msi geforce and nv driver

[Guest jdbadams]

Anyone out there have mdk 10.0 (2.6.3) and an msi fx5700 based board to work (and a flat panel monitor .. that could be the issue as well)? I need the mdk nv driver since the nvidia driver (which does work) does not give access to the video in, apparently, and I'd like to get xawtv, e.t.c. working.

I previously had an asus fx5200 based board and identical hw, and all was fine.

What happens, is when I load X, it all seems fine, but the monitor is bank ... no errors in the XF86Config.0.log. Now maybe it's the monitor setup ... I have a dell flat panel and I use the d-sub (vga) input as opposed to the dvi input, and the corresponding output from the msi card). Anyone ever had this issue I'd appreciate some pointers .. thanks

jdba

[Guest jdbadams]

forgot ... attaching the XF86Config-4 ...

[Guest jdbadams]

can't find it .. cut and paste ...

 

 

# 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 doesn't 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" "en_US"

Option "XkbOptions" ""

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 "Dell"

ModelName "Dell 2001FP (Analog)"

HorizSync 31.0-80.0

VertRefresh 56.0-76.0

 

# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?

# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync

ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -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

EndSection

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "device1"

Driver "nv"

Option "DPMS"

EndSection

 

Section "Screen"

Identifier "screen1"

Device "device1"

Monitor "monitor1"

DefaultColorDepth 24

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 8

Virtual 1600 1200

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 15

Virtual 1600 1200

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 16

Virtual 1600 1200

EndSubsection

 

Subsection "Display"

Depth 24

Virtual 1600 1200

EndSubsection

EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "layout1"

InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

Screen "screen1"

EndSection

[crock]

What version of the nVidia driver are you trying to install?

[Guest jdbadams]

What version of the nVidia driver are you trying to install?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Well when you say nvidia, are you referring to the closed source from the company itself ? I have installed 6111 successfully. But from what I understand, it does not give access to the video-in feature (which seems to be why none of the xawtv derivatives work). I would like to install the nv driver that comes bundled with mdk10.0 ... I used that driver earlier with an asus card and got xawtv to work fine. That'sthe one that gives the blank screen.

[jaraeez]

From what I can tell (reading your file) you have not implemented the

"nvidia"

in Section

"Device"
Identifier "device1"
Driver "nv"    ---- HERE----
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

 

Have you tried this, also there is some new drivers on Nvidia's web site which you may try

[chris z]

jaraeez is correct. you need to change the driver entry under "devices" in the xf86config-4 file. also, to expand on what jaraeez said, there's another option you should add there in addition to the driver entry. make the "devices" section of your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file look like this (changes in red)..........

 

Section "Device"

Identifier "device1"

Driver "nvidia"

Option "DPMS"

Option "NvAGP" "3"

EndSection

 

nvidia will tell xfree to use the Nvidia drivers you installed. nv tells it to use the MDK stock drivers. NvAGP 3 will tell it to try to use kernel AGP support first, then Nvidia AGP if it's not compiled into the kernel (it will be, though ;) )

 

restart X or reboot for changes to take effect.

 

Chris

Edited November 25, 2004 by chris z