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Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> [10-12-15 09:48]: |
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> Hi again, |
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> For those mot up to date. I built a new rig that has a Nvidia GT220 |
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> card in it. I bought a brand new monitor this morning, a LG W2253, and |
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> it worked one time. I had to reboot to move some things around and |
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> when I rebooted, the GUI doesn't come up. The BIOS screen shows up and |
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> I can see the services start up as well but when it switches to vt7, it |
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> just has a little blinking cursor at the top. |
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> This is a grep of the log: |
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> root@smoker / # cat /media/disk/files/Xorg.0.log | grep EE |
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> [ 2081.047] Current Operating System: Linux fireball 2.6.36-gentoo-r4 |
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> #15 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 13 01:15:13 CST 2010 x86_64 |
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> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. |
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> [ 2081.048] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER |
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> [ 2081.057] (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, |
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> 0) |
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> [ 2081.057] (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, |
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> 0) |
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> [ 2082.101] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to obtain a shared memory |
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> identifier: Function not |
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> [ 2082.101] (EE) NVIDIA(0): implemented |
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> [ 2082.118] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not |
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> exist, 0) |
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> [ 2082.120] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA |
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> X driver not found) |
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> root@smoker / # |
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> I have tried X -configure, Xorg -configure and nvidia-xconfig and none |
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> of them do any better. I also did a emerge -e all the way up to |
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> nvidia-driver as well then reconfiged everything. Still no joy. I'm |
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> not going to mention all the reinstalls of the nvidia drivers and |
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> different versions I tried. |
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> I attached my xorg.conf file too. I can send the whole xorg.log file |
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> if needed. Oh, I always get the dri load error. I also used eselect |
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> to switch to nvidia's opengl to, many times. |
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> Could it be something weird with the card maybe? This is monitor two |
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> that has issues with it. |
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> I have a ATI card handy. If someone knows of a idiot proof guide I |
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> could follow. You know, one that you used and are confident it will |
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> work if followed. I don't have much hair left right now. :-( |
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> Just for fun, I got a Mandriva install CD and booted it up and even |
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> installed it on a spare drive. After the install, it boots just like |
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> Gentoo does. I can see the BIOS, the services and such but when it |
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> switches to vt7, just a blinking cursor. |
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> This new rig is turning into a nightmare. No wonder I waited almost 8 |
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> years. lol |
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> Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions, other than jumping in the creek. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Hi Dale, |
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me again ... 8) |
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Dont hesitate...I think everything is alright. |
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First of all: In grub add a "2" at the end of the kernel command line. |
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This will boot you into runlevel 2 (console) without trying to switch |
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to X. This way you will have a "clean" machine with no confused nvidia |
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driver hanging a around and a polling X waiting to something to |
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connect to. |
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Next is: |
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Make yourself a cup of tea (or coffee, if you prefer) cause the next |
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steps may take some compilation time... |
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As root: |
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1.) Add "hal" to the USE flags of /etc/make.conf. |
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Do a |
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emerge --color=n -p -v --newuse --update --deep world |
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to find those packages, which need to be updated/recompiled due |
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to the changes to the USE flags. This morning there was an update |
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to the nvidia driver also. |
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I does not harm to execute the emerge command, even if you have |
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hal already installed and configured. |
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2.) cd to /etc |
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mkdir hal |
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and extract the fdi rulesset, I will send you in a personal mail |
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soon. If you have already a rulesset installed DONT overwrite it |
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with mine. May be you can use mine for comparison reasons, if |
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something goes wrong. The rulesset works for me -- but that is |
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no reason, that it have to work for you. BE WARNED :) |
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Folder layout: |
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/etc/hal/fdi/...... |
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3.) Strip you xorg.conf. I will you send mine with the |
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hal/fdi-ruleset. I have a different monitori/mouse and a different |
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nvidia card. But these differences should be hidden behind hal and |
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the nvidia driver. Before installing it, check it against your |
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hardware. Again: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ! :) |
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4.) Add input_devices_evdev video_cards_nvidia to the USE flags of |
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xorg-drivers. |
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Add hal to the USE-flags of your xorg-server. |
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5.) Check your kernel config file for |
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CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y |
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If not set, configured it and recompile the kernel. Reboot. |
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5.) Recompile xorg-drivers, xorg-servers, xf86-input-evdev |
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xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse, nvidia-drivers |
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6.) Reboot |
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7.) Submit |
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telinit 3 |
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as root from the commandline. |
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Should work.... |
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I cannot make responsible for any consequences directly or |
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indirectly resulting from the usage of these instructions.... |
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Good luck! |
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Best regards, |
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mcc |
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