Nvidia trouble

[Company2]

Hello I got Ubuntu and gave it another try after it came out with 7.04 and the screen finally loaded up, Now I have another problem even after I installed the nvidia driver nvidia won't work. I can't hear any sound.

I even checked the sound and it was on nvidia and it still doesn't work help me.

[AndrewB]

Could you possibly provide us with more information?

[Company2]

00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0071 (rev c1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007f (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0075 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 006f (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 00b4 (rev a1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:01.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0076 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0078 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0079 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007a (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007b (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007c (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007d (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007e (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: dd000000-dfefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000b0000000-00000000bfffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007e (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:05.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 007e (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: dcf00000-dcffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0000
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at 4f00 [size=256]

00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 9
I/O ports at 4c00 [size=64]
I/O ports at 5000 [size=64]
I/O ports at 5100 [size=64]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at dfff8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at dfff7f00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
I/O ports at ecf0 [size=16]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0e.0 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at fe00 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe10 [size=4]
I/O ports at fe20 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe30 [size=4]
I/O ports at fec0 [size=16]
Memory at dfff9000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0e.1 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a3) (prog-if 85)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at fe40 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe50 [size=4]
I/O ports at fe60 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe70 [size=4]
I/O ports at fed0 [size=16]
Memory at dfffa000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0e.2 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a4) (prog-if 85)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at fe80 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe90 [size=4]
I/O ports at fea0 [size=8]
I/O ports at feb0 [size=4]
I/O ports at fef0 [size=16]
Memory at dfffb000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: d8000000-dcefffff
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0f.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at dfffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:13.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:18.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
Memory behind bridge: d5f00000-d7ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0000000-00000000cfffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7900 GS (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0370
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
Memory at dd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at de000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
I/O ports at dc80 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at dfe00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at dcff0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

04:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB X-Fi
Subsystem: Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeMusic
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at cce0 [size=32]
Memory at dcc00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
Memory at d8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <access denied>

04:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01e0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
Memory at dcefb800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at dcefc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7900 GS (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0370
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
Memory at d6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at d7000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
I/O ports at bc80 [disabled] [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at d5f00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

This is what comes up when I type lspci -v.

[Company2]

Doing more research I typed in Ctrl-Alt-F1
I then typed in this sequence

sudo init 3
sudo sh nvidia.run

I got this error message

You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at Welcome to NVIDIA - Graphics, Motherboard, Drivers, PC, Laptop.

Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find
suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available
on the Linux driver download page at Welcome to NVIDIA - Graphics, Motherboard, Drivers, PC, Laptop.

[techieMoe]

Doing more research I typed in Ctrl-Alt-F1
I then typed in this sequence

sudo init 3
sudo sh nvidia.run

I got this error message

You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at Welcome to NVIDIA - Graphics, Motherboard, Drivers, PC, Laptop.

To kill the X server in Ubuntu (or any Debian distribution) use this command instead:

/etc/init.d/gdm stop

This comes from my tutorial:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...d-drivers.html

[Company2]

Wow thanks that worked but now I got another error in so many words the terminal told me that I need to compile the kernel so that it can make room for nvidia and I don't know how to do that in Ubuntu.

[djbenny]

i had this problem

what you have todo is...

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

then choose the NV driver

once you have doine that it should work then i used

Automatix software http://www.getautomatix.com/

to install the nvidia driver and it works perfectly!

then the sound problem...

add the acpi=off in the following

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/sda1 ro acpi=off

#### DELETED STUFF #####

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-686 root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet splash acpi=off
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-686
savedefault
boot

then the sound should work

[Company2]

OK I think that nvidia is installed because the screen comes up when I get into Ubutnu.

djbenny I don't understand how to install the sound drivers (I don't know what you are saying in your quote).

Also When I type lspci nvidia still shows up as an unknown driver and the hardware info still shows up as an unknown driver what does that mean?

[djbenny]

well you have to edit the menu.lst in the boot/grub folder to add the acpi=off like the quote:


and to configure the drivers goto applications then system tools there should be a nvidia application.

[Company2]

Could you explain how to get sound because I didn't understand what you meant by that.

Also how do you add acpi=off in the grub folder.