Linux Black Desktop Screen (elementaryOS)

Hey everybody!
I am (quite) new to the world of linux, but have been trying out a few of the most basic distros (ubuntu-based ones).
I am now using elementary os luna, and i have a problem with installing my nvidia drivers.
I have really been googling my ass off to find this on my own, but without any results that actually worked for me.
So, i have a HP Envy laptop, with a geforce gt 740m, and i have searched nvidias homepage to find out that the up-to-date driver for me would be the 346 driver. I tried it on Linux mint xfce, and i successfully installed it. I had to add the xorg ppa repository of course, and updated it as well, but when i do the same procedure here on my elementary os, i cant reach the login screen after my reboot.

When i use the lspci -vnn command in the terminal, i get this info on my graphics driver:

01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] [10de:1292] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1961]
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 16
Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
I/O ports at 4000 [size=128]
Expansion ROM at b2000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb

I really hope someone knows how to fix my problem.
Thanks in advance!
/Andreas

I have a laptop with an integrated GMA3600 GPU. Every "modern" distro was unusable because the screen would flicker and black out like crazy, so I installed one of the few that didn't present this behaviour -- Crunchbang 11, based on Wheezy.

I'm trying to address this issue; I'll compare a few outputs from 1) my current setup (Crunchbang) and 2) one of the non-working alternatives (Lubuntu 14.10 on a live USB):

uname -r
1) 3.2.0-4-686-pae
2) 3.16.0-23-generic

sudo lshw -c video
1)
Code:

description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Atom Processor D2xxx/N2xxx Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 0b
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=gma500 latency=0
       resources: irq:46 memory:80100000-801fffff ioport:30c0(size=8)

2)
Code:

*-display               
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Atom Processor D2xxx/N2xxx Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 0b
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=gma500 latency=0
       resources: irq:45 memory:80100000-801fffff ioport:30c0(size=8)

The only difference is the IRQ used.

cat /proc/interrupts
1)
Code:

           CPU0       CPU1       
  0:         41          0   IO-APIC-edge      timer
  1:        517          0   IO-APIC-edge      i8042
  8:          1          0   IO-APIC-edge      rtc0
  9:       7245          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   acpi
 12:       2597          0   IO-APIC-edge      i8042
 16:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb5
 18:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb4
 19:      13520          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ata_piix, uhci_hcd:usb3
 23:      26138          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ehci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2
 44:        369          0   PCI-MSI-edge      eth0
 45:        255          0   PCI-MSI-edge      snd_hda_intel
NMI:         69         47   Non-maskable interrupts
LOC:      27594      20371   Local timer interrupts
SPU:          0          0   Spurious interrupts
PMI:         69         47   Performance monitoring interrupts
IWI:          0          0   IRQ work interrupts
RES:      33502      39919   Rescheduling interrupts
CAL:        407       6719   Function call interrupts
TLB:       1138       1213   TLB shootdowns
TRM:          0          0   Thermal event interrupts
THR:          0          0   Threshold APIC interrupts
MCE:          0          0   Machine check exceptions
MCP:          1          1   Machine check polls
ERR:          0
MIS:          0

2)
Code:

           CPU0       CPU1       
  0:         46          0   IO-APIC-edge      timer
  1:       2154          0   IO-APIC-edge      i8042
  8:          1          0   IO-APIC-edge      rtc0
  9:      37131          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   acpi
 12:      11292          0   IO-APIC-edge      i8042
 16:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb5
 18:          0          0   IO-APIC-fasteoi   uhci_hcd:usb4
 19:       1309         11   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ata_piix, uhci_hcd:usb3
 23:      20420       6875   IO-APIC-fasteoi   ehci_hcd:usb1, uhci_hcd:usb2
 44:      15634          0   PCI-MSI-edge      eth0
 45:          0          0   PCI-MSI-edge      gma500
 46:        194          0   PCI-MSI-edge      snd_hda_intel
NMI:        147        132   Non-maskable interrupts
LOC:      70348      59679   Local timer interrupts
SPU:          0          0   Spurious interrupts
PMI:        147        132   Performance monitoring interrupts
IWI:          1          0   IRQ work interrupts
RTR:          0          0   APIC ICR read retries
RES:      20827      27012   Rescheduling interrupts
CAL:       1802       2767   Function call interrupts
TLB:       1875       1439   TLB shootdowns
TRM:          0          0   Thermal event interrupts
THR:          0          0   Threshold APIC interrupts
MCE:          0          0   Machine check exceptions
MCP:          4          4   Machine check polls
THR:          0          0   Hypervisor callback interrupts
ERR:          0
MIS:          0

dmesg | grep -i video
1)
Code:

