Restarted PC and now can't boot in

English Install/Boot/Login
#1

I did a few changes and also installed Nvidia drivers and ran the program which said:

“You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run nvidia-xconfig as root), and restart the X server.”

this gives the following

linux-31zr:/home/ross # nvidia-xconfig

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

and now when I boot into Linux all I get is the loading screen and then after a while it goes to a konsole and says

Welcome to Opensuse 13.1 "Bottle" - Kernel 3.11.10-11-desktop (tty1)

Linux-31zr login:

What just happened and how can I get back into my desktop!? Whether that was the cause of the problem I’m not sure.

Many thanks in advance

#2

You should not need to run nvidia-xconfig.

and now when I boot into Linux all I get is the loading screen and then after a while it goes to a konsole and says

Welcome to Opensuse 13.1 "Bottle" - Kernel 3.11.10-11-desktop (tty1)

Linux-31zr login:

What just happened and how can I get back into my desktop!? Whether that was the cause of the problem I’m not sure.

Many thanks in advance

Apparently the nvidia driver cannot be loaded. But the xorg.conf you created (with nvidia-xconfig) tells Xorg to use the nvidia driver, so it fails to start.

Boot to “Recovery Mode”. And remove the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf to get Xorg working again. Or maybe even copy back the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

Then we can take a look at why the nvidia driver didn’t/doesn’t work:

How exactly did you install the nvidia driver? (via the repo or by downloading it from nvidia’s homepage)
What version did you install? What graphics card do you have?

Please post the output of:

rpm -qa | egrep "kernel|nvidia"
#3

I think I added the repo but looks like I only downloaded a config file or something, I’ve just downloaded from here

http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confirmation.php?url=/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/304.117/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.117.run&lang=us&type=GeForce

But when I try to run it I get the following

There is no specialized application for files of the type shell script (application/x-shellscript).The file can be opened in a more generic application as file type plain text document (text/plain), or you can try to install a specialized application for file type shell script (application/x-shellscript).
Do you want to try to install a specialized application?

Hitting yes leads to:

The software to install could not be found in the currently enabled software repositories.It may be located in other repositories.
See [http://help.opensuse.org/ksuseinstall](http://help.opensuse.org/ksuseinstall) for details.
Do you want to configure your repositories?

It’s a nvidia GForce GT630

ross@linux-31zr:~> rpm -qa | egrep "kernel|nvidia"x11-video-nvidiaG02-304.119-34.1.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.11.10-11.1.noarch
nvidia-computeG02-304.119-34.1.x86_64
kernel-desktop-3.11.10-11.1.x86_64
kernel-desktop-devel-3.11.10-11.1.x86_64
kernel-firmware-20130714git-2.13.1.noarch
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop-304.119_k3.11.6_4-33.1.x86_64
kernel-desktop-3.11.6-4.1.x86_64
ross@linux-31zr:~>
#4

The GT630 is supported by the latest driver G03 (i.e. the first 1click install). The G02 driver is mainly needed for GeForce 6 (and 7) series, not 600.
But the G02 driver should actually work as well with your card.

Your package list looks ok.
Could you please post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log (from a normal boot, i.e. when the system tries to load the nvidia driver)?
If normal boot doesn’t work, please boot to recovery mode and post /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old then.
Upload it to http://susepaste.org or similar and post a link.

As the GT630 is relatively new, it might be the G02 driver which causes the problem.
So you might try to install the G03 one. But better do not use the 1-click install (this could cause both drivers installed which wouldn’t work either).
Uninstall the three nvidia packages (nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop, nvidia-computeG02, x11-video-nvidiaG02) in YaST, then enter YaST again and install those 4:
nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-desktop, nvidia-computeG03, x11-video-nvidiaG03, nvidia-glG03

Or run this on the command line:

sudo rpm -envidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop nvidia-computeG02 x11-video-nvidiaG02
sudo zypper in nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-desktop nvidia-computeG03x11-video-nvidiaG03 nvidia-glG03
#5

For a GT 630 you want the G03 driver (331.67) as stated in the
“Supported Products” Tab of the Nvidia Linux Driver page

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/75019/en-us

I use that driver with my GT 610 card. It works just fine.

