XORG Issues with nVidia GeForce 6100

richinsc · 12-21-2007, 12:14 PM

Having problems getting nivida driver to load after following instructions from <a href=http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphisDrivers>Debian Wiki</a>. When trying to start with nvidia drvier with beryl installed. I am needing debian nvidia driver functionality to get beryl to work. It will not work in vesa or nv driver modes because of the 3d settings that are needed by the newer nvidia driver.

Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated, hopefully someone out there has found a solution to this problem. Google thus far has returned no help.

System Information

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3
Graphics: On-Board nVidia GeForce 6100/nForce 430 Graphics Controller

Just trying to get beryl to work. In other video driver modes beryl loads but doesn't show any effects. I would like to document this on my site if we can find a resolution. Thanks Much!!!

SCFlabbergaster · 12-21-2007, 12:41 PM

I'm having the same problem. Please help.

farslayer · 12-21-2007, 02:40 PM

OK so that page lists multiple ways to install the driver how did you do it ?

The Debian module assistant method for installing nvidia drivers is quite simple..

aptitude update
aptitude install module-assistant build-essential
m-a update
m-a prepare
m-a a-i nvidia
aptitude install nvidia-glx

edit the xorg.conf file per the readme from nVidia

Code:

Edit your X config file:

* In the "Module" section, be sure that you have a line:

       Load "glx" 
       
and remove or comment out (prepend with a #) any lines that refer to the "dri" or "GLCore" modules.
    
* In the "Device" section for your video card, change the driver (normally nv or vesa) to nvidia:

       Driver "nvidia"

Is that the method you used ?

richinsc · 12-23-2007, 01:21 PM

Yep that is the exact method, also since I couldn't get this to work I put in a nVidia GeForce 8500GT and it woun't even let Xorg start.. Can't even start graphical manager. Will try those things.

richinsc · 12-23-2007, 01:33 PM

Here is the outpout of the configuration file with 8500GT Installed. Would rather use the 8500GT anyway rather then on board video.

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
        # path to defoma fonts
        FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load    "bitmap"
        Load    "ddc"
        Load    "extmod"
        Load    "freetype"
        Load    "glx"
        Load    "int10"
        Load    "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "kbd"
        Option          "CoreKeyboard"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc104"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "nVidia GeForce 8500GT"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        BusID           "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        Option          "DPMS"
        HorizSync       28-51
        VertRefresh     43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "nVidia GeForce 8500GT"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           1
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           4
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           8
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           15
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection

Log File from /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Code:

X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux PengWin 2.6.18-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 18 21:39:2
6 UTC 2007 x86_64
Build Date: 04 September 2007
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Dec 23 14:16:54 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) |   |-->Device "nVidia GeForce 8500GT"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to:
        /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
        /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
        /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
        /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
        /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
        /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
        /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
 (==) RgbPath set to "/etc/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Module ABI versions:
        X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3
        X.Org Video Driver: 1.0
        X.Org XInput driver : 0.6
        X.Org Server Extension : 0.3
        X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts/libbitmap.so
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
        ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.5
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libpcidata.so
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
(++) using VT number 7
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 10de,03ea card 1458,5001 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 10de,03e0 card 1458,0c11 rev a2 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:1: chip 10de,03eb card 1458,0c11 rev a2 class 0c,05,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:2: chip 10de,03f5 card 1458,0c11 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 10de,03f1 card 1458,5004 rev a3 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 10de,03f2 card 1458,5004 rev a3 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 10de,03f3 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,01 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:05:0: chip 10de,03f0 card 1458,a002 rev a2 class 04,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:06:0: chip 10de,03ec card 1458,5002 rev a2 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 10de,03ef card 1458,e000 rev a2 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:08:0: chip 10de,03f6 card 1458,b002 rev a2 class 01,01,85 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:08:1: chip 10de,03f6 card 1458,b002 rev a2 class 01,01,85 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:09:0: chip 10de,03e8 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:18:0: chip 1022,1100 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:1: chip 1022,1101 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:2: chip 1022,1102 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:18:3: chip 1022,1103 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 01:0e:0: chip 104c,8024 card 1458,1000 rev 00 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:00:0: chip 10de,0421 card 3842,c747 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Subtractive PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:4:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0200 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0xf6000000 - 0xf60fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:9:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
        [0] -1  0       0x0000a000 - 0x0000afff (0x1000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0xf2000000 - 0xf5ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:24:0), (0,0,2), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(2:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0421) rev 161, Mem @ 0xf
4000000/24, 0xe0000000/28, 0xf2000000/25, I/O @ 0xa000/7
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
        [0] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B]
        [1] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
        [0] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [1] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [2] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
        [0] -1  0       0xf6000000 - 0xf6003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [1] -1  0       0xf6004000 - 0xf60047ff (0x800) MX[B]
        [2] -1  0       0xf6106000 - 0xf6106fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0xf6105000 - 0xf6105fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0xf6104000 - 0xf6104fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xf6100000 - 0xf6103fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xf6108000 - 0xf61080ff (0x100) MX[B]
        [7] -1  0       0xf6107000 - 0xf6107fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0xf2000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
        [9] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
        [10] -1 0       0xf4000000 - 0xf4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [11] -1 0       0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
 [12] -1 0       0x00000b60 - 0x00000b63 (0x4) IX[B]
        [13] -1 0       0x00000960 - 0x00000967 (0x8) IX[B]
        [14] -1 0       0x00000be0 - 0x00000be3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [15] -1 0       0x000009e0 - 0x000009e7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc0f (0x10) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
        [19] -1 0       0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [20] -1 0       0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [21] -1 0       0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
        [22] -1 0       0x0000f000 - 0x0000f00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [23] -1 0       0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
        [24] -1 0       0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
        [25] -1 0       0x0000e400 - 0x0000e43f (0x40) IX[B]
        [26] -1 0       0x0000a000 - 0x0000a07f (0x80) IX[B](B)
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
        [0] -1  0       0xf6000000 - 0xf6003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [1] -1  0       0xf6004000 - 0xf60047ff (0x800) MX[B]
        [2] -1  0       0xf6106000 - 0xf6106fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0xf6105000 - 0xf6105fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0xf6104000 - 0xf6104fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xf6100000 - 0xf6103fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xf6108000 - 0xf61080ff (0x100) MX[B]
 [7] -1  0       0xf6107000 - 0xf6107fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0xf2000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
        [9] -1  0       0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
        [10] -1 0       0xf4000000 - 0xf4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [11] -1 0       0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [12] -1 0       0x00000b60 - 0x00000b63 (0x4) IX[B]
        [13] -1 0       0x00000960 - 0x00000967 (0x8) IX[B]
        [14] -1 0       0x00000be0 - 0x00000be3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [15] -1 0       0x000009e0 - 0x000009e7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc0f (0x10) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
        [19] -1 0       0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [20] -1 0       0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [21] -1 0       0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
        [22] -1 0       0x0000f000 - 0x0000f00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [23] -1 0       0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
        [24] -1 0       0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
        [25] -1 0       0x0000e400 - 0x0000e43f (0x40) IX[B]
        [26] -1 0       0x0000a000 - 0x0000a07f (0x80) IX[B](B)
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
        [0] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [1] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
        [0] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [1] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [2] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0xf6000000 - 0xf6003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xf6004000 - 0xf60047ff (0x800) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xf6106000 - 0xf6106fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [7] -1  0       0xf6105000 - 0xf6105fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0xf6104000 - 0xf6104fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [9] -1  0       0xf6100000 - 0xf6103fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [10] -1 0       0xf6108000 - 0xf61080ff (0x100) MX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0xf6107000 - 0xf6107fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [12] -1 0       0xf2000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
        [13] -1 0       0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
        [14] -1 0       0xf4000000 - 0xf4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [15] -1 0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
 [18] -1 0       0x00000b60 - 0x00000b63 (0x4) IX[B]
        [19] -1 0       0x00000960 - 0x00000967 (0x8) IX[B]
        [20] -1 0       0x00000be0 - 0x00000be3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [21] -1 0       0x000009e0 - 0x000009e7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [22] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc0f (0x10) IX[B]
        [23] -1 0       0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
        [24] -1 0       0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
        [25] -1 0       0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [26] -1 0       0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [27] -1 0       0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
        [28] -1 0       0x0000f000 - 0x0000f00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [29] -1 0       0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
        [30] -1 0       0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
        [31] -1 0       0x0000e400 - 0x0000e43f (0x40) IX[B]
        [32] -1 0       0x0000a000 - 0x0000a07f (0x80) IX[B](B)
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts/libbitmap.so
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libddc.so
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Server Extension
        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 2.1.0
        Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
        ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.5
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
        compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.8776
        Module class: X.Org Server Extension
        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libint10.so
(II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvbe.so
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.1.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
        compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.8776
        Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/kbd_drv.so
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.1.0
        Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
        ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.1.1
        Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
        ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.6
(II) NVIDIA X Driver  1.0-8776  Mon Oct 16 21:56:44 PDT 2006
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 02:00:0
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.3
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libramdac.so
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 7.1.1, module version = 0.1.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
        [0] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [1] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
        [2] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0xf6000000 - 0xf6003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xf6004000 - 0xf60047ff (0x800) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xf6106000 - 0xf6106fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [7] -1  0       0xf6105000 - 0xf6105fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0xf6104000 - 0xf6104fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [9] -1  0       0xf6100000 - 0xf6103fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [10] -1 0       0xf6108000 - 0xf61080ff (0x100) MX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0xf6107000 - 0xf6107fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [12] -1 0       0xf2000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
 [13] -1 0       0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
        [14] -1 0       0xf4000000 - 0xf4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [15] -1 0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [16] -1 0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [17] -1 0       0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x00000b60 - 0x00000b63 (0x4) IX[B]
        [19] -1 0       0x00000960 - 0x00000967 (0x8) IX[B]
        [20] -1 0       0x00000be0 - 0x00000be3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [21] -1 0       0x000009e0 - 0x000009e7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [22] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc0f (0x10) IX[B]
        [23] -1 0       0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
        [24] -1 0       0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
        [25] -1 0       0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [26] -1 0       0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [27] -1 0       0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
        [28] -1 0       0x0000f000 - 0x0000f00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [29] -1 0       0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
        [30] -1 0       0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
        [31] -1 0       0x0000e400 - 0x0000e43f (0x40) IX[B]
        [32] -1 0       0x0000a000 - 0x0000a07f (0x80) IX[B](B)

richinsc · 12-23-2007, 01:34 PM

Code:

(II) resource ranges after probing:
        [0] -1  0       0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
        [1] -1  0       0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
 [2] -1  0       0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
        [3] -1  0       0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
        [4] -1  0       0xf6000000 - 0xf6003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [5] -1  0       0xf6004000 - 0xf60047ff (0x800) MX[B]
        [6] -1  0       0xf6106000 - 0xf6106fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [7] -1  0       0xf6105000 - 0xf6105fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [8] -1  0       0xf6104000 - 0xf6104fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [9] -1  0       0xf6100000 - 0xf6103fff (0x4000) MX[B]
        [10] -1 0       0xf6108000 - 0xf61080ff (0x100) MX[B]
        [11] -1 0       0xf6107000 - 0xf6107fff (0x1000) MX[B]
        [12] -1 0       0xf2000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
        [13] -1 0       0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
        [14] -1 0       0xf4000000 - 0xf4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
        [15] 0  0       0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
        [16] 0  0       0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
        [17] 0  0       0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
        [18] -1 0       0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
        [19] -1 0       0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
        [20] -1 0       0x0000e000 - 0x0000e00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [21] -1 0       0x00000b60 - 0x00000b63 (0x4) IX[B]
        [22] -1 0       0x00000960 - 0x00000967 (0x8) IX[B]
        [23] -1 0       0x00000be0 - 0x00000be3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [24] -1 0       0x000009e0 - 0x000009e7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [25] -1 0       0x0000cc00 - 0x0000cc0f (0x10) IX[B]
        [26] -1 0       0x00000b70 - 0x00000b73 (0x4) IX[B]
        [27] -1 0       0x00000970 - 0x00000977 (0x8) IX[B]
        [28] -1 0       0x00000bf0 - 0x00000bf3 (0x4) IX[B]
        [29] -1 0       0x000009f0 - 0x000009f7 (0x8) IX[B]
        [30] -1 0       0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[B]
        [31] -1 0       0x0000f000 - 0x0000f00f (0x10) IX[B]
        [32] -1 0       0x00001c40 - 0x00001c7f (0x40) IX[B]
        [33] -1 0       0x00001c00 - 0x00001c3f (0x40) IX[B]
        [34] -1 0       0x0000e400 - 0x0000e43f (0x40) IX[B]
        [35] -1 0       0x0000a000 - 0x0000a07f (0x80) IX[B](B)
        [36] 0  0       0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
        [37] 0  0       0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration

Sorry for such a long post of the complete log file. I know that such posts are frowned upon but wanted to make sure all the information was out there so that the problem could be corrected. I am using the 8500GT and followed the same steps after reinstalling system since I didn't know where all possible files for Nvidia Proprietary driver was.

Currently I can't even get any graphical environment to come up even after switching to vesa. At least by switching to vesa on on-board video card I could get something.

richinsc · 12-23-2007, 02:03 PM

Going to try reinstalling Proprietary nVidia Drivers from nVidia.com I don't have to worry about the time it takes to install linux. I have DS3 at my disposal and Dual Core 64 with 2GB of Ram.

richinsc · 12-23-2007, 02:22 PM

I got nVidia Driver to load after installing Proprietary nNvida driver. So Anyone who has an nvVidia 8500GT will need that driver. Now just to get beryl to work. I think because this card has outputs to two displays and Beryl can only support one might give me some grief but will keep everyone posted on what I find.

farslayer · 12-23-2007, 11:37 PM

I hope you PURGED the drivers from etch before installing the driver from nVidia.. otherwise you may have issues after you reboot your machine. you may discover the nVidia driver quits working every time you reboot, and you have to run the nVidia installer again.

aptitude purge nvidia-glx

just a heads up if you run into this issue.

as for your issue with the drivers in etch I think your problem showed up in this section from your log file..

Quote:

(--) PCI:*(2:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0421) rev 161, Mem @ 0xf
4000000/24, 0xe0000000/28, 0xf2000000/25, I/O @ 0xa000/7

If the driver doesn't recognize the chip set on the video card it certainly is going to have difficulties working with it.

Glad you got it working, and watch out for that gotcha I mentioned.

Phiebie · 12-24-2007, 10:12 AM

[QUOTE=richinsc;2999875]Here is the output of the configuration file with 8500GT Installed.

Code:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        Option          "DPMS"
        HorizSync       28-51
        VertRefresh     43-60
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection

Are you sure that the technical data of your monitor are correct? They remind me of monitors from 20 years ago, especially the vertical rate of 60Hz; my oh my I still feel the headache coming up again.

Furthermore "dri" was not wanted by nvidia.

Probably this helps a little bit towards the solution.