[    0.378029] pci 0000:00:02.0: Boot video device
[    6.579368] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[    6.614256] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB 2.0 PC Cam (090c:037c)
[    6.616059] usbco  registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[    6.616064] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)

2)
Code:

[    0.338661] pci 0000:00:02.0: Boot video device
[   11.048529] ACPI: Video Device [GFX0] (multi-head: yes  rom: no  post: no)
[   11.049314] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input10
[   36.372066] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[   36.908529] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB 2.0 PC Cam (090c:037c)
[   36.961726] usbco  registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[   36.961733] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
[   38.262977] systemd-logind[1547]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event5 (Video Bus)

dmesg | grep -i gma
1)
Code:

[    5.465696] gma500 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    5.465749] gma500 0000:00:02.0: irq 46 for MSI/MSI-X
[    5.466125] gma500 0000:00:02.0: GPU: power management timed out.
[    5.958548] gma500 0000:00:02.0: allocated 1280x800 fb
[    6.402676] [drm] Initialized gma500 1.0.0 2011-06-06 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0

2)
Code:

[   11.030830] gma500 0000:00:02.0: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
[   11.030934] gma500 0000:00:02.0: GPU: power management timed out.
[   11.420011] gma500 0000:00:02.0: trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0
[   11.420060] gma500 0000:00:02.0: trying to get vblank count for disabled pipe 0
[   12.016034] gma500 0000:00:02.0: fb0: psbdrmfb frame buffer device
[   12.016039] gma500 0000:00:02.0: registered panic notifier
[   12.045847] [drm] Initialized gma500 1.0.0 20140314 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0

The last output hints that some problem is indeed detected but I don't know what to do from here.

EDIT: forgot to mention that the Lubuntu boot menu screen (this one) presents no flickering issues.

new computer from boxes, does not install nvidia driver
Booted from USB then ran YaST, I am new with OpenSuse but have two times before installed OpenSuse on fresh HDD's and Nvidia cards with ease.

The symptoms are like when I switched from a GTX 640 that only has mother board power to the GTX 750 Ti and needed power that I did not connect at first. Until I added extra power to the graphics card I only got a single low res VGA output. This 750 card definitely has power but still can only provide single low res to VGA output.

Terminal (dmesg) ......The NVIDIA GPU 0000:01:00.0 (PCI ID: 10de:1380)installed in this system is not supported by the 304.125 NVIDIA Linux driver release. Please see 'Appendix A - supported NVIDIA GPU Products' in this release's README, available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com. .... None of the VVIDIA graphics adapters were initialized!

Terminal (uname -r) 3.16.7-21 -default [OpenSuse version]

Terminal (/sbin/lspci) VGA Compatible controller: Nvidia Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] (rev 02)

have tried:
1. different power cables to graphic card
2. two GTX 750 Ti cards, neither work.
3. re-installed OpenSuse
4. removed card and mother board can run two monitors in high res. DVI cables are new and work. Monitors (4) are all AOC i2367 and working.

5. added to repository 'bumblebee' which contains NVIDIA drivers and tried rebooting. I am not good at repositories yet. However, I didn't need to do this twice before on new installs with NVIDIA cards.

6. downloaded from www.geforce.com file:///home/shark/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.72(1).run but when I run it error, "The file /home/shark/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.72(3).run was opened with UTF-8 encoding but contained invalid characters."It is set to read-only mode, as saving might destroy its content.
Either reopen the file with the correct encoding chosen or enable the read-write mode again in the menu to be able to edit it."

Hardware list: Asus H81M-E motherboard, i5 4460 CPU, 550W power, Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphic card,

Note: two graphic cards on hand, both work in another OpenSuse computer.

I am just learning Linux so I need simple step by step instructions.

Thank you in advance.

Hello,

I have recently installed Elementary OS on my HP 550 laptop. While everything is running as expected, I've run into a small problem when attempting to watch videos on Youtube using Chromium.

The video loads fine but displays little yellow rectangles all over the video. According to Youtube, Chromium uses HTML5 rather than Flash - maybe that is the issue - but I am thinking it maybe a graphics driver issue. The videos run absolutely fine on Firefox and will stick to that if necessary, but I would prefer to use Chromium.

I have tried using Code:

gksu jockey-gtk

and it couldnt find any drivers to install.