#6

Thanks again guys…right

I didn’t use the 1click but manually went to nvidia and downloaded the correct drivers (331.67) and ran it in console but got the following error

  ERROR: 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 www.nvidia.com.

and then after I click enter for “OK”

  ERROR: 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 www.nvidia.com.

Running “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” gives this (even as SU)

ross@linux-31zr:~> su
Password: 
linux-31zr:/home/ross # /var/log/Xorg.0.log
bash: /var/log/Xorg.0.log: Permission denied

I sense we’re nearly there!

#7

edit - since installing the drivers I ran nvidia-xconfig again and rebooted and nvidia appears to be “running the show” but it certainly needs configuring! The fonts are massive and the icons are quite small. As SU in a konsole I open the nvidia settings program but can’t seem to figure out how to get the correct size? It’s even worse than before now lol

#8

I get that when installing the hard way.

I use ALT-CTRL-F1 to get a console, and login as root.

I then use


# telinit 3

to shutdown the X-server.

I then install the drivers (304.121 in my case). Then I reboot, and it usually works.

#9

Here is a screenshot I took to give you an idea. It actually puts the full desktop on, but some is cut off from what i actually see. Basically, I can JUST see the botton of the characters for the word “Desktop” at the top right of the screen (you see such a small amount you can’t tell it reads Desktop", and at the bottom, the same is the case for the taskbar, you can’t make out any of it in reality. You also see the fonts are absolutely massive.

http://s17.postimg.org/nhjune3vz/snapshot2.png

Any ideas?

#10

Why?
I gave the exact zypper command line.

This complicates things further.
And did you completely remove the G02 driver first?

  ERROR: 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 www.nvidia.com.

and then after I click enter for “OK”

  ERROR: 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 www.nvidia.com.

You have to install this in text mode.
Or use a command line switch to ignore the running Xorg.

Running “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” gives this (even as SU)

ross@linux-31zr:~> su
Password: 
linux-31zr:/home/ross # /var/log/Xorg.0.log
bash: /var/log/Xorg.0.log: Permission denied

You are trying to run the log file.
This doesn’t work, it is just a normal text file.

Open it with a text editor or simething. And you don’t even need root permissions for that.
But at the moment it won’t be of much help anyway I suppose.

I sense we’re nearly there!

Not really.

#11

Again, you should not have to run nvidia-xconfig.
Maybe try to remove it to check whether it is causing your problem.

Please post /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
Apparently the DPI settings are wrong.

For KDE you can change them (force them to a specific value) in Systemsettings(“Configure Desktop”)->Application Appearance->Fonts.

But the question would be why they are wrong in the first place.
Either your monitor reports a wrong size, you already forced some (wrong) value in KDE’s settings, or nvidia-xconfig wrote some wrong value into the xorg config.

The log file should tell.

#12

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I said I installed it that way already (ie before you asked to not do it that way), I’ve went to run the command but it said command not recognised (or to that effect) so went to uninstall them via yast which went OK but then realised that there was a space missing between the “-e” and “nvidia-gfx…” so did that and it said all uninstalled, rebooted the PC and it wouldn’t log in again so rebooted into recovery mode, and then checked (using your command) that those 4 packages were installed…which they were. Rebooted again. Still had to get into recovery mode so once again deleted /etc/X11/xorg.conf).

Now, clearly, the screen has gone back to the original settings (which are better but still not perfect).

/var/log/Xorg.0.log is too big to post in a single post so I’ve split it up, it is as follows:


