Gul Dukat

Oke, I managed to foind a way around, so I can post my xorg.conf. First I'm posting my xorg.conf with the old nVidia-driver (8178), with whih I can boot without any problems: # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us(alt-intl)" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Hansol Electronics" ModelName "Hansol Electronics Mazellan710P" HorizSync 30-95 VertRefresh 47-160 # Monitor preferred modeline (85.0 Hz vsync, 91.1 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4) ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_120" 176.01 1152 1240 1368 1584 864 865 868 926 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_100" 143.47 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_85" 119.65 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_75" 104.99 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 902 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_60" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_50" 66.85 1152 1208 1328 1504 864 865 868 889 -HSync +Vsync EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "nVidia Corporation" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)" Driver "nvidia" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection And this is my xorg.conf with the newest nVidia-drivers (8756). The one with which I can't get X up and running: # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us(alt-intl)" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Hansol Electronics" ModelName "Hansol Electronics Mazellan710P" HorizSync 30-95 VertRefresh 47-160 # Monitor preferred modeline (85.0 Hz vsync, 91.1 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4) ModeLine "1280x1024" 157.5 1280 1344 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1072 +hsync +vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_120" 176.01 1152 1240 1368 1584 864 865 868 926 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_100" 143.47 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 915 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_85" 119.65 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 907 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_75" 104.99 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 902 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_60" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895 -HSync +Vsync # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake] ModeLine "1152x864_50" 66.85 1152 1208 1328 1504 864 865 868 889 -HSync +Vsync EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "nVidia Corporation" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)" Driver "nvidia" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1152 864 EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection Hopes this helps.

Tyme, thx for your reaction. The I've already tried the suggestions you made. But to be honest, I don't have that line in my xorg.conf. Isn't that line added to your xorg.conf after you installed the nvidia-drivers from the PLF-source? As for posting my xorg.conf. I wish I would know how to do that. As I can't get X and therefor KDE up and running. That would mean I would have to manually retype my xorg.conf on another computer with which I can get onto the internet and post it here. I'm open for other sollutions though.

I changed it manually. Will try to do it automatically, hopes it workes. Thanks for your input. Tried your modifications, but with no effect. X still won't start.

Mmm, oke. Did you let nVidia configure xorg.conf automatically? Or did you do it yourself and what did you change in xorg.conf then?

To be honest, I've been trying to install them on a pc with the 2.6.14-2mdk kernel sand on another pc I'm running a 2.6.12-18mdk kernel, and on both I'm having the same problem. After manually trying to start X from CLI, I seem to get the following error: Fatal server error: no screens found. Any ideas on this? I only seem to have this problem with the new driver 1.0-8756. I didn't seem to ahave those problems with the drivers before. Hope you guys have any ideas on how to get X up and running again.

Yep, it's called a KVM-switch. At least, that's what they call it here in Holland. Don't know bout the States though. You can use 1 monitor, 1 keyboard and 1 mouse with 2 or more computers. I exactly use 2 of them. B)

Thanks, looks good though. Will try them, as soon as I have the nVidia-driver thing, sorted out.

Thanks for the advice. Will try to put an # in front, first.

I have driver=nvidia I always download the drivers from nVidia. Could i better take those of plf?

I installed the driver from the nVidia-site. But I have both the entries you named. Should I delete /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so?

I will look into it later. I currently have an other problem after installing the all new nVidia-drivers.

Hi, apparently after installing the new nVidia-drivers, I ran into some trouble. X won't start. After carefully examining my /var/log/Xorg.0.log file, I found out that the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so won't load. Any ideas on how to solve this or is this an issue of the new nVidia-driver? Never had any troubles with their old drivers.

Hi, I jst reinstalled Mandriva 2006 December-edition on my pc and I was wondering, how do I change the theme, which is Christmas-like, to something else? Is the login-screen called KDM by the way? Thanks in advance. [moved from Installing Mandriva by spinynorman]

Oke, I will.

Nothing, I only get unknown file or directorie :o @ ffi: When I used XFdrake, I got a coloured screen. So that must be oke.

@Scarecrow, thanks again for your reply. But I did as you suggested with no result. Even tried changing to vese and later to nv. Also commented all the glx related parts. But the result is the same. I stil can't log in to KDE or any other Window-manager.

Mmm, that would be a bit strange. As I didn't change the monitor settings. I'm using a Liyama Vision Master Pro 454 @ 1280x1024. Will try those settings you suggested in a moment.

Mmm, I checked again and I found something: (WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "1152x768" (WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (1178) not a multiple of 8 (WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "768x576": (WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync width (846 - 832 = 14) not a multiple of 8 (WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "576x384": (WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (589) not a multiple of 8 (WW) NVIDIA(0): Not using mode "360x200": (WW) NVIDIA(0): horizontal sync start (378) not a multiple of 8 (WW) NVIDIA(0): No size information available in CRT-0's EDID; cannot compute (WW) NVIDIA(0): DPI from EDID

Not that I can see.

Thanks Ian. Tried it. But I get bombed out, back to the konsole. The error I get is: The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols Ignoring extra symbols Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE "unix/:-1" refcount is 2, should be ; fixing Hopes this helps.

Thanks ffi. I treid the things that you've suggested. But I still can't log in.

Thanks, I tried to rename it in init 3 mode, but it didn't change a thing. I still can't log in to KDE or any other Windows-manager for that matter.

Thanks for your reply Ianw. But the kernel and its source match up. Also reisntalling the nVidia-drivers didn't change a thing. Thanks for your reply. But I tried to log in using IceWM, but I ran into the same problem as a I had with KDE. By the way scarecrow. Where might I find that hidden directory .kde?

Hi, after I shut down my computer yesterday, I can't seem to login to Mandriva today. Here's the thing. I booted my pc and all went well. I saw the nVidia-logo and after that the login-screen appears. I typed my username and my password and after that the screen goes black for, lets say 2 seconds, and then I'm back at the login screen. This is like an unendless circle. Really have no idea where to look. so I hope some of you can help me out here. Btw, I'm running Mandriva 2006, with KDE 3.4.2 and an nVidia 6600GT graphics card. My computer worked fine, until this morning. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks Arctic. I fond it a little bit strange. Because I installed FC5 on one of my desktops too, and I didn't have the error there. Only on my notebook. Which has Turion64 cpu, but I installed the i586 Fedora version on it. It has a ATi graphic-card in it. But I will take a look at the link you gave me.