (FX5500) needs the 100 version so i've installed it but since then when i try to update my packages i get the list and in the list there is no nvidia update but still when i push the update button i get an nvidia update.

how do i tell urpmi or package update not to update the nvidia ?

i can help in Hebrew <-> English

I suspect that a lot of new Linux users suffer from the Windows syndrome and the problems they had in Windows and actually look for a problem that doesn't really exist in Linux since Linux uses Memory quite differently.

i think i'm one of this cases :)

thank you all i will now try to reorgenize my partitions :)

thanks

Hi,

i want to change the partitions on my hdd from the current (not good paratitioning) to a better one, i have 2 questions:

1. is there a program which allow me to change the partitions without remount / reinstall

2. what is the best options for partitioning, now i'm using a bad one but i want to change to this:

#1 /boot - 100mb

#2 /swap - 2GB (my ram is 2GB)

#3 / - 15 GB

#4 /usr - 15GB

#5 /home - 50GB

#6 fat32 - 90 GB

should i mount var ? tmp ? and if so how big should i make them ?

to open tar.bz2 files in console type this:

tar -jxvf file.tar.bz2

goodluck in linux. its fun :)

if you want try to install skype, pidgin, ktorrent (does are easy to install programs)

:)

sorry, i didn't know that :)

thanks.

i just finished 2 days of trying to install the nvidia drviers and finally i was able to do so.

try installing the dkms-nvidia-current but install the 100.something version and not the 169 version becuase the second one bugged my X too.

now do you have the X server working or it does not load ?

if not try this:

change the /etc/X11/xorg.config file like this:

the line where you have Driver="nvidia" to Driver="nv"

then reboot (init 5 didn't work for me :( )

then the Xserver should work back with the default driver

why not upgrade to 2008 ? or better just reinstall the system ?

well thank you thank you thank you

success if finally here :)

i've managed to install it. thanks filochard and dark

by the combination of both of your suggestions i made it.

in the new testing HDD i've installed i was able to install it and everything is ok. and now for the non testing HDD :)

and again thank you

the problem was the kernel after all.

thank you all

thanks for the reply

i read what you wrote but i have some problems:

you need to have the source packages for this 2 kernels

where are the so called packages ? and how do i link them to the dkms ?

dkms-nvidia-current-100.14.19-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm

you said i need to choose the desktop.2.6.22.12 kernel in grub then install the dkms packages but only the 100.14.19 version of each

packeage that i need (like Dark said) or only the dkms-nvidia-current-100.14.19-1mdv2008.0 ?

thanks, and sorry for the low knowledge i'm new to linux in that filed (until now all i needed was programming but now i want to move from windows)

could it be that the kernel is the problem ?

i mean, i've installed the newest kernel but still it loads the 2.6.22.9 instead ?

maybe this is the problem ?

i can only start the 2.6.22.12 kernel if i choose it in the GRUB menu (now i've chosen it as the Default option)

i'm now going to buy a new USB Adapter for my IDE HDD and backup everything and reinstall the linux from scratch.

i will then try to create my own testing version of linux to try and abuse it :)

wish me luck i'm going for it,

i'll report back when i'll find out more

OK i've this things:

1. iv'e restarted my computer and chose the kernel of 2.6.22.12

2. then i've uninstalled every nvidia package i found then reinstall it

3. after the installation ended without any errors i opened XFdrake

4. i rechose the nvidia driver for my card

5. when the system asked if i want to use more options i said yes and saw that the linux is installing some nvidia packages

6. after that if i do test i get this error:

drakx11: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :9.0

and in the window the error is a bit different but the same

if i choose quit then save when i restart the Xserver won't start until i change the /etc/X11xorf.config file

from driver=nvidia back to nv

but then the driver is the same and i still don't have any nvidia drivers :(

any suggestions ? please ! :huh:

OK, i made some progress, i searched google a little more and found sometihng anout putting links inside the kernel directory (build and source)

so i did it and then i got this:

[root@localhost ~]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current

http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/official/2008.0/i586/media/non-free/backports/dkms-nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
installing dkms-nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing...					 #############################################
  1/1: dkms-nvidia-current   #############################################

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/169.07-1mdv2008.0/source ->
			 /usr/src/nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0

DKMS: add Completed.

Preparing kernel 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv for module build:
(This is not compiling a kernel, just preparing kernel symbols)
Storing current .config to be restored when complete
Running Generic preparation routine
make mrproper......
using /proc/config.gz
make oldconfig......
make prepare.....

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/build module......
cleaning build area....
cleaning kernel tree (make mrproper)....

DKMS: build Completed.
Running module version sanity check.

nvidia-current.ko.gz:
- Original module
  - This kernel never originally had a module by this name
- Installation
  - Installing to /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/kernel/drivers/char/drm/

depmod....

DKMS: install Completed.

i think its ok now, i will do a restart and check :)

i've already restarted my computer several times and each time i get the same thing.

do i need to select the kernel in the GRUB menu ? (i have the 2 kernels selection in the menu) now i just click boot mandriva 2008

i get this:

[root@localhost ~]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-2.6.22.12-1mdv2008.0.i586 is already installed
Packages kernel-desktop-latest-2.6.22.9-1mdv2008.0.i586, kernel-desktop-latest-2.6.22.9-1mdv2008.0.i586 can not be installed

i don't understand why sometimes it install things for 2.6.22.9 and some time for 2.6.22.12 ?

maybe this is the problem ? and i don't think the problem is for cooker section can someone from the administration could please move the topic back to hardware or software :)

after i fixed the misspell i get this:

root@localhost ~]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current
Package dkms-nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0.i586 is already installed
Package dkms-nvidia-current-100.14.19-1mdv2008.0.i586 can not be installed

and after removing it and trying again i get the same error as before:

DKMS: add Completed.

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/build or /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.

what am i doing wrong here ? the output for uname -r is:

2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv

so this is the right kernel ? ihave another kernel in /lib/modules

which is 2.6.22.12-desktop-1mdv and it has the build@ directory ? the 22.9 doesn't have?

i'm a newb so maybe i'm just shooting blind here

after i urpmi what do i need to do ?

and i get that: dkms-nivida does not exist

By "2008.1" you mean Cooker- or is it a typo?

typo. sorry i mean 2008.0 :)

when i try to run what you said i get:

[root@localhost nimrod]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current

http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/official/2008.0/i586/media/non-free/backports/dkms-nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
installing dkms-nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing...					 #############################################
  1/1: dkms-nvidia-current   #############################################

Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/169.07-1mdv2008.0/source ->
			 /usr/src/nvidia-current-169.07-1mdv2008.0

DKMS: add Completed.

Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv cannot be found at
/lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/build or /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv/source.
You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.

do i need to run this after i init 3 ? (stop the X server ?)

Hi,

well I've searched a lot of time and still i can't install the driver, I'm using a FX 5500 Nvidia card in 2008.0 system

my kernel is kernel-2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv

I've download the nvidia-current-kernel-2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv - nvidia-current driver for kernel 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv

through the package installer but still it does not do anything (maybe i need to run something ?)

please help :)

thanks

[moved from Cooker - arctic]