    18.695] 
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
    18.695] 
X.Org X Server 1.14.3.901 (1.14.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2013-10-26
    18.695] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
    18.695] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
    18.695] Current Operating System: Linux linux-31zr 3.11.10-11-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 12 13:37:06 UTC 2014 (3d22b5f) x86_64
    18.696] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.10-11-desktop root=UUID=abd9d18f-67f1-4df4-ae23-ff62beb5f142 ro resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000DM003-1CH162_Z1D9CL33-part3 splash=silent quiet showopts
    18.696] Build Date: 17 April 2014  05:37:34AM
    18.696]  
    18.696] Current version of pixman: 0.30.2
    18.696] 	Before reporting problems, check [http://wiki.x.org](http://wiki.x.org/)
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
    18.696] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
    18.696] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat May 24 16:12:01 2014
    18.696] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
    18.696] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
    18.696] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
    18.696] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
    18.696] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
    18.696] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
    18.697] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
    18.697] (==) Automatically adding devices
    18.697] (==) Automatically enabling devices
    18.697] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
    18.707] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
    18.707] 	Entry deleted from font path.
    18.707] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
	/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
	built-ins
    18.707] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
    18.707] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
    18.707] (II) Loader magic: 0x803c20
    18.707] (II) Module ABI versions:
    18.707] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    18.707] 	X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
    18.707] 	X.Org XInput driver : 19.1
    18.707] 	X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
    18.709] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:1284:1569:1284 rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/134217728, 0xd8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
    18.709] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
    18.710] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
    18.710] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
    18.757] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/extensions/libglx.so
    19.145] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    19.145] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    19.145] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    19.145] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  331.67  Fri Apr  4 11:43:47 PDT 2014
    19.156] Loading extension GLX
    19.156] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0
    19.156] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1
    19.156] (==) Matched nv as autoconfigured driver 2
    19.156] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 3
    19.156] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 4
    19.156] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 5
    19.156] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
    19.156] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
    19.156] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
    19.201] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    19.201] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    19.201] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    19.208] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
    19.214] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
    19.237] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.237] 	compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 1.0.9
    19.237] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    19.237] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
    19.237] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
    19.251] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nv_drv.so
    19.262] (II) Module nv: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.262] 	compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.1.20
    19.262] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    19.262] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
    19.262] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
    19.262] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
    19.262] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.262] 	compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 0.8.0
    19.262] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    19.262] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
    19.262] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
    19.263] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
    19.263] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.263] 	compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 0.4.3
    19.263] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    19.263] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
    19.263] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
    19.263] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
    19.264] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.264] 	compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.3.3
    19.264] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    19.264] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
    19.264] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  331.67  Fri Apr  4 11:24:40 PDT 2014
    19.264] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
    19.264] (II) NOUVEAU driver 
    19.264] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
    19.264] 	RIVA TNT        (NV04)
    19.264] 	RIVA TNT2       (NV05)
    19.264] 	GeForce 256     (NV10)
    19.265] 	GeForce 2       (NV11, NV15)
    19.265] 	GeForce 4MX     (NV17, NV18)
    19.265] 	GeForce 3       (NV20)
    19.265] 	GeForce 4Ti     (NV25, NV28)
    19.265] 	GeForce FX      (NV3x)
    19.265] 	GeForce 6       (NV4x)
    19.265] 	GeForce 7       (G7x)
    19.265] 	GeForce 8       (G8x)
    19.265] 	GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0)
    19.265] 	GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0)
    19.265] (II) NOUVEAU driver 
    19.265] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
    19.265] 	RIVA TNT        (NV04)
    19.265] 	RIVA TNT2       (NV05)
    19.265] 	GeForce 256     (NV10)
    19.265] 	GeForce 2       (NV11, NV15)
    19.265] 	GeForce 4MX     (NV17, NV18)
    19.265] 	GeForce 3       (NV20)
    19.265] 	GeForce 4Ti     (NV25, NV28)
    19.265] 	GeForce FX      (NV3x)
    19.265] 	GeForce 6       (NV4x)
    19.265] 	GeForce 7       (G7x)
    19.265] 	GeForce 8       (G8x)
    19.266] 	GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0)
    19.266] 	GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0)
    19.266] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
    19.266] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
    19.266] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
    19.266] (++) using VT number 7


