From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PrABC-0000HF-14 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:22:30 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 299C6E05A5; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:21:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wlym.com (wlym.com [66.135.63.43]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3908E05A5 for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:21:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ccs.covici.com (pool-71-171-100-42.clppva.fios.verizon.net [71.171.100.42]) (authenticated bits=128) by wlym.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id p1KEL0b9025966 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:21:02 -0600 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1KEKu09002492 for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:20:59 -0500 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] monitor acting strangely when gdm starts In-reply-to: <201102181858.34767.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> References: <14727.1298025315@ccs.covici.com> <201102181147.25923.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <22612.1298054263@ccs.covici.com> <201102181858.34767.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Comments: In-reply-to Mick message dated "Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:58:23 +0000." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.2.1 Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:20:56 -0500 Message-ID: <2491.1298211656@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 6e8a9f31a9719bbad81c77640eb6c373 Mick wrote: > On Friday 18 February 2011 18:37:43 covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > Mick 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. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com