Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Spencer Ogden <spencer@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Nvidia blank screen
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:32:42
Message-Id: 44070FB2.70102@spencerogden.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Nvidia blank screen by B Vance
1 I will try the latest version when I next have a chance.
2
3 As an additional note, my xorg.cong works fine with the vesa driver, so
4 the rest of the setup is fine.
5
6 Thanks,
7
8 Spencer
9
10 B Vance wrote:
11
12 >With Nvidia-drivers, the unstable are the best ones to use. I'd try
13 >using the most recent release (1.0.8178-r3) and the same for
14 >nvidia-glx.
15 >
16 >Just as a note.. Make sure that you haven't accidentally put your
17 >monitor resolution too high for it to show or at an incorrect Hz range.
18 >
19 >B. Vance
20 >On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 10:18 -0500, Spencer Ogden wrote:
21 >
22 >
23 >>Apologies if this has been discussed before, but I wasn't able to find
24 >>any resent postings about similar problems.
25 >>
26 >>I have a fresh install of 2006.0 amd64 on a Gigabyte , which includes
27 >>onboard Nvidia video, calling itself a GeForce 6150. I am running
28 >>stable, with the 2.6.15-gentoo-r5 kernel. The nvidia-kernel driver
29 >>compiles and loads fine, version 1.0.6629-r5.
30 >>
31 >>This first problem was that loading the module does not create the
32 >>/dev/nvidia* nodes. Running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh fixed this. Are there
33 >>missing udev rules? The load event shows up in udevmonitor.
34 >>
35 >>That at least allowed X to try and load. Only now I get a blank screen,
36 >>which is totally unresponsive, even to Cntl-Alt-BS. Only a reset gets me
37 >>out of it (Can't kill X remotely). There are no mentions of problems in
38 >>the log.
39 >>
40 >>I have tried some of the random fixes mentioned on line including:
41 >>Option "NoRenderExtension"
42 >>Option "NvAGP" "1" or "0"
43 >>
44 >>But haven't made any progress. There have been many postings over the
45 >>years about blank screen on amd64 platforms, but none with recent
46 >>kernels and Nvidia driver versions.
47 >>
48 >>Are these known problems? Should I try the unstable versions?
49 >>
50 >>Thanks in advance,
51 >>
52 >>Spencer
53 >>
54 >>
55 >>
56 >
57 >
58 >
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