On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Budd, Tracy wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Volker Armin Hemmann
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:42 PM
> > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] upgraded video card from geforce
> > 6600 to geforce 8600...
> >
> > On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Budd, Tracy wrote:
> > > I recompiled nvidia-drivers, but when I tried running X, I
> >
> > got a blank
> >
> > > screen.
> > >
> > > Couldn't get back to the console.
> > >
> > > I suspect this is something simple, but I don't know what it is.
> > >
> > > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > any information is appreciated.
> >
> > Usually, you don't need to do anything when switching the cards.
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>
> Thank you for the reply.
>
> That is what I thought too, which is why I am confused.
>
> I get a "no signal found" message on the monitor when I run X now.
> Never had any problem with the old card.
> Don't seem to have any graphics problems in windoz either.
> Very puzzling.
could you please post your xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log?
and make sure that there aren't any 'backup' xorg.confs in /root or /tmp ...
This is my xorg.conf for a 8600 and a 1680x1050 tft:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/lib64/X11/rgb"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "evdev"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "evdev"
# Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
# Option "Buttons" "14"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Resolution" "800"
Option "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
Option "evBits" "+1-2"
Option "keyBits" "~272-287"
Option "relBits" "~0-2 ~6 ~8"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "evdev"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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