[QCLUG] Another video problem

[Jim Hall]

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On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Austin Mount <austinm@countrystone.com>wrote:

> 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...
>
> Austin D. Mount
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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
>>
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I used the .run file from Nvidia. It worked on my Debian Lenny box. This one
is Debian Etch. I ran lsmod and it says the correct nvidia kernel is
installed as a module.

Jim

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