Nvidia proprietary driver install fails in Linux Mint 17.3 cuz "dependencies cannot be resolved"
by Randall Flagg from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14R7J)
I got Linux Mint up and running on an old Pentium 4 desktop PC from about 2004. The graphics are quite jolty, I suspect there is no hardware acceleration or the provided open source driver (nouveau) is running the card on low settings. I might be mistaken since its an old PC, but my raspberry is faster than that!
Anyways, here are some specs and what I tried so far:
Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 (I also tried a GFX5200, same result)
Mobo: MSI 865PE Neo2 Premium
CPU: Pentium 4 DualCore
OS: Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon
-The official Driver Manager shows the proprietary driver as an option, but when I try to install it returns an dependency error:
Quote:
- so far, I read some forums, but since Linuxmint.com is down atm I registered and posted here. Other blogs refer to Ubuntu or older LinuxMint versions, and supposedly the process is different in 17.3. (I do actually read full blogs, but You know: not every post is reliable)
- I tried this procedure and ended up in fallback mode. It was a fail. It still might be my mistake, but I do believe I followed the instructions correctly.
(EDIT: It's an old graphics card, the PPA procedure is meant for newer graphics cards. I will try the -not recommended- manual install as soon as i find the time now and keep You posted)
- And yes, I did run updates
The next best solution I can come up with is switching to Ubuntu, which I've heard is free now. But I'm not giving up just yet.
Thanx in advance!
Anyways, here are some specs and what I tried so far:
Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 (I also tried a GFX5200, same result)
Mobo: MSI 865PE Neo2 Premium
CPU: Pentium 4 DualCore
OS: Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon
-The official Driver Manager shows the proprietary driver as an option, but when I try to install it returns an dependency error:
Quote:
| Package dependencies cannot be resolved This error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between software packages which are not allowed to be installed at the same time. Details: The following packages have unmet dependencies: nvidia-173: Depends:x11-common (>=1:7.0.0) but 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 is to be installed Depends: xorg-video-abi-15 but is a virtual package |
- I tried this procedure and ended up in fallback mode. It was a fail. It still might be my mistake, but I do believe I followed the instructions correctly.
(EDIT: It's an old graphics card, the PPA procedure is meant for newer graphics cards. I will try the -not recommended- manual install as soon as i find the time now and keep You posted)
- And yes, I did run updates
The next best solution I can come up with is switching to Ubuntu, which I've heard is free now. But I'm not giving up just yet.
Thanx in advance!