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I have a dell optiplex gx110,yeah i know old,i just bought a nvidia geforce mx 4000 128 mb pci card and installed it,works well with windows,but i want to use linux with it.
I tried to install suse,and everything was ok until i got at the end where it says detecting hardware,then the screen went blank with a small white dot in the upper left hand corner,i waited for a while and no screen,so i rebooted and put windows back on.
So can anyone tell me how to get this card to work,or which linux distro supports it?
The fault is due to a mismatch of the video driver by the installer.
Later distros are a lot better in this respect.
Try another distro is the easiest way.
It can be repaired but you need to know how to edit the Xwindows configuration file, norally held in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but your post does not tell us how far you are into the installation.
In general by press ctrl+alt+backsapce can drop you into a terminal mode. You only lose a mean of communication with the installer. Don't blame the hardware or yourself.
I installed the whole distro,but when it boots it only boots into the terminal asking for user and password,i enter this information and it stays in terminal.
I have tried to use X -configure and startx and nothing except for
when X -configure says that i have a nvidia quadro pro mx 400 and it's a geforce mx 4000 pci.
I recommend you to install the nvidia module (or driver if you want) and use nvidia-xconfig instead. I think the link I posted above will be helpful because relates nvidia module with the Suse version you have installed. If you don't want to download from nvidia site using the terminal, start by replacing the line 'Driver "Nvidia"' in the /etc/xorg.conf file, by 'Driver "vesa"', startx, download the applicable file from nvidia.com, get out of X, run the file and follow instructions. If any problem arise, please come back and post detailed info about the OS version and the files involved, thanks.
One of my PC has a nvidia Geforce Fx 5200. Drivers like "nv", "nvidia" and "vesa" have been used depending on the distros and the version of the xorg.
Linux uses generic drivers and I never had a need to get a video driver for any of the Linux I installed.
I normally just alter the driver statement with "nv" if "vesa" doesn't produce the ideal effect, by editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf directly. The scanning frequencies also need to match the monitor characteristic.
If Xwindows doesn't work you should be able to find out the reason from /var/log/Xorg.0.log
The Above link is helpful, but how can i download and install it from ther terminal?
If i could do that,i think that would be perfect,I have dsl connection so it shouldn't take long to download it.
Originally posted by donsmouse:
how can i download and install it from ther terminal?
Using links browser, and maybe your links compilation-installation let you use the links browser like this: links -g (framebuffer mode).
EDIT: Or "links http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html" to select your architecture; besides the nvidia installer, you need your in-use kernel sources installed. But the better option I think is gaining X access the way specified by me and saikee in the posts above.
Last edited by runnerfrog; 12-24-2006 at 01:07 PM.
He doesn't say if he resolved the problem or not - or how. But I have the same problem, same POS GX110.
Installing Ubuntu 6.06 - The onboard video is being recognized even after installation of the new card (GeForce FX 5500). I have the restricted modules and the nvidia-glx module installed. Hacked up the xorg.conf but no joy.
I'll post the error message, output of lspci, and the mods I made to xorg.conf once I get home. If someone could get me pointed in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
# /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/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/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 "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
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" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/wacom" # Change to
# /dev/input/event
# for USB
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "GeForce FX 5500"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "IBM E74M"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "GeForce FX 5500"
Monitor "IBM E74M"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Log
Code:
X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.15.7 i686
Current Operating System: Linux opti003 2.6.15-27-386 #1 PREEMPT Fri Dec 8 17:51:56 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 16 March 2006
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: Mon Feb 5 22:32:37 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "IBM E74M"
(**) | |-->Device "GeForce FX 5500"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(**) |-->Input Device "stylus"
(**) |-->Input Device "cursor"
(**) |-->Input Device "eraser"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi,/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
(==) RgbPath set to "/etc/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.8
X.Org XInput driver : 0.5
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(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 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libpcidata.so
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.8
(++) using VT number 7
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,7124 card 1028,00b4 rev 03 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,7125 card 1028,00b4 rev 03 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1e:0: chip 8086,2418 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1f:0: chip 8086,2410 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1f:1: chip 8086,2411 card 8086,2411 rev 02 class 01,01,80 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:2: chip 8086,2412 card 8086,2412 rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:3: chip 8086,2413 card 8086,2413 rev 02 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:07:0: chip 1274,1371 card 1274,1371 rev 06 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:0c:0: chip 10b7,9200 card 1028,00b4 rev 78 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Intel Bridge workaround enabled
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), 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 (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Subtractive PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:30:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0006 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfeffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x20000000 - 0x200fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:31:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(--) PCI:*(0:1:0) Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] rev 3, Mem @ 0xf8000000/26, 0xff000000/19
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) 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 0xfdfffc00 - 0xfdfffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xff000000 - 0xff07ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[2] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[3] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ecc0 - 0x0000ecff (0x40) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000dcd0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x10) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfdfffc00 - 0xfdfffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xff000000 - 0xff07ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[2] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[3] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ecc0 - 0x0000ecff (0x40) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000dcd0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x10) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[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 0xfdfffc00 - 0xfdfffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xff000000 - 0xff07ffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[8] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[9] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x0000ecc0 - 0x0000ecff (0x40) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x0000dcd0 - 0x0000dcdf (0x10) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[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 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.8
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libdrm.so
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 7.0.0, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/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 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.8
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts/libtype1.so
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvbe.so
(II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.8
(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 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.1
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.5
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.3
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.5
(II) LoadModule: "wacom"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/wacom_drv.so
(II) Module wacom: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.5
(II) Wacom driver level: 47-0.7.2 $
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-8776 Mon Oct 16 21:58:46 PDT 2006
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:01:0
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
I'm no expert, but it appears to be wanting to use the frackin' onboard video instead of the new card. And no, the onboard video cannot be disabled in BIOS. The only settings are "On' and "Auto".
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