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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] upgraded video card from geforce 6600 to geforce 8600...
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:13:08
Message-Id: 200801312113.00773.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-user] upgraded video card from geforce 6600 to geforce 8600... by "Budd
1 On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Budd, Tracy wrote:
2 > > -----Original Message-----
3 > > From: Volker Armin Hemmann
4 > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:42 PM
5 > > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
6 > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] upgraded video card from geforce
7 > > 6600 to geforce 8600...
8 > >
9 > > On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Budd, Tracy wrote:
10 > > > I recompiled nvidia-drivers, but when I tried running X, I
11 > >
12 > > got a blank
13 > >
14 > > > screen.
15 > > >
16 > > > Couldn't get back to the console.
17 > > >
18 > > > I suspect this is something simple, but I don't know what it is.
19 > > >
20 > > > Any help is appreciated.
21 > >
22 > > any information is appreciated.
23 > >
24 > > Usually, you don't need to do anything when switching the cards.
25 > > --
26 > > gentoo-user@l.g.o mailing list
27 >
28 > Thank you for the reply.
29 >
30 > That is what I thought too, which is why I am confused.
31 >
32 > I get a "no signal found" message on the monitor when I run X now.
33 > Never had any problem with the old card.
34 > Don't seem to have any graphics problems in windoz either.
35 > Very puzzling.
36
37 could you please post your xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log?
38
39 and make sure that there aren't any 'backup' xorg.confs in /root or /tmp ...
40
41 This is my xorg.conf for a 8600 and a 1680x1050 tft:
42
43 Section "ServerLayout"
44 Identifier "Layout0"
45 Screen 0 "Screen0"
46 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
47 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
48 EndSection
49
50 Section "Files"
51 RgbPath "/usr/lib64/X11/rgb"
52 EndSection
53
54 Section "Module"
55 Load "dbe"
56 Load "extmod"
57 Load "type1"
58 Load "freetype"
59 Load "glx"
60 Load "evdev"
61 EndSection
62
63 Section "InputDevice"
64 Identifier "Mouse0"
65 Driver "evdev"
66 # Driver "mouse"
67 Option "CorePointer"
68 # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
69 # Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
70 # Option "Buttons" "14"
71 # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
72 # Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
73 Option "Resolution" "800"
74
75 Option "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
76 Option "evBits" "+1-2"
77 Option "keyBits" "~272-287"
78 Option "relBits" "~0-2 ~6 ~8"
79
80 EndSection
81
82 Section "InputDevice"
83 Identifier "Keyboard0"
84 Driver "evdev"
85 Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
86 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
87 Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
88 Option "XkbLayout" "de"
89 Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
90 EndSection
91
92 Section "Monitor"
93 Identifier "Monitor0"
94 VendorName "Unknown"
95 ModelName "Unknown"
96 HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
97 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
98 Option "DPMS"
99 EndSection
100
101 Section "Device"
102 Identifier "Device0"
103 Driver "nvidia"
104 VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
105 EndSection
106
107 Section "Screen"
108 Identifier "Screen0"
109 Device "Device0"
110 Monitor "Monitor0"
111 DefaultDepth 24
112 SubSection "Display"
113 Depth 24
114 EndSubSection
115 EndSection
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