Hardware:Installing nVidia drivers in Pardus 2007
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Choosing the nVidia driver?
Look on the Desktop in System at Display Info for the video card model.
Pardus has three different types of nVidia packages.
- nvidia-.....-new
- nvidia-.....
- nvidia-.....-old
On this page you can see which package is suitable for your card.
On this page above each of the three tables the the corresponding kernelversion is shown (nvidia-kernel-new, nvidia-kernel and nvidia-kernel-old).
Installation of the driver
Open a Konsole (Pardus > Programs > System) and enter the next command.
- For nvidia-kernel-new:<pre>sudo pisi it nvidia-glx-new nvidia-kernel-new nvidia-tools-new</pre>
- For nvidia-kernel:<pre>sudo pisi it nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel nvidia-tools</pre>
- For nvidia-kernel-old:<pre>sudo pisi it nvidia-glx-old nvidia-kernel-old nvidia-tools-old</pre>
(it is also possible to install the package with Pardus > Package Manager)
Activating the driver
Enter the following command in the Konsole.
- For nvidia-kernel and nvidia-kernel-new:<pre>sudo nvidia-xconfig</pre>
- For nvidia-kernel-old:<pre>sudo kwrite /etc/X11/xorg.conf</pre>
- and change the next section in xorg.conf;
- <pre>
- Section "Device"
- Screen 0
- Identifier "VideoCard0"
- Driver "nv" # <----------------change "nv" to "nvidia"
- VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
- BoardName "NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
- EndSection</pre>
- Example:
- <pre>
- Section "Device"
- Screen 0
- Identifier "VideoCard0"
- Driver "nvidia"
- VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
- BoardName "NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
- EndSection</pre>
- Save and close the editor.
Reboot or press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart the X-server.
When the installation has been successfull the Display Info should now be '3D Support'.
Adjusting the screen resolution
- For nvidia-kernel-old and nvidia-kernel:
- Enter this command in a Konsole.<pre>sudo kwrite /etc/X11/xorg.conf</pre>
- and change the next section in xorg.conf
- <pre>
- Section "Screen"
- Identifier "Screen0"
- Device "VideoCard0"
- Monitor "Monitor0"
- DefaultDepth 24
- Subsection "Display"
- Depth 24
- Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
- # ^--- add the new resolution ("1600x1200", "1280x1024" or ...).
- EndSubsection
- EndSection</pre>
- Example:
- <pre>
- Section "Screen"
- Identifier "Screen0"
- Device "VideoCard0"
- Monitor "Monitor0"
- DefaultDepth 24
- Subsection "Display"
- Depth 24
- Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
- EndSubsection
- EndSection</pre>
- Save the change and Reboot or press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart the X-server.
- For nvidia-kernel-new:
- We will add a new item 'NVIDIA X Server Settings' to the Application Menu. As long as this bug is not solved, we will do this in two stages.
- Open KDE Menu Editor. (Pardus > Run Command... and enter kmenuedit + Run)
- File > New Item... and enter NVIDIA X Server Settings + OK.
- Enter at Command: nvidia-settings
- Put a mark (select) at 'Run as different user' and enter at Username: root
- Change (select) the icon at the upper-right.
- File > Save and Quit the KDE Menu Editor.
- Open KDE Menu Editor again.
- Expand System by selecting the +.
- Drag NVIDIA X Server Settings ---> System.
- Select System (turns blue) and select File > New Submenu... and enter KDE Extra Modules + OK.
- File > Save. (<-- we do this as the next step is a little bit tricky, and in this way it is easy to return to this point.)
- Drag Lost & Found ---> KDE Extra Modules. ('Lost & Found' should be in 'KDE Extra Modules' and not below it, this is to prevent the screen from being overloaded with icons when we accidently put the mouse pointer on Lost & Found.)
- File > Save and Quit the KDE Menu Editor.
- The resolution, a second monitor and other stuff can be changed in the newly created 'NVIDIA X Server Settings".
- Don't forget to use 'Save to X Configuration File' in order to make the changes permanently.
Removing the nVidia logo
During the startup procedure of Pardus, a nVidia logo will appear during a couple of seconds.
To remove this logo, enter the next command in a Konsole.<pre>sudo kwrite /etc/X11/xorg.conf</pre> and put <pre>Option "NoLogo"</pre> in the Device section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Example: <pre>Section "Device"
Identifier "VideoCard0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce FX 5200" Option "NoLogo"
EndSection</pre>
How to "Undo" everything.
For a manual on how to remove all your nVidia settings see this page.