This Code:

lspci | grep VGA

says:
Code:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)

Many Thanks

Hi,
These NVIDIA products are real nightmares. I recently downloaded a copy a sabayon linux for my desktop.
The live dvd booted with the following error message throughout the screen

Quote:
[ 3129.434776] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter found!
[ 3129.434855] NVRM: NVIDIA init module failed!
[ 3129.479276] NVRM: The NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a GPU installed in this system is
NVRM: supported through the NVIDIA 304.xx Legacy drivers. Please
NVRM: visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
NVRM: information. The 340.58 NVIDIA driver will ignore
NVRM: this GPU. Continuing probe...
[ 3129.479285] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter found!
[ 3129.479362] NVRM: NVIDIA init module failed!
[ 3129.519879] NVRM: The NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a GPU installed in this system is
NVRM: supported through the NVIDIA 304.xx Legacy drivers. Please
NVRM: visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
NVRM: information. The 340.58 NVIDIA driver will ignore
NVRM: this GPU. Continuing probe...
However after a long time it started up properly. After installing the os I found that the problem still persists. Firtsly it took about 10 mins or so to boot. And then apart from terminal 7 (which is the graphical terminal) all other terminals shows the above output. It seems like it has fallen through an infinite loop. I tried downloading some drivers from the nvidia site but simply could not install them because it mandates the X to stop working. If I do so I won't be able to install it from other terminals.

I have attached the output of "dmesg".
Any help is appreciated.

I recently decided to upgrade from Debian Squeeze to Wheezy. Update seemed to go fine with the exception of the following warning concerning my Broadcom bmc5704 gigabit ethernet cards

Quote:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/tigon/tg3_tso5.bin for module tg3
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/tigon/tg3_tso.bin for module tg3
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/tigon/tg3.bin for module tg3
No problem I will simply install the missing .bin files after the upgrade. Get the .bin files from the Debian repository and install them using the command "dpkg -i file_name.deb" then ran "apt-get install -f" for good measure. Still nothing, I have downloaded the following files and running that same command for each hoping that this would solve my compatibility issue with no such luck.

Quote:
firmware-bnx2_0.36+wheezy.1_all.deb
firmware-bnx2x_0.36+wheezy.1_all.deb
firmware-linux-nonfree_0.36+wheezy.1_all.deb
firmware-linux-nonfree_0.36+wheezy.1~bpo60+1_all.deb
When I attempt to go into System Preferences > Network I get the message "The system network services are not compatible with this version."

I showed the hardware using the lshw command and here is the entry concerning the ethernet interface

Quote:
#output from lshw command

*-network:0
description: Ethernet interface
product: NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:13:21:b2:cf:46
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pcix pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.116 duplex=full firmware=5704-v3.41, ASFIPMIc v2.36 ip=XX.XX.XX.154 latency=64 link=no mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:25 memory:fdf70000-fdf7ffff
Network file configuration.

Quote:
# Network file

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address XX.XX.XX.XX
netmask 255.255.255.0
network XX.XX.XX.0
broadcast XX.XX.XX.255
gateway XX.XX.XX.1
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
dns-nameservers XX.XX.XX.XX 8.8.8.8
dns-search XXXXXXX.net
Server is an older HP ProLiant and I am attempting to put Wheezy on it from a direct upgrade from squeeze.

At this point I am stumped. Not sure exactly what to do but it seems like a fairly simple fix. If anyone has any suggestions I would sure appreciate the help. Let me know if you need anything.

I am totally new to Linux. However, considering the many advantages of the operationg comparing to other OS, i have decided to go ahead with using MINT Rebacca which is the latest version. Initially for some time i did not have any issues in getting my internet connecton. However, for the last one week I am unable to connect through. The results of various terminal commands i applied is given below with a sincere trust somebody would be there to help me out.
----- anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ iwconfig eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSIDff/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off Retry long limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff Power Managementn anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $

anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr f8:a9:63:90:62:b1 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:149 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:149 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:10689 (10.6 KB) TX bytes:10689 (10.6 KB)
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr f8:a9:63:90:62:b1 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:149 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:149 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:10689 (10.6 KB) TX bytes:10689 (10.6 KB)
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ lshw -C network WARNING: you should run this program as super-user. *-network description: Ethernet interface product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 07 serial: f8:a9:63:90:62:b1 size: 10Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8106e-1_0.0.1 06/29/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s resources: irq:57 ioport:4000(size=256) memory:b5600000-b5600fff memory:b5400000-b5403fff *-network DISABLED description: Wireless interface product: RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe vendor: Ralink corp. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:0a:00.0 logical name: wlan0 version: 00 serial: 9c:ad:97:5b:16:45 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci driverversion=3.13.0-37-generic firmware=0.37 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn resources: irq:16 memory:b5510000-b551ffff WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user. anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ lshw -C Hardware Lister (lshw) - B.02.16 usage: lshw [-format] [-options ...] lshw -version
-version print program version (B.02.16)
format can be -html output hardware tree as HTML -xml output hardware tree as XML -short output hardware paths -businfo output bus information options can be -class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware -C CLASS same as '-class CLASS' -c CLASS same as '-class CLASS' -disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. ) -enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. ) -quiet don't display status -sanitize sanitize output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.) -numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: yes 1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ lsusb Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:5776 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 004: ID 12d1:1505 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard Bus 002 Device 002: ID 24ae:2000 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $ sudo lsusb [sudo] password for anil: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:5776 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 004: ID 12d1:1505 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard Bus 002 Device 002: ID 24ae:2000 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub anil@anil-HP-15-Notebook-PC ~ $
Wth regards Anil Kumar

So I've got 14.04 installed on a new computer I just built. All new hardware, new install, everything new. I had it all up and running for a few days. I got the nvidia drivers installed, installed steam and was even able to play some games. The last time I had it up it loaded fine, I played 'The Talos Principle', then rebooted to go back to windows. Now when I boot into linux it hangs after the login screen. You can look at my post history as I had this issue before. I was able to fix it that time, but I think it was a different cause.

Some things I've tried to date:
The most common suggestion I've found from googling this issue is to restart lightdm. I've done that to no avail.

I've tried simply entering tty from the frozen screen and then coming back out with Ctrl+Alt+F7. No dice there either.

I've also seen that some people needed to reset their graphics drivers when using nvidia. I tried to do that and I don't think it worked. When I try to purge all nvidia packages it always says "0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded".
Results of dpkg:
Code:

$ dpkg -l nvidia*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait-Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-===================
un  nvidia-common  <none>       <none>       (no description available)
un  nvidia-prime   <none>       <none>       (no description available)

I'm gonna keep googling around in case I find something useful, but I fear I'm treading into water deeper than I know how to swim in and I'm worried that I'll screw something up if I start experimenting. I know just enough about linux to be dangerous. Any advice on what the results of dpkg above mean or suggestions about the problem would be much appreciated.

edit: Forgot to mention that the last time it was working I didn't make any changes to anything. I played a game and rebooted. Suddenly things are broken.

Hi LQ,
I am currently experiencing an issue on a fresh install of Mint 17.1 Cinnamon in which I am permanently stuck in fallback mode (that is, unless I hard shutdown or reboot) on an aging laptop with AMD Radeon HD 4200 graphics (considered legacy). I believe this issue was caused by a failed install of AMD's latest linux graphics drivers, in which I literally opened the .run file and attempted to install. The install failed (some error), of course, but when I rebooted, I was kicked into fallback. After some googling, I autoremoved fglrx then installed fglrx, as I read would reinstall fglrx, the proprietary drivers for AMD cards and rebooted. Still stuck in fallback. I removed and installed Xorg and rebooted. Still stuck in fallback. I downloaded the AMD legacy drivers from AMD's site (my card's series included with this set). Had to change the permissions to run this .run file but eventually ran it from terminal, but this install also failed (claimed I was missing tool(s), despite not indicating precisely what I was missing). I'm still rummaging around for fixes, but maybe asking can help. I can provide some more info below, but let me know what else you need (and how to get it) if you wish to help. I really want linux to work out for me instead of shelling out $$ for Windows, but so far this has been a rocky start. Thanks


Code:

inxi -G

yields
Code:

Graphics:   Card: AMD RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250]
X.Org: 1.15.1
drivers: fbdev,ati,radeon (unloaded: fglrx,vesa)
Resolution: 1024x768@76hz
GLX Renderer: N/A
GLX Version: N/A

Code:

lshw -C video

yields
Code:

*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250]
vendor: AMD
physical id: 5
...(bunch of stuff on specs)

Have also did apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade.
Still no luck, let me know what you think.

Hello everyone im new here and it is my first post, im using slackware 14.1 x64 on an alienware m11xR2 and im havin trouble with Nvidia drivers.

I tried binary and package installations with bumblebee.

Nothing works, GLX doesn't work and after making "nvidia-xconfig" X doesn't start.

I remove the xorg.conf and then X starts but without nvidia and GLX.

Can someone help me ?

Oh, and im french so sorry for my bad english.