Problem: Black screen after installation of nvidia drivers while invoking gdm3.
System: Samsung NP-QX410 (Intel / Nvidia)
OS: kali-linux-1.0.2-amd64 and kali-linux-1.0.2-i386
Methods tried:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-319.17.run (Install went well, but screen failed to load. So i cleaned up) AND also tried apt-get install nvidia-kernel-dkms
Neither worked out for me.
~# uname -v
Code:
#1 SMP Debian 3.7.2-0+kali6
Followed these steps. No luck:
Originally Posted by
wsulifter
Noob here with a GTX 680. I finally figured out how to install the nvidia driver without it complaining about nouveau, kernel-headers, nvidia config files, or getting that nasty black screen of death upon reboot.
Here is how I did it:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
apt-get install nvidia-kernel-dkms
apt-get install nvidia-xconfig
nvidia-xconfig
reboot
Please note: I did this from a fresh install of Kali 1.01 (if you are having apt-get errors of it not finding repositories, reinstall with network mirroring enabled).
I really hope this helped someone, because I wish I had this information available when I first started. Good luck and enjoy those dual monitors (& pyrit/cuda
)
lspci: (relevant)
Code:
root@localhost:~# lspci
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 310M] (rev a2)
xorg.conf
Code:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 319.17 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-06) Thu Apr 25 22:28:25 PDT 2013
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
xorg.0.log:
Code:
[ 127.574]
X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
[ 127.574] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 127.574] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-4.drm-amd64 x86_64 Debian
[ 127.574] Current Operating System: Linux localhost 3.7-trunk-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.7.2-0+kali6 x86_64
[ 127.574] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7-trunk-amd64 root=UUID=284fd095-4da7-40a0-90c0-719d3f15d324 ro initrd=/install/initrd.gz quiet nouveau.modeset=0
[ 127.575] Build Date: 29 November 2012 07:18:16PM
[ 127.575] xorg-server 2:1.12.4-4 (Julien Cristau <[email protected]>)
[ 127.575] Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
[ 127.575] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 127.575] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 127.575] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon May 20 08:20:51 2013
[ 127.575] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 127.575] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 127.575] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 127.575] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 127.575] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 127.576] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 127.576] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 127.576] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 127.576] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 127.576] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 127.576] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 127.576] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 127.576] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
[ 127.576] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 127.576] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
[ 127.576] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 127.576] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist.
[ 127.576] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 127.576] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 127.576] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 127.576] (WW) The directory "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" does not exist.
[ 127.576] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 127.576] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
built-ins
[ 127.576] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 127.576] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 127.576] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 127.576] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 127.576] (II) Loader magic: 0x7f92f2a07ae0
[ 127.576] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 127.576] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 127.576] X.Org Video Driver: 12.1
[ 127.576] X.Org XInput driver : 16.0
[ 127.576] X.Org Server Extension : 6.0
[ 127.578] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0046:144d:c08b rev 2, Mem @ 0xf3400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000e080/8
[ 127.578] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0a70:144d:c08b rev 162, Mem @ 0xf2000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000d000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 127.578] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 127.578] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 127.578] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 127.579] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 127.579] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 127.579] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 127.579] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension SELinux
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 127.579] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 127.579] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 127.579] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 127.579] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 127.579] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 127.579] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 127.579] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 127.579] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 127.579] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libglx.so
[ 127.594] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 127.594] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 127.594] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 127.594] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 304.88 Wed Mar 27 14:46:57 PDT 2013
[ 127.594] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 127.594] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 127.594] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 127.594] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 127.594] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.13.0
[ 127.594] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 127.594] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 127.594] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 127.594] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 127.594] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 127.595] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 127.595] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 127.595] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 127.595] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 127.595] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 127.595] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 127.595] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 127.595] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 1.2.0
[ 127.595] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 127.595] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 127.595] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 127.595] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 127.595] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 127.595] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 127.595] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 127.595] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 304.88 Wed Mar 27 14:28:14 PDT 2013
[ 127.596] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 127.596] (++) using VT number 8
[ 127.600] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 127.600]
Fatal server error:
[ 127.600] no screens found
[ 127.600]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 127.600] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 127.600]
Followed this guide. No luck. :
Originally Posted by
podux2
UPDATE. 1
Switched to X86. Gave it a shot. Still No luck. Same errors. No screen found.
I'm stuck in fallback.
Re-installing a clean kali (kali-linux-1.0.2-amd64)
UPDATE 2
This worked for me:
A little different than I expected but this will do. :
http://forums.kali.org/showthread.ph...full=1#post786