[QCLUG] Another video problem

[Austin Mount]

didn't read completely through your thread but just fyi the kernel 
module that is part of the vanilla source doesn't play nice with another 
one...

not sure on your distro but in gentoo you build the kernel without any 
nvidia frame buffer support or otherwise then emerge nvidia-drivers and 
it builds and the proprietary drives makes and installs the proper 
kernel module...

if you're running ubuntu or something with a live kernel that 
autodetects stuff it may be installing the module that is part of 
vanilla kernel source and then throwing up when loading the one from 
nvidia...

anywho just a thought to look into...

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Jim Hall wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Chris Cooper <QCAdmin@gmail.com 
> <mailto:QCAdmin@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Just throwing out a long shot, but have you tried booting on an older
>     kernel in case the driver likes that, or there is an older version of
>     the driver in that kernel's mods?
>
>     On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Jim Hall<volunteer.jim@gmail.com
>     <mailto:volunteer.jim@gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Christopher Kruse
>     > <kruse.christopher@gmail.com
>     <mailto:kruse.christopher@gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> I'd make sure that the kernel is fully accepting the nvidia binary
>     >> blob; check dmesg and see if it has any module insertion
>     errors.  If
>     >> not, run `lsmod | grep nvidia` to see if you have the kernel module
>     >> loaded.  It may be as simple as that.
>     >>
>     >> Other culprits: check /var/log/Xorg.*.log to see what it's
>     >> specifically failing on.
>     >>
>     >> Cheers,
>     >>
>     >> Christopher
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     > Results. dmesg is as pure as the driven snow. Kernel module is
>     loaded.
>     > Xort.*.log shows no failures. Went through Nvidia's knowledge
>     base, made a
>     > couple of changes in "xorg.conf", nothing.
>     >
>     > System boots fine until it gets to Xorg and GDM. Then get black
>     screen. If
>     > go to a different runlevel I get a console, but all of Nvidia's
>     config files
>     > are binary and need a GUI to work. Catch 22.
>     >
>     > Don't know what to try next.
>     >
>     > Jim
>     >
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>
>
> Just tried that. No difference. I believe that's because older linux 
> kernel has older nvidia kernel module which doesn't match driver on HD.
>
> I'm fairly certain this is some stupid config problem, but I don't 
> know what or where. Even if I got a 640x480 GUI, I'd have something to 
> work with.
>
> Jim