General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Install Arch
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[QUOTE=Lyoko774;39239833]What distro are you using? If you're using an Ubuntu derivative, just install the latest nvidia drivers from software sources..[/QUOTE]
I'm new to Linux (Yes ubuntu) and how do I access these software sources? I presume I can run a comand in the terminal to do so?
[QUOTE=whatthe;39240092]I'm new to Linux (Yes ubuntu) and how do I access these software sources? I presume I can run a comand in the terminal to do so?[/QUOTE]
He probably meant the Synaptic Center. I haven't used Ubuntu much, but if you flick around the menus you'l prolly find it.
[QUOTE=supervoltage;39240304]He probably meant the Synaptic Center. I haven't used Ubuntu much, but if you flick around the menus you'l prolly find it.[/QUOTE]
As far as I can tell, the Synaptic Center is the binary installation software, correct? I think it is up-to-date, but I still don't understand "nvidia drivers from software sources". I'm sure I have had to use sources in the terminal, prior to installing certain progams, but I have no indication on where t o start looking.
[QUOTE=whatthe;39240770]As far as I can tell, the Synaptic Center is the binary installation software, correct? I think it is up-to-date, but I still don't understand "nvidia drivers from software sources". I'm sure I have had to use sources in the terminal, prior to installing certain progams, but I have no indication on where t o start looking.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, I posted that at 5AM and I haven't used Ubuntu in a while...what version are you using? If it's 12.04 or below, you should just be able to open additional hardware (or jockey-gtk from the terminal) and install the latest experimental nvidia driver from there.
If you're running 12.10, open the software center, go to the software sources settings, and check the additional drivers tab.
Failing these, do this:
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sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-source
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get install nvidia-experimental-310
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and then reboot. HOPEFULLY it'll work..
I don't think that's necessary at all. Just search for Sofware Sources, it's already installed, and go to Additional Drivers tab, and select Nvidia Drivers Version 310 or something like that.
[QUOTE=Ol' Pie;39243997]I don't think that's necessary at all. Just search for Sofware Sources, it's already installed, and go to Additional Drivers tab, and select Nvidia Drivers Version 310 or something like that.[/QUOTE]
The "Additional Drivers" tab is empty, and all buttons are greyed out, so no use there.
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;39243126]Sorry, I posted that at 5AM and I haven't used Ubuntu in a while...what version are you using? If it's 12.04 or below, you should just be able to open additional hardware (or jockey-gtk from the terminal) and install the latest experimental nvidia driver from there.
If you're running 12.10, open the software center, go to the software sources settings, and check the additional drivers tab.
Failing these, do this:
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sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-source
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get install nvidia-experimental-310
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and then reboot. HOPEFULLY it'll work..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Terminal method seems to have worked. Going to restart now.[/QUOTE]
That hasn't worked, and now I am limited to 1024 x 768 (native 1440 x 900) and there is no sign of Nvidia driver realted "things" anywhere. Really strangely also, I was able to (like on rts games) put my mouse at the right edge of my screen, and scroll over to see the rest of it, conky was on basically another screen, within my screen? Tried turning off "mirror displays" in it got me to where I am now. Software source still shows nothing! [B]12.10[/B]
Why not just fetch and install them yourself?
[editline]16th January 2013[/editline]
download, drop to tty1, kill Xorg, navigate to dir containing the file, ./NVIDIA*
Seeing as I haven't been able to use 12.10 yet because of a bug related to Nouveau I can't really help. :/
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;39246333]Why not just fetch and install them yourself?
[editline]16th January 2013[/editline]
download, drop to tty1, kill Xorg, navigate to dir containing the file, ./NVIDIA*[/QUOTE]
Going to have to eloborate on "drop to tty1, kill Xorg" for a newbie here.
[QUOTE=whatthe;39246383]Going to have to eloborate on "drop to tty1, kill Xorg" for a newbie here.[/QUOTE]
press ctrl-alt-f1, log in to your user, type in sudo service lightdm stop
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;39246402]press ctrl-alt-f1, log in to your user, type in sudo service lightdm stop[/QUOTE]
I feel like an idiot, but pressing ctrl alt f1 took me to a black screen with a blinking white line, fairly reminiscent of when I had a corrupt HDD once. Needless to say This isn't what I expected, and nothing I typed appeared on screen, so I turned off my computer and now I'm asking, is that what I was meant to see?
[QUOTE=whatthe;39246685]I feel like an idiot, but pressing ctrl alt f1 took me to a black screen with a blinking white line, fairly reminiscent of when I had a corrupt HDD once. Needless to say This isn't what I expected, and nothing I typed appeared on screen, so I turned off my computer and now I'm asking, is that what I was meant to see?[/QUOTE]
Why not just try tty2-4 then :v:
Something was probably active in that screen
Hit ctrl-alt-f2, f3, etc to switch to tty2/3/etc
and hit ctrl-alt-f7 if you wanna get back to Xorg
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;39246786]Hit ctrl-alt-f2, f3, etc to switch to tty2/3/etc
and hit ctrl-alt-f7 if you wanna get back to Xorg[/QUOTE]
They are all showing me the same screen, black, with blinking white line. Should I be typing something?
