On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:50:12 -0400, Robert wrote:
> I too would suggest that you install the Nvidia
> drivers from the Nvidia site. That is what I do.
> You will need to install the kernel headers in order
> to install the drivers from Nvidia site.
Thanks for the advice to install the Nvidia drivers.
I'm just about to reboot, so, before I forget the
details, here's my log file, sufficient for the
next person to follow (including myself) in the future:
I had to re-install Firefox to prove that the desktop was crashing:
$ sudo yum install firefox
==> firefox.x86_64 0:17.0.5-1.el6.centos
I cleared the ~/.xsession-errors file so that I could start fresh:
$ mv ~/.xsession-errors /tmp/xsession_before
I rebooted so as to start a fresh xsession:
$ sudo reboot
I ran Firefox until the Desktop crashes again:
$ firefox (it didn't take long for the Desktop to crash)
I logged back into the Desktop and compared the xsession logs:
$ cp ~/.xsession-errors /tmp/xsession_after
$ diff /tmp/xsession_before /tmp/xsession_after
Found lots of stuff, for example:
==> Window manager warning: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable)
==> nautilus: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
etc.
So, it's now time to update the graphics card driver.
Identify your kernel:
$ uname -r
==> 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.x86_64
Identify your graphics card:
$ /sbin/lspci -nn | grep VGA
==> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]:
NVIDIA Corporation GT216 [Quadro FX 880M] [10de:0a3c] (rev a2)
Identify the installed version of Nvidia drivers:
$ $ sudo updatedb; locate libvdpau_nvidia.so
==> /usr/lib/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.304.37
==> /usr/lib64/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.304.37
Go to Nvidia support:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html
Press on "Download Drivers" (that brings you to):
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/.aspx?lang=en-us
Enter the following information:
- Product Type: Quadro
- Product Series: Quadro FX Series (Notebooks) <== important to get right!
- Product: Quadro FX 880M
- Operating System: Linux 64-bit
- Download Type: Linux Long Lived Driver
- Language: English (US)
Press the "Search" button (that brings you to):
==> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-310.44-driver.html
- Version: 310.44
- Release Date: 2013.04.02
- Operating System: Linux 64-bit
- Language: English (U.S.)
- File Size: 65.2 MB
Press the "Download" button (save the file but don't install it).
Compare the Nvidia version with the version at the El Repo repository:
http://elrepo.org/tiki/Driver+Versions
Search for "nvidia" to find the latest version, which is:
- Kmod Package: nvidia
- ElRepo Kmod Version: 310.44
Since the El Repo version is up to date, let's use it:
Enable the El Repo repository (if not already installed):
$ sudo rpm --import http://elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org
$ sudo rpm -Uvh http://elrepo.org/elrepo-release-6-4.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
Note: Skip this step if El Repo is already enabled.
Install that latest version from the El Repo repository (do not use ATrpms!):
$ sudo yum --enablerepo elrepo install kmod-nvidia
$ sudo yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=elrepo install nvidia-x11-drv-32bit
==> Updated: kmod-nvidia.x86_64 0:310.44-1.el6.elrepo
==> Dependency Updated: nvidia-x11-drv.x86_64 0:310.44-1.el6.elrepo
==> Dependency Updated: nvidia-x11-drv-32bit.x86_64 0:310.44-1.el6.elrepo
Or, if you want the absolute latest in the El Repo testing repository:
$ sudo yum --enablerepo elrepo-testing install kmod-nvidia
$ sudo yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=elrepo-testing install nvidia-x11-drv-32bit
Test if you have installed the desired driver:
$ $ sudo updatedb; locate libvdpau_nvidia.so
==> /usr/lib/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.310.44
==> /usr/lib64/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.310.44
Reboot.
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