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Thanks for that. I shall have to remember for the next time. I ended up getting that frustrated that I just wiped the hard drive and started again. The drivers installed and worked fine so It was my fooling arround with other settings that did it. To the best of my knowledge anyway (Which is not much lol) I was not one hundred percent happy with the way I solved it though as I lost all my URPMI stupp and all the RPM I had downloaded. Oh well more insentive to learn. :)

Well I might take this from another angle. Is there any way to reset Xorg and the graphics system. I tried using the DVD upgrade feature and changed things but this did not work either. Any ideas?

Hi all I was up way too late trying to get 10.1 (Mandrake) configured last night with the Nvidia driver. I ended up playing around with the hardware settings and must have chosen a video mode that was not supported. The screen went to a couple of very blocky lines and when I restarted I recieve the message below. By all accounts I have the Nvidia drivers installed and all the relevant files have the correct entries (nvidia instead of nv ect) SO I am pretty sure I stuffed this myself. I sthere any way to fix and how do I do so and with what? I edited the folloing text as it was overly long but can post the full thing if needed. Thanks in advance Release Date: 18 December 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.8.1-2mdkenterprise i686 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 1 11:24:45 CEST 2004 i686 Build Date: 23 September 2004 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jun 13 15:25:42 2005 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (==) ServerLayout "layout1" (**) |-->Screen "screen1" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "monitor1" (**) | |-->Device "device1" (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1" (==) |-->Input Device "<default keyboard>" (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled (WW) The core keyboard device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout. Using the default keyboard configuration. (WW) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default. (==) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,unix/:-1" (==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" (WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory) (II) Module ABI versions: X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2 X.Org Video Driver: 0.7 X.Org XInput driver : 0.4 X.Org Server Extension : 0.2 X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4 (II) Loader running on linux (II) LoadModule: "bitmap" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a (II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org Font Renderer ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4 (II) Loading font Bitmap (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a (II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0 ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7 Using vt 7 (--) using VT number 7 (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1 (II) PCI: Config type is 1 (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x800000fc, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000 (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex) ***************************************SNIP************************** (II) PCI: End of PCI scan (II) Host-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,3), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus 0 I/O range: [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX (II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX (II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0xfc800000 - 0xfe8fffff (0x2100000) MX (II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0xcfe00000 - 0xefdfffff (0x20000000) MX (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:3:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared) (II) Bus 2 I/O range: [0] -1 0 0x0000c000 - 0x0000cfff (0x1000) IX (II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0xfe900000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x100000) MX (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 3: bridge is at (0:30:0), (0,3,3), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared) (II) Bus 3 I/O range: [0] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000dfff (0x1000) IX (II) Bus 3 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0xfea00000 - 0xfeafffff (0x100000) MX (II) Bus 3 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0 0xefe00000 - 0xefefffff (0x100000) MX (II) PCI-to-ISA bridge: (II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:31:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set) (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0326) rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, BIOS @ 0xfe8e0000/17 (--) PCI: (3:10:0) Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture rev 17, Mem @ 0xefefe000/12 (II) Addressable bus resource ranges are [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX [1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX (II) OS-reported resource ranges: [0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX(B) [1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MXE(B) [2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX [3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX [4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX [5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX [6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX (II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xf0000000 from 0xf7ffffff to 0xefffffff (II) Active PCI resource ranges: ***************************************SNIP************************** (II) LoadModule: "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" (glx) (WW) LoadModule: given non-canonical module name "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a (EE) Unable to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a (II) UnloadModule: "glx" (EE) Failed to load module "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a" (open failed, 2) (II) LoadModule: "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so" (glx) (WW) LoadModule: given non-canonical module name "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7664 Module class: XFree86 Server Extension ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1 (II) Loading extension GLX (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.7664 Module class: XFree86 Video Driver (II) LoadModule: "mouse" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 6.7.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: X.Org XInput Driver ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4 (II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-7664 Wed May 25 10:50:05 PDT 2005 (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device (--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found (II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call: ***************************************SNIP************************** (II) Setting vga for screen 0. (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "IgnoreEDID" "1" (**) NVIDIA(0): Ignoring EDIDs (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.X.Org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

