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I used yast online update to install the nvidia drivers.
When i tried to log in again the whole screen was just black--the display just wouldnt work. I tried leaving it onfor a while --i went out for a few hours came back and still no display.
Should i just go back to using whatever i had in the first place?
is there an easy way to do this?
thanks for your help in advance
I haven't had this specific problem, however, I have (so far) had good success with downloading and installing nvidia's drivers directly from their site according to their instructions.
Rick D.
thanks
my problem is that i cant see anything at this point...
is there a way i can revert to the default video card drivers that were installed with SUSE?
well figured out how to revert--just replaced nvidia with nv in the xF86Config file.
wonder why it didnt work...my card is a GeForce 440 mx 64. Which is i guess a few years old now, have the drivers surpassed this card?
no the drivers support the card just fine, perhaps you need to grab the official drivers and install them properly, instead of using yast's precompiled modules
In addition to using the install file from Nvidia, you should also read the README on the Nvidia site. Depending on what X-Server you are using, you will need to comment out some lines and add a few. For example, GLX should be loaded to take advantage of the nvidia driver.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-4363.html
check the install .pdf or the .txt doc you didn't spec, if is Geforce2 - 4
good luck
Dan
I have the same problem (haven't checked the nvidia site yet).
Additionally, I noticed that my keyboard hang after logging in, mouse was still functioning.
What I find odd is that KDM is functioning (or GDM for that matter), they also use X, right?
Well... followed the nvidia readme which basically says that you should use YOU for driver installation. Everything installed just fine, but my card (N6600LE) is still recognized as a VESA card... Setting this manually to 'nv' crashes X
Go to control center-yast2 modules-hardware-graphics card and pick your card from list. You can also set 3d acceration on at this time. I know your card is there because we have similar cards.
ed
Nop, it really isn't. I have the option to change some VESA options (3 to be precice), that is it. I can change my monitor, but that is not what I want.Quote:
Originally Posted by enshum
Afterwards, I reinvoked the NVidia script (somewhere in /usr/...) and the script reported that there was already an nvidia driver installed and whether I would like to deinstal the first one and install the new one. Version numbers were the same, so I reinstalled.
Started SaX, but again only a VESA option.
Started SaX with the '-m 0-nv' option. Some lines on NVidia printed on the console, but still no go. SaX still only sees VESA, but my option list has grown (I know have about 10 options)! My monitor resolution is screwed up now, that is the downside...
Since you have almost the same card, could you post your xorg.conf?
To debug a bit more, here is the output of running 'SaX -m 0-nv'
/*************
SaX2 log : SaX2 version 7.1 - SVN Release: 1.49 2003/03/17
**************
SVN BUILD : 26443
:
DESCRIPTION : X11 configuration log file to collect information
: about detection, startup and configuration.
: There are three parts of logging:
: ---
: 1) INIT ( detection, 3D )
: 2) STARTUP ( xorg.conf, X11 log, glxinfo )
: 3) CONFIG ( config actions )
: ---
:
VERSION : SaX2 compiled for: [SUSE LINUX 10.0 (i586)]
PARAMETER : -m 0=nv
:
LOG DATE : Fri Feb 17 19:27:10 CET 2006
*************/
============================
Framebuffer Info:
----------------------------
mode "1280x1024-77"
# D: 131.096 MHz, H: 80.328 kHz, V: 76.649 Hz
geometry 1280 1024 1280 1024 16
timings 7628 160 32 16 4 160 4
rgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0
endmode
Frame buffer device information:
Name : VESA VGA
Address : 0xd0000000
Size : 10485760
Type : PACKED PIXELS
Visual : TRUECOLOR
XPanStep : 0
YPanStep : 0
YWrapStep : 0
LineLength : 2560
Accelerator : No
17-Feb 19:27:11 <I> Initializing...
