Nvidia Official Driver (256.35) for Slack Puppy 040

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Nvidia Official Driver (256.35) for Slack Puppy 040

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Nvidia on 22 June released its latest version of a driver for Linux. I have compiled and made a pet for use with Slack Puppy 040 using kernel 2.6.34.1. The driver supports the following devices:

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GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 465, GTX 470

GeForce 300 series:
GT 340, GT 330, 315, 310, GT 320

GeForce 300M series:
GTS 350M, GTS 360M, GTS 250M, 305M, GT 330M, GT 335M, GT 325M, 310M

GeForce 200 series:
G210, GTX 275, 210, GTX 260, 205, GT 240, GTX 295, GT 220, GTX 280, GTS 240, GT 230, GTS 250, GTX 285

GeForce 200M series:
GTX 285M, GT 240M, GTX 260M, GTX 280M, GT 220M, GTS 260M, GT 230M, G210M

GeForce 100 series:
GT 130, GT 120, GT 140, G 100

GeForce 100M series:
GT 120M, G 103M, G 110M, G 105M, G 102M, GT 130M

GeForce 9 series:
9300 GS, 9600 GS, 9300, 9500 GS, 9200, 9600 GT, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9400 GT, 9800 GX2, 9600 GSO, 9100, 9500 GT, 9600 GSO 512, 9800 GT, 9300 GE, 9300 SE, 9400

GeForce 9M series:
9800M GTX, 9300M GS, 9600M GS, 9800M GTS, 9700M GT, 9400M G, 9800M GT, 9700M GTS, 9800M GS, 9100M G, 9500M G, 9400M, 9500M GS, 9200M GS, 9650M GT, 9600M GT, 9300M G, 9650M GS

GeForce 8 series:
8100 / nForce 720a, 8600 GS, 8800 GT, 8800 GTX, 8400 GS, 8800 GTS 512, 8600 GT, 8300, 8800 GS, 8200, 8600 GTS, 8500 GT, 8400, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8300 GS, 8800 GTS, 8800 Ultra, 8400 SE

GeForce 8M series:
8400M GT, 8400M G, 8800M GTX, 8400M GS, 8700M GT, 8600M GT, 8200M G, 8800M GS

GeForce 7 series:
7900 GS, 7600 GT, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i, 7350 LE, 7500 LE, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7300 SE / 7200 GS, 7600 LE, 7300 GT, 7900 GT/GTO, 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7800 GS, 7100 GS, 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i, 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 7300 LE, 7800 SLI, 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i, 7550 LE, 7300 GS, 7900 GTX, 7600 GS, 7950 GT, 7650 GS, 7950 GX2, 7800 GTX

GeForce Go 7 series:
Go 7950 GTX, Go 7900 GS, Go 7800 GTX, Go 7900 GTX

GeForce 6 series:
6800 GS, 6150SE nForce 430, 6800 LE, 6600, 6200 TurboCache, 6800 GT, 6200SE TurboCache, 6100 nForce 400, 6500, 6200 LE, 6800 GS/XT, 6100, 6800 XT, 6250, 6600 LE, 6700 XL, 6800 Ultra, 6610 XL, 6800 XE, 6100 nForce 405, 6200 A-LE, 6150LE / Quadro NVS 210S, 6100 nForce 420, 6150, 6600 VE, 6600 GT, 6150 LE, 6800, 6200

Quadro FX series:
FX 560, FX 3800, FX 4000, FX 1700, FX 1500, CX, FX 370 Low Profile, FX 550, FX 3450, FX 4500 X2, FX 580, FX 380, FX 570, FX 4800, FX 540, FX 4700 X2, FX 350, FX 370, FX 4500, FX 5800, FX 3500, FX 4600, FX 3400/4400, FX 5600, FX 3700, FX 1400, FX 1800, FX 5500

Quadro FX Notebook series:
FX 2700M, FX 1700M, FX 3600M, FX 1600M, FX 360M, FX 370M, FX 570M

Quadro NVS series:
NVS 280, NVS 450, NVS 285, NVS 290, NVS 210, NVS 420, NVS 440, NVS 295

ION series: ION

GPU Computing Processor series:
Tesla C870, Tesla M2050, Tesla C1060, Tesla C2050
I have include two utilities in the package; nvidia-settings and nvidia-xconfig. To cut down the size (this pet expanded requires about 45 Megabytes), I left out the vdpu and cuda libraries. If you really need them, either post or provide a "PM" to me.

The pet, Nvidia_Spup040-256.35-K2.6.34.1.pet, is available at two places:

http://dotpups.de/puppy4/dotpups/XServer/

and

http://puppyfiles.ca/dotpupsde/puppy4/dotpups/XServer/

with a user name of puppy and password of linux.