I have tried the driver from the Motorola site. It has installed with no errors but things still don't work. When I try using the dev/modem it says it can't open the device, when I try using ttsy2 (Comm 3) it says the modem is busy. Getting another hardware modem is out of the question as that will cost nearly one hundred dollars here. I plan on getting asdl late in the year so do not want to spend that then another hundred plus later on an adsl modem. here is the scan modem text: DO use the following line as the email Subject Line, to alert cogent experts: scanModem, Mandrakelinux release Kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp Occassionally reponses are blocked by an Internet Providers mail filters. So do in a day also check the Archived responses at DISCUSS@linmodems.org Code updated on: 2005_March_27 ------------ -------------- System information ------------------------ Mandrakelinux release 10.1 (Official) for i586 Kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp on a Dual-processor i686 / on System with processor: i686 currently under kernel: 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp The kernel was assembled with compiler: 3.4.1 with current System compiler GCC=3.4.1 /usr/bin/gcc -> /etc/alternatives/gcc Checking for kernel-headers needed for compiling. kernel-headers have base folder /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdksmp/build kernel-headers have base folder /usr/src/linux kernel-headers have base folder /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk Modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/sm56 Checking for /dev/tts/ devices total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 0 -> ../ttyS0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 1 -> ../ttyS1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 2 -> ../ttyS2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 3 -> ../ttyS3 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 4 -> ../ttyS4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 5 -> ../ttyS5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 6 -> ../ttyS6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Apr 8 23:12 7 -> ../ttyS7 Checking for USB modems None found Modem candidates are at PCI_buses: 03:0b.0 Providing detail for device at PCI_bus 03:0b.0 with vendor-ID:device-ID ----:---- Class 0780: 1057:5608 Communication controller: Motorola: Unknown device 5608 SubSystem 1057:0000 Motorola: Unknown device 0000 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11 I/O ports at d800 Memory at feafe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) -----PCI_IDs------- --CompilerVer- Feature List: Primary Subsystem Distr KernelVer kernel default CPU ./scanModem test 1057:5608 1057:0000 mandrake 2.6.8.1-12mdksmp 3.4.1 3.4.1 i686 Information on several modem chipset providers is provided below, because ambiguities remain on the correct choice of supporting software. == Checking PCI IDs through modem chip suppliers == ----------------------------- Vendor=1057 is Motorola with service provided through vendor=11d4 Analog Devices Inc. Installers are available at: http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/sm56_download.htm as RPM packages containing binary images of drivers applicable for installation on the following systems: * RedHat 7.3 (kernel version 2.4.18-3, sm56-06.05.00-1.rh7.i386.rpm) * RedHat 8.0 (kernel version 2.4.18-14, sm56-06.05.00-1.rh8.i386.rpm) * RedHat 9.0 (kernel version 2.4.20-8, sm56-06.05.00-1.rh9.i386.rpm) * Mandrake Linux 9.2 (kernel version 2.4.22-10mdk, sm56-06.05.02-1.mdk.i586.rpm) * Mandrake Linux 10.0 (kernel version 2.6.3-7mdk, sm56-06.05.02-2.mdk10_263-7.i586.rpm) * Suse Linux 9.0 (kernel version 2.4.21, sm56-06.05.02-1.suse90-020421-99.athlon.rpm) * Suse Linux 9.0 (kernel version 2.4.21, sm56-06.05.02-1.suse90-020421-99.i586.rpm) There is also available a Legacy driver - SM56_5.1_I386.rpm for 2.4.n kernels ONLY for which the advice at http://www.sm56.tk/ may be effective. Jan Ibanez <jmibanez@gmail.com> is our expert on Motorola problems Achieving function with these drivers is often difficult. If you computer alternatively boots Linux and Microsoft OS, do a complete PowerOff before starting Linux. Otherwise there may be an error during following Motorola usage: SM_DisplayFatalErr Some guidance for particular cases is: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg01751.html http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg01749.html http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg01750.html http://linmodems.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?1:m...mngagmdejkemacc http://users.volja.net/kutulu/sm56.tar.gz There is a volunteer Motorola site: http://www.sm56.tk/ The installation creates a driver sm56.o , the character devices /dev/motomem /dev/sm56 with symbolic link /dev/modem --> /dev/sm56 the /etc/modules.conf lines: alias char-major-24 sm56 options sm56 country=1 and documentation in usr/share/doc/HTML/en/sm56/ and "man sm56" An additional line in /etc/modules.conf alias /dev/modem /dev/sm56 would beneficially aid driver autoloading, without which there may be a failure of the wvdial functionality test: # /etc/wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf --------------------------------- End Motorola ------------------ ======= PCI_ID checking completed ====== Update=2005_March_27 A PCMCIA CardBus is not detected on this System. For information on modem port creation under the UDEV device file system see: http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03299.html for Conexnant modems http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fifth/msg01178.html for Lucent/Agere DSP modems The following information blocks just query some ppp support items. ==================================================== grep -rs ppp /etc/modprobe.* ------------------------------------- /etc/modprobe.devfs:alias /dev/ppp* ppp_generic ------------------------------------- Resident PPP support modules are properly uncompressed . ----active COMM services are ------------ eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:A6:35:AB:2D inet6 addr: fe80::20e:a6ff:fe35:ab2d/64 Scope:Link eth1 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-E0-18-00-00-52-7D-0C-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 This COMM mode should be closed before using the modem, or DNS services may fail. Be sure to read the Ethernet section of Modem/General.txt DEVPPP=crw-r--r-- 1 root root 108, 0 Apr 8 23:12 /dev/ppp The current modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/sm56 The ports /dev/ttyS0 or 1,2,3 are for standard Controller chip modems DEVFSD=/etc/devfsd.conf ---- dmesg queries ------- ACPI: Interpreter disabled. apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac) apm: disabled - APM is not SMP safe. audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) In the Mandrake installation disks do not include the dialer utility wvdial.rpm, then get instructions from point (9) of http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-fourth/msg03609.html