17-Feb 19:27:13 <I> [ Sysp: Mouse detection data
Mouse0 => Protocol : explorerps/2
Mouse0 => Device : /dev/input/mice
Mouse0 => Buttons : 5
Mouse0 => Wheel : 1
Mouse0 => Emulate : 0
Mouse0 => Name : ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse
Mouse0 => VendorID : 0x0210
Mouse0 => DeviceID : 0x0013
Mouse0 => Profile : <undefined>
]17-Feb 19:27:13 <I> [ Sysp: Keyboard detection data
Keyboard0 => XkbModel : pc104
Keyboard0 => XkbLayout : us
]
17-Feb 19:27:13 <I> [ Sysp: Server detection data
Card0 => BusId : 0x1
Card0 => SlotId : 0x00
Card0 => FuncId : 0x0
Card0 => Vendor : VESA
Card0 => Device : Framebuffer Graphics
Card0 => VID : 0x10de
Card0 => DID : 0x00f4
Card0 => Module : nv
Card0 => BusType : AGP
Card0 => Detected : 1
Card0 => Flag : DEFAULT
Card0 => SUB-VID : 0x1043
Card0 => SUB-DID : 0x81dd
Card0 => DrvProfile : Depth24,NVidia
]
17-Feb 19:27:23 <I> [ Sysp: XStuff detection data
Card0 => DDC : <undefined>
Card0 => Name : Generic Monitor
Card0 => Vendor : Generic
Card0 => Primary : 01-00-0
Card0 => Chipset : <undefined>
Card0 => Vsync : 61
Card0 => Hsync : 63
Card0 => Vesa : 1280 1024 62 60
Card0 => FbTiming : "1280x1024" 102.62 1280 1312 1472 1632 1024 1028 1032 1048 -HSync -VSync
Card0 => Dacspeed : 220
Card0 => Memory : 262144
Card0 => Current : 01-00-0
Card0 => RawDef : None
Card0 => Option : None
Card0 => Extension : None
Card0 => Module : nv
Card0 => Display : CRT
]
17-Feb 19:27:24 <I> [ Sysp: 3D detection data
Card3D0 => Install : <none>
Card3D0 => Remove : <none>
Card3D0 => Packages : <none>
Card3D0 => Active : 0
Card3D0 => Answer : no
Card3D0 => ScriptReal : <none>
Card3D0 => ScriptSoft : <none>
Card3D0 => Flag : <none>
]
17-Feb 19:27:38 <X> Startup...
17-Feb 19:27:38 <X> Startup on new Server: <:0.0>
17-Feb 19:27:38 <X> Logging File contents: /tmp/sax2-29142/xorg.conf [
# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2006-02-17T19:27:25+0100.
#
# Version: 7.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [SaX2] (7.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 340 270
HorizSync 31-64
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1280X1024@60HZ"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "--> VESA"
VertRefresh 50-60
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1280x1024" 102.62 1280 1312 1472 1632 1024 1028 1032 1048 -HSync -VSync
EndSection
Section "Device"
BoardName "Framebuffer Graphics"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nv"
Identifier "Device[0]"
VendorName "VESA"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection
]
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Ok, forget about it, text too long. Here is my xorg.conf
# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2007-02-16T22:42:09+0100.
#
# Version: 7.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (7.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "type1"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "freetype"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 340 270
HorizSync 31-91
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1280X1024@85HZ"
VendorName "--> VESA"
VertRefresh 50-85
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1280x1024" 155.46 1280 1424 1560 1776 1024 1025 1028 1058
Modeline "1280x960" 145.77 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1007
Modeline "1280x960" 126.27 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001
Modeline "1280x960" 107.32 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 995
Modeline "1280x800" 120.33 1280 1368 1504 1728 800 801 804 839
Modeline "1280x800" 104.35 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 835
Modeline "1280x800" 88.68 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 830
Modeline "1152x864" 116.71 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 906
Modeline "1152x864" 102.08 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 901
Modeline "1152x864" 86.70 1152 1224 1344 1536 864 865 868 896
Modeline "1280x768" 114.53 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 806
Modeline "1280x768" 99.17 1280 1352 1488 1696 768 769 772 801
Modeline "1280x768" 84.35 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 797
Modeline "1024x768" 92.05 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 806
Modeline "1024x768" 79.52 1024 1080 1192 1360 768 769 772 801
Modeline "1024x768" 67.48 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 797
Modeline "800x600" 55.22 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 630
Modeline "800x600" 47.53 800 840 920 1040 600 601 604 626
Modeline "800x600" 40.19 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 623
Modeline "768x576" 50.62 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 605
Modeline "768x576" 43.52 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 601
Modeline "768x576" 37.37 768 800 880 992 576 577 580 598
Modeline "640x480" 34.80 640 672 736 832 480 481 484 504
Modeline "640x480" 29.84 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 501
Modeline "640x480" 25.10 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 498
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection
Section "Device"
BoardName "Framebuffer Graphics"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nv"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
VendorName "VESA"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
EndSection