just chiming in here i have a geforce2mx, and sometimes after startup the screen blanks for about half a second, then comes back to normal (this is right after I log in at the console).
Doesn't seem to cause any problems, just one of those "whoa, that was weird" phenomena. jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Boulet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 8:15 AM Subject: Re: geforce2 'rapid' screen save > Just to add another data point, I have the same card but I don't see the same > problems as you. I set my resolution to 1280x1024 and my bit depth to 16, if > that makes any difference. > > -- Stephen > > On Monday 09 April 2001 02:54 am, romain lerallut wrote: > > ---- Begin Original Message ---- > > > > i have a geforce2 mx card, an updated sid system w/ xfree4.0.3. i've > > installed the binary drivers from nvidia as specified by the faq. > > works great. > > > > but after some use in X, it will blank the screen (as if the keyboard > > was inactive for a while). when i try to escape (by pressing 'shift') > > the screen will return. but immediately blank again. it does so in a > > continuous manner. > > > > i have seen this problem w/ the drivers in the stock xfree86. and > > console doesn't have this problem. in /var/log/XFree.0.log (or > > something like that) i see these two lines after one of these blank > > sessions when i switch to console to check the logs: > > > > (WW) Cannot open APM > > (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1152x864" > > > > i think the nvidia drivers is turning off the video card b/c its > > getting too hot. hence the apm warning. i've tried this with another > > monitor with the same problem. > > > > any clue? > > > > thanks. > > > > > > herbert > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
