Re: [gentoo-user] problem with nvidia card -- could it be hardware?

Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com> wrote:

> On 06/20/2014 12:31 PM, Alexander Kapshuk wrote:
> > On 06/20/2014 11:58 AM, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> >> Hi.  I am using the nvidia GeForce GT 430 for years and suddenly within
> >> the last few days, if I start gdm, it gives me an error, no screens
> >> found and dumpss core and if I let it go it will keep dumping core and
> >> filling up my root partition.  It works with my frame buffer, but no
> >> longer with gdm or even startx.  So is this some kind of strange
> >> hardware glitch?  I did downgrade the nvidia driver, but no joy.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >>
> > You may want to take a look at this,
> > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-858782-start-0.html, see if that helps.
> >
> > What is the version of your nvidia driver?
> >
> > Did the problem you're experiencing come about as a result of a recent
> > nvidia driver, and/or xorg server update?
> >
> > As already suggested, having a look at your /var/log/Xorg.0.log may
> > through some more light on what could be amiss.
> >
> >
>
> Also, if it started out of the blue, check your other hardware. When my
> power supply started to go, X would randomly crap out with "No screens
> found."
>
> I'd let it sit for a few minutes and restart X and it would be fine.
OK, thanks to everyone who has responded.  I am going to try another
card and see if that fixes the problem as there are other things going
on in my systemwhich may relate i.e. v86d is using a lot more cpu that
it used to do, so we shall see.

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