NVidia Prob - Screens without usable configuration

nalamar · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

Hello,

i know there are some Howto`s in the www where often is wrote what to do against this message, but for me it doesnt help.

Ive got a nearly fresh installation of gentoo 2k6.0 with 2.6.15-r1 Kernel, compilied it with all necessary options, and installed nivida-glx and kernel.
After this is run nvidia-xconfig (this worked for me from an gentoo installation before, i dunno why not this time).

I`ve got 2 videocards, but just one is installed, just another to check, a gf2-mx400 and a gf4-mx440 (installed one), and on both are the same message
"screens found, but none have a useable configuration"
i added the defaultdepth 16 line, tried it with 8. I removed some of the screen-subsections to only have them with depth 16 and 24, nothing helped.
But i know this enviroment runs with nvidia, it does it on an older installtion.

Have someone pls some hints for me which misstake i make atm ?

Thx, Nala

erik258 · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:22 am Post subject: how about your xorg.conf

Please post /etc/X11/xorg.conf so we can take a look.
Probably just a typo. ; )

nalamar · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

Here it is ....

at240 · l33t Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 603 Location: UK

Which versions of nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel are you using?

nalamar · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

glx 1.0.6629-r7
kernel 1.0.6629-r5

at240 · l33t Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 603 Location: UK

OK, so did you run NVmakedevices.sh before launching X?

nalamar · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

No i didn`t.

I did so now. Rebootet and startet X. There isnt this message atm, but theres now only a Black Screen, nothing else. KDE didnt start.
Did i forget something else ?

Nala

at240 · l33t Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 603 Location: UK

Unfortunately, that's exactly what I feared would happen. Basically, the version of nvidia-glx and -kernel you're using does not like 2.6.15 very much. So remove them, and unmask the latest -glx and -kernel and emerge them instead, and then go through the entire nvidia installation/configuration process (from the gentoo website) again, and see what happens. Good luck...

nalamar · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

Ok, i got the latest driver and installed it ...

There isnt a NVmakedevices.sh anymore, is there ?

Anyways it seems to work now, just the OpenGL ScreensSavers dont ron ... but glxinfo says Direct Rending Yes ...

ill will test it no.

Thx for help

at240 · l33t Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 603 Location: UK

No, there's no NVmakedevices with the current drivers.

Did you actually switch the opengl with eselect opengl set nvidia or whatever the command is? My OpenGL screensavers work fine.

Glad you got it working.

nalamar · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

yep, i used exact this :

eselect opgengl set nvidia ...

Im still tesing

srlinuxx · l33t Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 627

Most of the time when I see that, it's cuz the sync and /or refresh rates are set too high. You could play with those some to see if you can get it to start. Also, I don't like Viewport very much. You could try replacing the default depth's with Modes and see what happens.
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