Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi!,qinqin,
Have you tried pressing 'Crtl+Alt+F1' ?
If it gives you a tty Log-in prompt, please Post the output of the commands requested in my #1080.
Does the "bootloader" display a title including "Grub 1.99"? and a list of operating Systems to choose to boot from??
Chao!, bogan.
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi,
sorry, I have try to follow a bit the start of this thread to solve my problems, but I got lost.
Anyway, I have just updated from 11.04 to 11.10 on a dell XPS M-1330, and I can get a working Xsession. basically, I do get to a text session, log in and I seems to have access to most things, but I can't start a XSession. I have tried the commands such as:
Quote:
sudo service gdm start
that give me a id number for the process
but then <ctrl><alt><F7> get stuck at the stage:
* Checking battery stage... [ok]
and that's it, no more things to do, I can only kill the laptop with the power button
no more luck using
Quote:
sudo service lightdm start
any help?
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
oh, and I run the lines dedicated to the nvidia card, so I hope the xconfig of my graphic card is ok
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi!, Zozio32,
For ubuntu 11.10 and later use: 'sudo service lightdm start/stop'.
For ubuntu 11.04 and earlier use: 'sudo service gdm start/stop'.
If in doubt try: 'xstart'.
But the fact you get a hang up at: "Checking Battery State xxx [OK}" is a probable indication you have a video driver problem.
Please refer to my last two Posts #1080/1082 & Post the data asked for.
Also try running the following:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic
If it says "linux-headers-generic is already the latest version" that is OK; if it actually installs it, you will need to purge the existing driver and reinstall it.
Chao!, bogan.
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi Bogan
thanks for the quick answer.
Seems that I the latest linux headers
here are the output to the following commands:
Code:
lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400MGS] [10de:0427] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Dell Device[1028:0209]
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb]
03:01.0 Firewire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 05)
Code:
sudo apt-cache policy nvidia-current
nividia-current
INSTALLED: 280.13-Oubuntu6.2
Candidate: 280.13-Oubuntu6.2
Version table:
*** 280.13-Oubuntu6.2 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
280.13-Oubuntu6 0
Code:
cat /sys/module/nvidia/version
cat /sys/module/nvidia/version: No such file or directory
Code:
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
Error: unable to open display
You have new mail in /var/mail/remy
JUst to clarify: I always got troubles with unity with 11.04, therefore I had desactivated it and I was using it with the old desktop appearance.
let me know if you require more info
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi!, zozio32,
Although apt-cache shows nvidia-current 280.13 to be installed, lspci shows it is not being used, and nouveau, which is incompatible with that nvidia driver, is running; the latter is, in any case, pretty old.
For the GeForce 8400 M GS card, Nvidia recommends the 304.64.
Unfortunately, I do not at present have copy of Oneiric 11.10 running, so I can not check what is available in Oneiric, with dpkg/Jockey/Synaptic.
If you run Synaptic Package Manager, it should show what else is available to you, hopefully something more recent than 295.50, probably called ' nvidia-current-experimental'.
If not you will probably need to go to the x-swat ppa, or use the Nvidia.com>drivers download..
Whatever you try do not use 295.40, it is badly bugged!
First you could try blacklisting nouveau in /etc/modeprobe.d, if there is not already a file that does so. Use:
Code:
gksudo nautilus /etc/modeprobe.d
The entry you need is:
Quote:
blacklist nouveau
blacklist lbm-nouveau
add it to the "blacklist.conf file", or create a new one.
Then reboot, re-run the lspci command. and Post the results.
I presume that:
Quote:
"and I can get a working Xsession."
was a typo for "cannot".
Chao!, bogan.
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi Bogan,
thanks to try to help me out! I am afraid I may be a be limited with only a text session...
I have tried to run the command:
Code:
gksudo nautilus /etc/modeprobe.d
but I only got this as an answer:
(gksudo:1935): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
then I can't understand how to run SYnaptic Package Manager without a display..
the command:
Code:
dpkg/Jockey/Synaptic
only gave me this as an answer:
-bash: dpkg/Jockey/Synaptic: No such file or directory
So I am afraid I haven't advanced much
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi!, zozio32,
Sorry for not being clearer: " dpkg/Jockey/Synaptic. " was not intended as a command, but as three alternative ways to obtain information as to what drivers are available. I was in doubt whether you could get a GUI, or not.
You are of course correct that nautilus and Synaptic Manager cannot run without an xsession GUI; 'jockey' is a terminal command to run Synaptic, so the same thing applies.
Code:
dpkg-query -l nvidia*
Will list the package names of what is available, but, unfortunately will not necessarily state which version all of them are.
[ They seem to be abbreviated, which is not much help.]
EDIT.2: This will [should] be better:
Code:
dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia
You could then run:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-current
sudo apt-get install nvidia-experimental
sudo reboot
Change the package name to suit; try nvidia-current-updates.
To create the blacklist for 'nouveau' you will need to use a terminal text editor, such as 'nano' or 'vi', but I am very much at the edge of my knowledge there.
EDIT: Another alternative would be to revert to the default nouveau driver:
Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop nvidia-common
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
echo 'nouveau' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
sudo reboot
[Tkx to NikTh]
Chao!, bogan.
Re: Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot
Hi!, All,
RE: Warning! Nvidia beta driver 310 does not support 6xxx series cards, and Nvidia warns it may ignore 7xxx series GPU's.
The same, presumably, applies to the Additional Drivers 'nvidia-experimental-310' driver, as well.
I have been running, successfully, the 310.14 driver, with 12.10 Quantal, on an 8GB USB SanDisk, in a computer with a GeForce GT 520 card. That is an nvidia.com downloaded '.run' file.
I transferred the USB to a computer with a GT 7650 card and its graphics were a total shambles, with a GUI in a very low-res with huge characters & Mouse cursor, but no launcher or tool bar panel.[ Nouveau was blacklisted.]
When I ran:
Code:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-310.14.run --latest
it listed 310.14 as installed, and 310.16 as the latest available. { Incidently, 310.16 is not listed as an available Beta driver on the nvidia website, though the whole 7xxx series is listed as supported by 310.14 beta, but not the 6xxx series}.
However, when I tried to reinstall 310.14, I got a message saying no graphics card had been detected that was supported by 310.14, and if installed it would ignore my GPU; ie. the GT 7650. It recommended I install 304.60.
So if you have a 6000 or 7000 series video card watch out.
Chao!, bogan.
Blank Screen after reboot / attempt to install New ISO
I posted a separate note (Toshiba A215 Failure to Boot 12.04 LTS) and thanks to dino99 he pointed me in the right direction.:)
While booting 12.04 LTS ISO for the Try Ubuntu option, my system would freeze during the PnPBIOS load sequence as evidence by the command lines displayed when it freezes. All the permutations of noacpi, noapic, nolapic, nomodeset had no effect.
dino99 suggested
irq=noacpi
or
irqpoll
which neither helped, but that is ok because I got brave and tried
PnPBIOS=off
what did I have to lose ?
System booted with all functions appearing normal so far.
Wireless is active....I have not tried the ethernet port.
Hard drive is accessible, including WinVista folders and files.
Screen resolution looks tight, no waves, wiggles etc
Have not tried USB ports yet
I have NO idea how setting PNPBIOS=OFF made a difference other than it gave control of IRQ to Linux ?
Talk about a blind squirrel finding an acorn.
ALthough running without ACPI and related makes me a little nervous, I will go back and see if I can turn them on.