    19.266] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
    19.266] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
    19.267] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
    19.267] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.267] 	compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    19.267] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    19.267] (WW) Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
    19.267] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
    19.267] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
    19.268] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
    19.277] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.277] 	compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    19.277] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    19.277] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
    19.277] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
    19.277] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
#13 
    19.291] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your    19.291] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages.
    19.291] (EE) [drm] KMS not enabled
    19.291] (EE) [drm] KMS not enabled
    19.291] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
    19.292] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
    19.292] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
    19.292] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
    19.292] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
    19.292] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
    19.292] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.292]     compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 0.0.2
    19.292]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
    19.292] (**) FBDEV(1): claimed PCI slot 1@0:0:0
    19.292] (II) FBDEV(1): using default device
    19.292] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
    19.292] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
    19.292] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
    19.292] (II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
    19.292] (==) FBDEV(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
    19.292] (==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 888
    19.292] (==) FBDEV(0): Default visual is TrueColor
    19.293] (==) FBDEV(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
    19.293] (II) FBDEV(0): hardware: EFI VGA (video memory: 3072kB)
    19.293] (II) FBDEV(0): checking modes against framebuffer device...
    19.293] (II) FBDEV(0): checking modes against monitor...
    19.293] (--) FBDEV(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
    19.293] (**) FBDEV(0):  Built-in mode "current": 78.7 MHz, 59.9 kHz, 75.7 Hz
    19.293] (II) FBDEV(0): Modeline "current"x0.0   78.65  1024 1056 1184 1312  768 772 776 792 -hsync -vsync -csync (59.9 kHz b)
    19.293] (==) FBDEV(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
    19.293] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
    19.293] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
    19.293] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
    19.293] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.293]     compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    19.293]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    19.293] (**) FBDEV(0): using shadow framebuffer
    19.293] (II) Loading sub module "shadow"
    19.293] (II) LoadModule: "shadow"
    19.294] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
    19.294] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.294]     compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
    19.294]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
    19.294] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
    19.294] (II) Unloading vesa
    19.294] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
    19.294] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
    19.294] (==) FBDEV(0): Backing store disabled
    19.295] (==) FBDEV(0): DPMS enabled
    19.295] (==) RandR enabled
    19.311] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)
    19.365] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event5)
    19.365] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.365] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.365] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
    19.365] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
    19.366] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
    19.366] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    19.366]     compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.8.2
    19.366]     Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    19.366]     ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 19.1
    19.366] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
    19.366] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
    19.366] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
    19.366] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
    19.366] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
    19.366] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
    19.366] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input5/event5"
    19.366] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
    19.366] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    19.366] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    19.366] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
    19.389] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
    19.389] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.389] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.389] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
    19.389] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
    19.389] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
    19.389] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
    19.389] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
    19.389] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
    19.389] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
    19.389] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input4/event4"
    19.389] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
    19.389] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    19.389] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    19.389] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
    19.390] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7 (/dev/input/event15)
    19.390] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.390] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.391] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event16)
    19.391] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.391] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.391] (II) config/udev: Adding input device NOVATEK USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event1)
    19.391] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.391] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.391] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
    19.391] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'NOVATEK USB Keyboard'
    19.391] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: always reports core events
    19.391] (**) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
    19.391] (--) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x603 Product 0xf2
    19.391] (--) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Found keys
    19.391] (II) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
    19.391] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0a.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.0/input/input1/event1"
    19.391] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NOVATEK USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
    19.391] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    19.391] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    19.391] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
    19.392] (II) config/udev: Adding input device NOVATEK USB Keyboard (/dev/input/event2)
    19.392] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.392] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
    19.392] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
    19.392] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'NOVATEK USB Keyboard'
    19.392] (**) NOVATEK USB Keyboard: always reports core events
    19.392] (**) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
    19.392] (--) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Vendor 0x603 Product 0xf2
    19.392] (--) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Found 20 mouse buttons
    19.392] (--) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Found keys
    19.392] (II) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Forcing relative x/y axes to exist.
    19.392] (II) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Configuring as mouse
    19.392] (II) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
    19.392] (**) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
    19.392] (**) evdev: NOVATEK USB Keyboard: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
    19.392] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0a.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.1/input/input2/event2"
    19.392] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NOVATEK USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
    19.392] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
    19.392] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
    19.392] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
    19.392] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Line Out Surround (/dev/input/event10)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Line Out Front (/dev/input/event11)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Line (/dev/input/event12)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Rear Mic (/dev/input/event13)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Front Mic (/dev/input/event14)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Front Headphone (/dev/input/event7)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Line Out Side (/dev/input/event8)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.393] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Line Out CLFE (/dev/input/event9)
    19.393] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.393] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.

