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Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Friday 18 February 2011 18:37:43 covici@××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > On Friday 18 February 2011 10:35:15 covici@××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > > > Hi. I have a Nvidia GeFORCE 8400 gs and when I am using the text |
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> > > > console and frame buffer (uvesafb) things are OK, but when I start gdm, |
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> > > > the monitor acts as though it was disconnected altogether. It works |
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> > > > under Windows through a KVM, so I am pretty sure the monitor is OK, but |
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> > > > I don't understand what happens when gdm starts. I have |
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> > > > Nvidia-drivers-260.19.36 but even some earlier versions I try give the |
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> > > > same result. Is my card going or what? |
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> > > > Any ideas would be appreciated. |
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> > > Have you followed this? |
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> > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml |
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> > > and are you using KMS? |
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> > I have not changed the config from working to non-working -- if it will |
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> > help I can post it. I am not sure what kms is -- I use gnome as the |
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> > desktop. |
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> Have a more considered look at the link I've given. Check the kernel settings |
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> proposed there and take note of the disabling of u/vesa drivers. |
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I cannot do what the guide says -- I have no Nouveau in staging drivers |
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or anywhere it seems. Maybe in newer kernels than the one I am using, |
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but I want to get this one back to working first. |
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One thing that I found in my logs which might help is the following: |
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Feb 17 22:29:07 ccs kernel: NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 53, CMDre 00000000 |
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00000080 00000000 00000005 00000005 |
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Feb 17 22:29:49 ccs last message repeated 7 times |
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Thanks. |
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Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: |
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How do |
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you spend it? |
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John Covici |
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covici@××××××××××.com |