Nvidia fx5500 mandrake 10.1 problem:Nvidia in /etc/modprobe.preload doesn't work
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Nvidia fx5500 mandrake 10.1 problem:Nvidia in /etc/modprobe.preload doesn't work
Hi,
I installed Nvidia GeForce FX5500 (AGP) on my Mandrake 10.1 Community edition, and now I have no display. When I boot, it only boots to a command prompt, and if I check the log it says:
"Failed to initialize the Nvidia kernel module!". I see there are a lot of people with the same problem, and they were able to it working by inserting the following line into the /etc/modprobe.preload file since the nvidia jernel appearantly doesn't start up automatically in mdk 10.1:
nvidia.
I did this, and when I boot now, I just get a black screen with no prompt. If I hit ctrl+alt+F2, I can get to a command prompt though.
I check the log file, and I can't see anything wrong there either. The XF86Config file has 'nvidia' for driver, and 'glx' is un-commented.
The driver I downloaded is:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run
The driver appear in:
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers
I am running kernel 2.6.8.1 (from uname -r)
Here are some parts of Xorg.0.log, and it looks like the driver is loaded correctly, but I am not sure why I get a black screen instead of X.
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(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xE4000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce FX 5500
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.34.20.69.01
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 4X
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 262144 kBytes
(II) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s): CRT-0
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 400 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 400 MHz
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(WW) NVIDIA(0): config file hsync range 30-70kHz not within DDC hsync ranges.
(WW) NVIDIA(0): config file vrefresh range 50-120Hz not within DDC vrefresh ranges.
(II) NVIDIA(0): monitor1: Using hsync range of 30.00-70.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): monitor1: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-120.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 400.00 MHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1280x800" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1680x1050" (width too large for virtual size)
.....
.....
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1920x1200" (width too large for virtual size)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "700x525" (height 1050 is larger than
(WW) NVIDIA(0): EDID-specified maximum 1024)
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "768x576":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync width (846 - 832 = 14) not a multiple of 8
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "576x384":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (589) not a multiple of 8
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "360x200":
(WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (378) not a multiple of 8
(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for display device CRT-0:
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz
...
....
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "320x175": 15.8 MHz, 37.9 kHz, 85.3 Hz (D)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display dimensions: (330, 240) mm
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (78, 81)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] 0 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
[1] 0 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[3] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[4] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xe7006000 - 0xe70060ff (0x100) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xe7004000 - 0xe70040ff (0x100) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xe7000000 - 0xe7003fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xe7005000 - 0xe70057ff (0x800) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xe0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xe4000000 - 0xe4ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[14] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B](OprD)
[15] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[16] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e81f (0x20) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e41f (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc07 (0x8) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d403 (0x4) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d003 (0x4) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000ccff (0x100) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000c800 - 0x0000c81f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000c400 - 0x0000c41f (0x20) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x0000c000 - 0x0000c00f (0x10) IX[B]
[30] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B](OprU)
[31] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1024x768"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
(**) Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Mouse1: Device: "/dev/mouse"
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
(==) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse1: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 5
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Here is my -etc-modprobe.preload file:
# /etc/modprobe.preload: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are
# to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Comments begin with
# a `#', and everything on the line after them are ignored.
# this file is for module-init-tools (kernel 2.5 and above) ONLY
# for old kernel use /etc/modules
via-agp
nvidia
********************************************************
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This is my modprobe.conf file:
# This file is autogenerated from /etc/modules.conf using generate-modprobe.conf command
# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.6 ---
options snd device_mode=0666
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
alias char-major-195* nvidia
*********************************************************
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>My XF86Config file is here:
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
####### Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "glx" #David
EndSection
There wasn't anything in this file, which I can believe is a problem. However, I added what you suggested, and changed the driver to 'nvidia' in /etc/X11/XF86Config, and I still had the same problem.
Here's a link to another thread on this website which posts some suggestions and responses to those suggestions.. try it out and let us know if it worked at all for you.
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