It is recommended that this pet be installed with the x server using the VESA driver and configuration. Slack Puppy contains both the nv and nouveau drivers for the nvidia hardware. If either nv or nouveau are being used, the pet does not install correctly. Xorg wants to install the nv or nouveau kernel driver inplace of the needed nvidia one. Using the Vesa driver eliminates this problem.

After the pet completes installing, you need to exit to the command prompt (i.e. no xserver running) and enter two commands, The first is nvidia-xconfig. This configures xorg.conf and saves a backup copy of the original file. The second command is xwin to start xserver in the new configuraton up. This is the least painful of doing the configuration. An Xwindow message box also provides the same information at the end of the pet installtion.

I have also include an un-install script. After un-installing (or removal) of the nvidia driver pet, you need to exit t the command prompt (i.e. no xserver running). First command needed is "rmmod nvidia" to remove the nvidia kernel module. The second command is reboot. A reboot is needed! I have found that nvidia leaves something in memory (maybe something with glx) that causes the xserver to startup with "xwin" to fail. The reboot results in a clean configuration and proper operation.

Feedback is always welcome. I hope this helps.
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Re: Nvidia Official Driver (256.35) for Slack Puppy 040

#2 Post by Billtoo »

JustGreg wrote:Nvidia on 22 June released its latest version of a driver for Linux. I have compiled and made a pet for use with Slack Puppy 040 using kernel 2.6.34.1. The driver supports the following devices:

The pet, Nvidia_Spup040-256.35-K2.6.34.1.pet, is available at two places:


I have also include an un-install script. After un-installing (or removal) of the nvidia driver pet, you need to exit t the command prompt (i.e. no xserver running). First command needed is "rmmod nvidia" to remove the nvidia kernel module. The second command is reboot. A reboot is needed! I have found that nvidia leaves something in memory (maybe something with glx) that causes the xserver to startup with "xwin" to fail. The reboot results in a clean configuration and proper operation.

Feedback is always welcome. I hope this helps.
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Computer is an Acer AX1200-E1651A

This is after using your nvidia pet in spup 040

VIDEO REPORT: Slackpup, version 040

Chip description:
oem: NVIDIA
product: G98 Board - 5610003u Chip Rev

Driver used by Xorg:


Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth:

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
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VGA compatible controller nVidia Corporation C77 [GeForce 8200]
VGA compatible controller nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300 GE]
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OpenGL
Vendor Unknown
Renderer Unknown
Version Unknown
Direct Rendering No
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This is same Acer AX1200-E1651A after installing nvidia-256.3-amd64.pet
in Fatdog 64 final.

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
15102 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3020.318 FPS
20176 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4035.168 FPS
20157 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4031.205 FPS
Vendor NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer GeForce 9300 GE/PCI/SSE2
Version 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35
Direct Rendering Yes

Quirky 1.2 cannot start x at all.
spup 040 and 030 will start x with neomagic driver but no accelerated graphics
luci-210 will start x with neomagic (I think) but no accelerated graphics with nvidia pets, won't start x at all with them.

This computer is one of those compact media center desktops, I think it's 30% smaller than regular desktop.I has two nvidia graphics controllers in it, one with a vga connector and another with the dsub (I think it's called) connector, also has an hdmi connector.
It seems to be a tough one to get accelerated graphics working but Fatdog 64 final does it.

Anyways, thanks for the pet :)

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#3 Post by JustGreg »

Thank you for the feed back, Billtoo. I glad both of your cards were supported by the Nvidia 256.35 driver. Otherwise, it may not have worked for you. I found that I could not make a pet for Quicky. There is also a pet of the same driver for Lucid.

I do have a question for you. Did you install the pet with the xserver using the VESA driver? I ask because I have found with my Acer Aspire Revo system if either nv or nouveau driver is used, things do not work. It would be nice to just Xorgwizard to set up the xserver. However, I found it is best (especially if nv or nouveau driver is available) to use the nvidia-xconfig utility.
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Nvidia Official Driver (256.35) for Slack Puppy 040

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JustGreg wrote:Thank you for the feed back, Billtoo. I glad both of your cards were supported by the Nvidia 256.35 driver. Otherwise, it may not have worked for you. I found that I could not make a pet for Quicky. There is also a pet of the same driver for Lucid.
I couldn't get your nvidia pet to work while running spup040 on this acer.
Your nvidia pet is 14mb.

On this same computer while running Fatdog64 after installing the nvidia pet on the Fatdog64 download page I do get accelerated graphics.
The nvidia pet on the Fatdog download page is 24mb.

Thankyou for the pet but it didn't work for me on this computer.

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