Re: [gentoo-user] monitor acting strangely when gdm starts

[covici@ccs.covici.com]

Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday 18 February 2011 18:37:43 covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Friday 18 February 2011 10:35:15 covici@ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > > > Hi.  I have a Nvidia GeFORCE 8400 gs and when I am using the text
> > > > console and frame buffer (uvesafb) things are OK, but when I start gdm,
> > > > the monitor acts as though it was disconnected altogether.  It works
> > > > under Windows through a KVM, so I am pretty sure the monitor is OK, but
> > > > I don't understand what happens when gdm starts.  I have
> > > > Nvidia-drivers-260.19.36 but even some earlier versions I try give the
> > > > same result.  Is my card going or what?
> > > > 
> > > > Any ideas would be appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Have you followed this?
> > > 
> > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
> > > 
> > > and are you using KMS?
> > 
> > I have not changed the config from working to non-working -- if it will
> > help I can post it.  I am not sure what kms is -- I use gnome as the
> > desktop.
> 
> Have a more considered look at the link I've given.  Check the kernel settings 
> proposed there and take note of the disabling of u/vesa drivers.
I cannot do what the guide says -- I have no Nouveau in staging drivers
or anywhere it seems.   Maybe in newer kernels than the one I am using,
but I want to get this one back to working first.

One thing that I found in  my logs which might help is the following:

Feb 17 22:29:07 ccs kernel: NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 53, CMDre 00000000
00000080 00000000 00000005 00000005
Feb 17 22:29:49 ccs last message repeated 7 times

Thanks.


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