(Not my picture, don't know why I'm posting this, I'm sure you all know what I mean)
[url]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GY7CglwXFAQ/SBeCFMkVWWI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/jbSxIZ-aBLI/s1600/BlinkingCursor.jpg[/url]
Cannot hotlink.
[QUOTE=whatthe;39246828]They are all showing me the same screen, black, with blinking white line. Should I be typing something?
(Not my picture, don't know why I'm posting this, I'm sure you all know what I mean)
[t]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GY7CglwXFAQ/SBeCFMkVWWI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/jbSxIZ-aBLI/s1600-h/BlinkingCursor.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
it should be giving you a login prompt if you switch to a free TTY..
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;39246838]it should be giving you a login prompt if you switch to a free TTY..[/QUOTE]
Doesn't show me anything. I have tried entering my username, and then password, and then tried just entering my password, but no luck.
There has to be a VT to go to. Does Ubuntu spawn any Getty's? or just a screen for XOrg? Not sure, I've never used it.
Also does anyone know what a good scrollback buffer size ( in lines ) is for a VTE based terminal? The docs say a negative number sets the buffer to infinite, but that sounds unnecessary.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;39249460]Also does anyone know what a good scrollback buffer size ( in lines ) is for a VTE based terminal? The docs say a negative number sets the buffer to infinite, but that sounds unnecessary.[/QUOTE]
Default in xfce-terminal is 1000 and that's been good for me.
[QUOTE=IpHa;39249501]Default in xfce-terminal is 1000 and that's been good for me.[/QUOTE]
I just feel like 1000 is a bit small, and I know at some point I will need just a bit more history and kick myself for it. Does 10,000 sound unreasonable? Most of my RAM is usually vacant or full of system caches anyway.
Go for it, 10000 lines is only ~1-2MB of text.
[QUOTE=IpHa;39249914]Go for it, 10000 lines is only ~1-2MB of text.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I don't know why I thought it might cause problems but I though I might as well ask.
[QUOTE=Rayjingstorm;39247473]There has to be a VT to go to. Does Ubuntu spawn any Getty's? or just a screen for XOrg? Not sure, I've never used it.[/QUOTE]
I'm really not sure, I need a title that says somehting along the lines of "TECHNICAL LINUX TERMS WON'T REGISTER WITH THIS MOTHAFUCKER"
VT = Virtual Terminal? All I get is white blinking line, with any tty that I try.
Every day that I use linux, I learn more, find out some more cool tricks, fix a few more bugs (cause some more in the process), and add more games to my "Things you need windows for list".
And I love every second of it.
What is the explorer.exe Ubuntu alternative called? After the most recent updates to 12.10, it isn't loading on start-up. No sidebar, not alt-tabbing, no window borders to close or minimise program windows. Want to google search the problem but I don't know what to ask.
[QUOTE=whatthe;39276459]What is the explorer.exe Ubuntu alternative called? After the most recent updates to 12.10, it isn't loading on start-up. No sidebar, not alt-tabbing, no window borders to close or minimise program windows. Want to google search the problem but I don't know what to ask.[/QUOTE]
Nautilus afaik
[QUOTE=supervoltage;39276469]Nautilus afaik[/QUOTE]
Windows does it weirdly and has explorer.exe be the UI chrome and file manager.
Nautilus should be the file manager (unless you changed it) and the UI chrome should be gnome-session or something.
I don't know about Ubuntu specifically, but I'd check your ~/.Xinitrc for "exec gnome-session"
Nautilus seems to be the files explorer. I think i'm looking for the window manager(?), I think? After a bit of looking around, I might be looking for compiz?
so many questions :pwn:
Compiz is the window manager for Unity, best starting it from the terminal to see if any errors are printed to the terminal.
The first error told me to add "--replace" so I did. Then it spits this out:
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Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: vpswitch
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: vpswitch
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: snap
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: snap
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: mousepoll
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: mousepoll
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: resize
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: resize
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: place
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: place
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: move
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: move
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: wall
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: wall
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: wall
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: wall
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: wall
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: grid
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: grid
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: regex
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: regex
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: imgpng
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: imgpng
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: session
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: session
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: gnomecompat
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: gnomecompat
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: animation
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: animation
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: animation
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: animation
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: animation
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: fade
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: fade
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: fade
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: fade
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: fade
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: unitymtgrabhandles
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: unitymtgrabhandles
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: unitymtgrabhandles
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: unitymtgrabhandles
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: unitymtgrabhandles
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: workarounds
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: workarounds
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: scale
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: scale
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: scale
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: scale
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: scale
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: expo
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: expo
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: expo
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: expo
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: expo
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: ezoom
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: ezoom
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: ezoom
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: ezoom
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: ezoom
compiz (core) - Info: Loading plugin: unityshell
compiz (core) - Info: Starting plugin: unityshell
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'opengl' not loaded.
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin init failed: unityshell
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to start plugin: unityshell
compiz (core) - Info: Unloading plugin: unityshell
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen 0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Compiz (opengl) - Fatal: glXQueryExtensionsString is NULL for screen [/code]
Not too long ago I failed to update video drivers, trying Software sources, and through command line. I have removed some of the repeat parts of the error above.
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