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From: covici@××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] problem with nvidia card -- could it be hardware?
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 08:18:48
Message-Id: 6899.1403338718@ccs.covici.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] problem with nvidia card -- could it be hardware? by Daniel Frey
1 Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > On 06/20/2014 12:31 PM, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
4 > > On 06/20/2014 11:58 AM, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
5 > >> Hi. I am using the nvidia GeForce GT 430 for years and suddenly within
6 > >> the last few days, if I start gdm, it gives me an error, no screens
7 > >> found and dumpss core and if I let it go it will keep dumping core and
8 > >> filling up my root partition. It works with my frame buffer, but no
9 > >> longer with gdm or even startx. So is this some kind of strange
10 > >> hardware glitch? I did downgrade the nvidia driver, but no joy.
11 > >>
12 > >> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
13 > >>
14 > > You may want to take a look at this,
15 > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-858782-start-0.html, see if that helps.
16 > >
17 > > What is the version of your nvidia driver?
18 > >
19 > > Did the problem you're experiencing come about as a result of a recent
20 > > nvidia driver, and/or xorg server update?
21 > >
22 > > As already suggested, having a look at your /var/log/Xorg.0.log may
23 > > through some more light on what could be amiss.
24 > >
25 > >
26 >
27 > Also, if it started out of the blue, check your other hardware. When my
28 > power supply started to go, X would randomly crap out with "No screens
29 > found."
30 >
31 > I'd let it sit for a few minutes and restart X and it would be fine.
32 OK, thanks to everyone who has responded. I am going to try another
33 card and see if that fixes the problem as there are other things going
34 on in my systemwhich may relate i.e. v86d is using a lot more cpu that
35 it used to do, so we shall see.
36
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40 you spend it?
41
42 John Covici
43 covici@××××××××××.com