Again, many, many thanks for the help

#14 
    19.394] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Western Digital My Book (/dev/input/event0)
    19.394] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.394] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.394] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Western Digital My Book (/dev/input/js0)
    19.394] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.394] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.394] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025 (/dev/input/event3)
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
    19.394] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025'
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: always reports core events
    19.394] (**) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
    19.394] (--) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc52b
    19.394] (--) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Found 20 mouse buttons
    19.394] (--) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Found scroll wheel(s)
    19.394] (--) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Found relative axes
    19.394] (--) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Found x and y relative axes
    19.394] (II) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Configuring as mouse
    19.394] (II) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: Adding scrollwheel support
    19.394] (**) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
    19.394] (**) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
    19.394] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:16.2/usb3/3-2/3-2.1/3-2.1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0007/input/input3/event3"
    19.394] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
    19.394] (II) evdev: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: initialized for relative axes.
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: (accel) acceleration profile 0
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
    19.394] (**) Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
    19.394] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:1025 (/dev/input/mouse0)
    19.394] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.394] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.394] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event6)
    19.394] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
    19.394] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
    19.397] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
    24.278] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
    24.278] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
    24.316] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)

Thanks again

Ross

#15

The log contains the following error:

    19.291] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
    19.291] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages.

So you’re actually using the fbdev driver now.

You installed using the .run file now, right?

Try to add “nomodeset” to the boot options (YaST->System->Boot Loader->Boot Loader Options) to prevent nouveau from loading.

Please post the output of:

dmesg | grep nvidia
#16

I have added “nomodeset” at the end of the boot options line, without the " marks and I just put a space after the last character that was already in there.

I tried running the .run file again and got the same error (that I’m running an X server and must exit before installing).

dmesg | grep nvidia

doesn’t appear to do anything, nothing happens and another line for code input appears.

Thanks again

#17

Just to add, the current “default” settings (ie before I did anything with nvidia drivers etc) are much better than the image posted…the font and icon size is perfect but I’m still missing some of the edges of the screen (but I can see about 1/3-1/2 of the taskbar as opposed to about 1mm of it! It’s only set at 1024x768 yet the TV is a 1080p and I’d like the better picture quality that comes with that resolution for watching videos.

#18

OK.

I tried running the .run file again and got the same error (that I’m running an X server and must exit before installing).

Yes. Again, you cannot install the nvidia driver via the .run file, when X is already running.
Either do it in text mode (runlevel 3), or add the “-no-x-check” option when running the installer.

dmesg | grep nvidia

doesn’t appear to do anything, nothing happens and another line for code input appears.

Then probably the nvidia kernel module is not even installed?
Maybe something went wrong during compilation.

Please re-install the driver again and post the output.

Yes, that’s because fbdev just provides some minimal, generic graphics capabilities, and does not support your hardware at all.

#19

edit - installer is now running after adding the no x check option…I’ve got to pop out now but I’ll be back tonight or tomorrow.

Many thanks again and will report back later!

Ross

#20 
nvidia-xxx.run -no-x-check

When you say run the installer do you mean the “.run” file?

Yes.

You then say install the driver…these 4 are shown as installed in yast:
nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-desktop, nvidia-computeG03, x11-video-nvidiaG03 and nvidia-glG03Sorry for my ignorance!

You installed it via the .run file now, so I was referring to that.

Actually I would rather recommend to use th 4 packages from the repo anyway, but you have to remove all pieces of the .run installer first.
Or the other way round, i.e. you should have removed those packages before you tried to install the .run driver.

You will get problems sooner or later if you mix both ways.

So, to clean up the mess, I would recommend now:

  • Uninstall the .run driver:
sudo nvidia-installer --uninstall

or

sudo NVIDIA-xxx.run --uninstall

(see also http://askubuntu.com/questions/219942/how-to-uninstall-manually-installed-nvidia-drivers)

Then re-install those 4 driver packages:

sudo zypper in -f nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-desktop nvidia-computeG03 x11-video-nvidiaG03 nvidia-glG03

Then reboot and it will be working hopefully.

If not, please post the Xorg log again (upload it to http://susepaste.org or similar and post a link, do not paste it here), and the list of installed nvidia packages.