grapic card/display

KaptinKid · #1 24th June 2007, 12:59 PM

Hello

I have installed FC6 sereral months ago with display problems. I can not change 800X600. If I do I get no screen. Everytime I reboot, I get X windows can not start, do you want to diagnosis or regconfigure. I ran several of the following commands
yum install Kmod-nvidia
rpm --Uvh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm

X windows still not starting.

I went to nvidia web site and download drivers, which do not work either. same problem. Silly me I thought they could write drivers for their hardware. At this, point I am not sure if the nvidia drivers blew away, FC6 OS files or not.

I ran
glxinfo | grep direct

direct rendering is No.

I have read and read and read, but I have not found the fix.

KaptinKid · #2 24th June 2007, 01:19 PM

I tried this too.

yum install livna-config-display

I still can not change the display setting from 800X600 and I still get X windows fail to load on startup, so I have to reconfigure X windows.

leigh123linux · #3 24th June 2007, 01:23 PM

you need a i686 kernel for the kmod-nvidia to work on FC6 i386

this link will describe howto check and swap if needed

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=139751

did you re-run the nvidia installer to uninstall the driver i.e

Quote:

sh Nvidia* --uninstall

this is my working nvidia xorg.conf for the livna driver

Quote:

# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName "Philips 190V"
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "DPI" "96 x 96"
Option "coolbits" "1"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800X600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

what nvidia card do you have ?

KaptinKid · #4 24th June 2007, 01:29 PM

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

KaptinKid · #5 24th June 2007, 01:33 PM

kernel.i686 2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 installed
kernel.i686 2.6.20-1.2952.fc6 installed

leigh123linux · #6 24th June 2007, 01:36 PM

did you uninstall the Nvidia driver from Nvidia ?

what card is it?

can you post the output from these commands

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep WW

KaptinKid · #7 24th June 2007, 01:43 PM

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep WW
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(WW) No monitor specified for screen "Screen0".
(WW) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
(WW) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default.
(WW) <default pointer>: No Device specified, looking for one...
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KaptinKid · #8 24th June 2007, 01:46 PM

BFG Geforce 6200C 256MB PCI

leigh123linux · #9 24th June 2007, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaptinKid

BFG Geforce 6200C 256MB PCI

try the xorg.conf that I posted , then post the output from the same commands ( you are still using the "nv" driver and I need to get the output for the "nvidia" driver )

did you uninstall the Nvidia driver from Nvidia ?

KaptinKid · #10 24th June 2007, 01:59 PM

I tried the
sh Nvidia* --uninstall

It did not find anything, but pathing my not be correct. I not sure where executable is located. Newbie Yep.

I would think, that if I used your xorg.conf file, I would have problems, because I do not have a monitor or video card. Should I take part of it?

KaptinKid · #11 24th June 2007, 02:04 PM

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

leigh123linux · #12 24th June 2007, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaptinKid

I tried the
sh Nvidia* --uninstall

It did not find anything, but pathing my not be correct. I not sure where executable is located. Newbie Yep.

I would think, that if I used your xorg.conf file, I would have problems, because I do not have a monitor or video card. Should I take part of it?

Try the xorg.conf as it is as it should work fine ( it is generic the name dont matter

)

Quote:

I would think, that if I used your xorg.conf file, I would have problems, because I do not have a monitor or video card. Should I take part of it?

BFG Geforce 6200C 256MB PCI = video card

and you must have a monitor plugged in

KaptinKid · #13 24th June 2007, 02:23 PM

I am confused.
I have to change xorg.conf file and enter this line or change

I currently have this
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
EndSection

Should I add this line or replace something with BFG Geforce 6200C 256MB PCI = video card

leigh123linux · #14 24th June 2007, 02:37 PM

try

Quote:

su
gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

then delete everything and replace with this ( use copy & paste )

Quote:

# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName "auto"
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "DPI" "96 x 96"
Option "coolbits" "1"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x800" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800X600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

then save and exit gedit , then restart X or reboot

KaptinKid · #15 24th June 2007, 03:07 PM

I have to switch to another system.

After cut-n-pasting xorg.conf and rebooting, X windows will not restart. I get the 'normal' dialog box would I like to diagnose or reconfigure. I tried to reconfigure, but no go. so my FC6 system is now command line only.

reviewing the /var/log/Xorg.0.log

There are several warnings at the bottom

The nvidia riva tnt2 model 64/model 64 pro gpu installin this this system is supported through the nvidia 1.0-71xx