nVidia Troubles

keefaz · 08-03-2005, 07:10 AM

Did you check AGP settings ?
Have tried Option "NvAGP" "1" in xorg.conf ?
What does lsmod show about agp modules ?
Also, AGP motherboard chip could be found with
/sbin/lspci | grep -i agp

ncf · 08-03-2005, 04:59 PM

Sorry, I don't know if I mentioned this earlier, but my graphics card is PCI. I've got an onboard one that doesn't support games, so I had to go out and get one, and there is no AGP slot on my MB.

Recompiling the kernel without VESA Framebuffer support did not solve the problem, and I'm still slightly unsure what riemann_noodles might have changed to make it work. :\

Thanks for your continuing time

-Wes

riemann_noodles · 08-05-2005, 10:42 PM

Hi. Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. i did fix the pixel problem on my first recompile, but I also lost network connection. i tried to recompile again aand I totally blew the system. I've spent the last few days trying to get it back to where I was. I believe egag is right that there was no GLX option, but there was an option that affected whether or not it was used. Sorry I don't have any info right now- I'm totally new to this and I only halfway knew what I was doing n the first recompile. But I know that it can be fixed

- I just wish I knew what I did. I will let you know as I retrace my steps what works and what doesn't.

north49er · 08-06-2005, 12:13 AM

I checked dell dimension 3000 and it has integrated intel extreme graphics video. In order to use other cards you'll have to disble the integrated video. This model has pci slots only, so you'll have to check to see if your card is compatible for this dell model.

ncf · 08-06-2005, 02:41 AM

riemann_noodles, your continual assistance is greatly appreciated, and I would love to know how it goes for you. As for your network going down, I had the same problem, and having to go back to work on a project and being 3 weeks behind -current, I just upgraded again to slackware-current and did a few changes so the new config files would work

(I think there was an inittab update or something like that in there).
Out of curiousity, does your MB have integrated video also?

north49er: As far as I know, the intel i820 (or i810--unsure) seems to be automatically disabling itself when it notices the nVidia card in a PCI slot. Are you suggesting that there is a bios setting I need to change? If so, then I shall look into it.

Have a GREAT day
-Wes

riemann_noodles · 08-06-2005, 06:21 AM

ncf: Yes, i've got integrated nForce2. I have fixed my network problem with a 2.6.12 kernel compile, which has an experimental reverse engineered forcedeth driver option- I disabled everything but that and just forgot about trying to install the drivers from nvidia.com since it's working now.

I have also fixed the green pixel problem again! though I'm still not exactly sure of the source. I'm learning how this all works as I go along.

When recompiling 2.6.12 under Device Drivers > Graphics Support I have included only:
Support for Frame Buffer Devices and selected only Vesa VGA Graphics Support.

This works, but the console is low-res, which is worth the trade off for now, as I don't have to reboot every time I exit X.

Before, when I was getting the green pixels, I had these included under Support for Frame Buffer Devices:

Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers
Enable Tile Blitting Support

under Console display driver support I had included:

Video mode selection support
Framebuffer Console support
Select compiled-in fonts
VGA 8x8 font
VGA 8x16 font

and everything included under Logo Configuration (although I dont believe this part matters)

Tomorrow I may try to reinclude some of these options and see which one causes the problem- but for now my eyes are about to bleed

Here is my present working .config:

Code:

#
# Device Drivers
#

#
# Character devices
#
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set

#
# Serial drivers
#
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACPI is not set
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=4
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED is not set

#
# Non-8250 serial port support
#
CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_JSM is not set
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
# CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set
CONFIG_PRINTER=y
# CONFIG_LP_CONSOLE is not set
# CONFIG_PPDEV is not set
# CONFIG_TIPAR is not set

#
# IPMI
#
# CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER is not set

#
# Watchdog Cards
#
# CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
# CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
# CONFIG_NVRAM is not set
# CONFIG_RTC is not set
# CONFIG_GEN_RTC is not set
# CONFIG_DTLK is not set
# CONFIG_R3964 is not set
# CONFIG_APPLICOM is not set
# CONFIG_SONYPI is not set

#
# Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
#
# CONFIG_FTAPE is not set
CONFIG_AGP=m
# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_INTEL is not set
CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA=m
# CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_EFFICEON is not set
CONFIG_DRM=m
# CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_MWAVE is not set
# CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER is not set
# CONFIG_HPET is not set
# CONFIG_HANGCHECK_TIMER is not set

#
# TPM devices
#
# CONFIG_TCG_TPM is not set

#
# I2C support
#
# CONFIG_I2C is not set

#
# Dallas's 1-wire bus
#
# CONFIG_W1 is not set

#
# Misc devices
#
# CONFIG_IBM_ASM is not set

#
# Multimedia devices
#
# CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set

#
# Digital Video Broadcasting Devices
#
# CONFIG_DVB is not set

#
# Graphics support
#
CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
CONFIG_FB_SOFT_CURSOR=y
# CONFIG_FB_MACMODES is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
# CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_I810 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_INTEL is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set
# CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set
# CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_GEODE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set

#
# Console display driver support
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set

#
# Logo configuration
#
# CONFIG_LOGO is not set
# CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT is not set

#
# Sound
#
CONFIG_SOUND=y

#
# Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
#
CONFIG_SND=y
CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=y
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
# CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY is not set
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
# CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set
# CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set

#
# Generic devices
#
CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=y
# CONFIG_SND_DUMMY is not set
CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI=y
# CONFIG_SND_MTPAV is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set
CONFIG_SND_MPU401=y

#
# PCI devices
#
CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=y
# CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8810 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8820 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8830 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_BT87X is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=y
# CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1X is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CA0106 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MIXART is not set
# CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME96 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME9652 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDSP is not set
# CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ALS4000 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ENS1370 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ENS1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1938 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1968 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_FM801 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ICE1712 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ICE1724 is not set
CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0=y
# CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VX222 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL is not set

#
# USB devices
#
CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=y
# CONFIG_SND_USB_USX2Y is not set

#
# Open Sound System
#
# CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME is not set

Hope this helps!