Well that makes three of us. I have one as well

Thanks very much. I was able to work things out after you mentioned the hard drive labeling. I can now get the boot loader working fine. Now all I have to to is figure out how things work and how to use them

Thanks, I have the operating systems on the SATA drive. Therefore hdd is incorect and it should be sd0. I will give that a try and also take a look at the BIOS

Ok tried what you said, it said it installed to \mbr I then restarted at the prompt.....and went back to windows :( I still blame the operator, good tools work well in capable hands lol

Thanks for the quick reply, I think it may have asked to be put on \hdd but not sure. I will try what you said and see what happens.

Hi all, I have decided to give Linux a try. I had a guy download Mandrake 10.1 DVD for me (The free one) I gave it a try at work and after a little confusion the work PC now has Linux and XP pro working as a duel boot setup perfectly apart from not working on the win modem. So then I say to myself, "Self. This would be ok to install at home" Which I did. The install went easily, no errors. I thought this is cool; I may have to buy a penguin sticker for the computer. Once the setup was complete I was asked to restart, after doing so the comp booted straight to Windows There was no hint of the bootloader. Both work and home computer have the same XP SP2 install (Cough) and I am using the same Linux DVD as well. I have tried for the last five hours to Google the problem but found nothing that matches. I am completly new to Linux, so new in fact that the first time I I saw it was yesterday when I installed at work. I know that when I have neede help with windows people wanted to know what hardware I had, so with that in mind I have included the list below. Forgive me if I put in too much, I just want to get this fixed so I can take a look at it while I am off work. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Well apart from being told to get rid of XP...at least till I can work with Linux confidently Operating System Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Processor 2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott) 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Main Circuit Board Board: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P4C800-E Rev 1.xx Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1019.004 10/26/2004 Memory Modules 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB (serial number SerNum0) Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty Drives PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-121 [CD-ROM drive] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D [CD-ROM drive] 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive] ST360021A [Hard drive] (60.02 GB) -- drive 1 WDC WD800JD-00JNA0 [Hard drive] (80.02 GB) -- drive 0 (SATA) Containes Linux and XP on Partitions Controllers Standard floppy disk controller Intel® 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers Intel® 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Primary IDE Channel [Controller] Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Bus Adapters CMD USB0670 PCI to USB Open Host Controller Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2 Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4 Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7 Intel® 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE Intel® 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD Communications Generic 56K HCF Data Fax Modem 1394 Net Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 CT Network Connection RAS Async Adapter Virus Protection Norton AntiVirus Version 9.05 Virus Definitions Version 9/02/2005 Rev 32 Printers Canon S520 on LPT1: Display NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 [Display adapter] Azalea 17.7 [Monitor] (17.7"vis, July 2002) Multimedia DTV Audio Controller DTV Video Controller SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio Other Devices VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller USB Human Interface Device USB Human Interface Device CanoScan FB630U/FB636U HID Keyboard Device Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard HID-compliant mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse USB Composite Device USB Root Hub