Nvidia 1.0-8174 driver problems, slack10.2
i have tried afew times installing the latest nvidia v1.0-8174 driver but it doesnt work properly. the version i have used before this was 1.0-7676 and it worked.
i did the same steps to setup this driver as i did the last successful one. im gonna try and reinstall the older version in afew minutes and see if that one still works fine as it used to. the problem is that when i startx, it displays the nice white nvidia splash screen then flickers and goes back to a very distorted console... this would be somewhat ok, since i could try and reconfigure and startx to test again. but this isnt the case; i have to hard-reset the computer to get back to normal console (yes this seems to be the only way) and is annoying. there are no 'error's in the Xorg log, but there are afew warnings, which ill post (which i bet have nothing to do with it anyway): Code:
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/". Thanks edit: ok the old one doesnt work either :p in my lilo.conf i set it "vga=" to "normal". this prevents from having to reboot after the screen flashes (it goes to normal console not screwed up one). i normally have it to "vga=773" |
Looks like driver's setup changed your configuration. Check for backup copy of old config file. If there are no backups (or backup was overwritten while installing older driver) re-configure X by some tool or edit configuration manually.
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One of the things that changed with the latest drivers is that UseEdidFreqs is now on by default. From the changelog:
"Made UseEdidFreqs "on" by default; the NVIDIA X driver will use the valid HorizSync and VertRefresh frequency ranges from the EDID whenever possible." This means that, if you were using a resolution that is not "standard" to your monitor, it will be rejected during driver initialization (I had the same problem at home). You can try setting it to false to see if it fixes your problem. Just add: Option UseEdidFreqs "false" to the "Device" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and restart X11. HTH Andre |
You might want to give new 'nvidia-xconfig' tool a try (nvidia-xconfig -h for options).
It worked fine in this location (I slightly edited "Device" & added "Conposite" extension by hand) As pvs said, check for backup copy of old config file first. |
kozaki/pvs: i think that tool was automatically run after i installed it, and it created a new xorg.conf file, which didnt work.
blueser: ok i never heard of that... however, my monitor is using valid vert/horizontal sync rates and display resolutions, as i got from the manufactuerer's site.. but ill try that option. thanks all |
ok i tried it in the device then monitor sections with no luck.. X displays nvidia splash screen then goes to console, not showing any specific error/warning.
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I tried to get NVIDIA run severl times but finally (several weeks ago) I succeded and saved my HOWTO:
go to http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-7676.html, download NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run and run # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run good luck |
i know where to get and how to run the install file for the driver.. the problem is with the xorg.conf file.
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OK. This includes the critical part of my xorg.conf
My monitor has a (Debian-)non-standard HorizSync range, and until getting the right lower-limit (31.5) I could see nothing. Found the value in the monitor harware specifications. Set it using the Debian configuration tool (additionaly, maybe I also commented out that Driver "nv" line "by hand"?) Code:
Section "Device" |
ok the only thing i dont have is the Option DPMS.. i have already edited the xorg.conf file by hand and included my sync/refresh rates, as found on the manufacturer's website.
i searched the README file that comes with the installer for DPMS and it couldnt find it.. what is this? |
sorry don't know ...
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ok i tried that option in the monitor section but X wouldnt start, so it must mean i cant use that there.
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This may be the same thing that happened to me, but not to the extent of losing a screen. I run dual monitors and when I upgraded to the new nvidia driver, my right monitor had a smaller display, the OSD display said it was running at 84Khz/68Hz, when in my xorg.conf file I specifically tell it to run both monitors at 48khz/60hz. I figured out that the new driver was getting setting from my moniter (NEC MultiSync 70). Long story short I turned off the detection of the monitor settings with: Option "NoDDC", in the device section.
Hope this works for you. Here is snippet from my xorg.conf file: # This monitor is on the NVidia PCI card Section "Monitor" Identifier "CompaqCV715" VendorName "Compaq" ModelName "CV715" HorizSync 48 - 48 VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0 Option "dpms" EndSection # This monitor is on the NVidia AGP card Section "Monitor" Identifier "NECMSync70" VendorName "NEC" ModelName "MultiSync70" HorizSync 48 - 48 VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0 Option "dpms" EndSection # This section is for the PCI Card 0x0171 Section "Device" Identifier "NVidiaPCI" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "Videocard vendor" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440" BusID "PCI:0:11:0" Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT" Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M" Option "NoDDC" # Option "TVOutFormat" "CRT" EndSection # This section is for the AGP Card 0x0182 Section "Device" Identifier "NvidiaAGP" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVidia" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440se with AGP8X" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT" Option "NoDDC" EndSection # Screen section for AGP card Section "Screen" Identifier "ScreenAGP" Device "NVidiaAGP" Monitor "NECMSync70" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection # Screen section for PCI card Section "Screen" Identifier "ScreenPCI" Device "NVidiaPCI" Monitor "CompaqCV715" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection |
ok thanks :D
as i said, i tried the option DPMS (in caps i did, u did yours in lowercase, i wouldnt think that would matter would it?), and it didnt even startx ill check out that NoDCC setting you had, maybe those 2 options/settings go hand in hand Thanks |
nadroj (and others)
Just as an information, just in case: a recent experience with Nvidia. I made a major upgrade of my Debian testing, which also involved many updates concerning the X system. Afterwards, X/KDE failed to start, although Nvidia showed its splash but nothing more happened: the system just changed to black screen and console login.:cry: I got an advice from a friend: Probably the X update resets some links to point at the wrong (default) graphics library. Try to fix that (or maybe re-install Nvidia)!:tisk: Luckily a had saved the installation package that I last used (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run) and just run it again from the console with no problems. That fixed the links (or whatever, don't know really) and the graphics is OK again.:p I did not touch the xorg.conf file (the earlier update didn't either since it's manually changed long ago). |
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