Graphics Resolution- Upgrade /Blank Screen after reboot

[MAFoElffen]

There was a brief flash of a black screen, with the lines at the top.
WoW!! WoW!!! We seem at last, to be on the same channel and getting somewhere.

So... I put the 'vga=795' back in and left off the 'splash' to get the details of the lines. I just needed to do it again to get the actual text.
But from there things got about hopeless, nothing seemed to work as I expected: crashes and loss of data and text.
But that will have to wait, I am making silly mistakes and can hardly keep, my eyes open.
I had Posted both the /etc/X11/xorg.conf and the ~/.xsession-errors files, but I made new ones as things seemed to have changed a lot. Sorry but they got lost in the crashes, I'll have to do them again. Back with the rest of the sordid details tomorrow.
Sorry if the formating leaves something to be desired. Alan, Bogan 02:06Hrs GMT

LOL!!! We're at least getting somewhere! Take the xga=xx switch back out... If the drivers were loaded correctly... we might not need that.

I'll wait on that xorg.conf and the .xsession.errors file... Maybe also if we could see the /var/logs/sorg.0.log (or if that wasn't the last xsession boot, then 0+1 for each boot after the one you described). I would like to see this log file to see just what modes it did find and the modelines for them... (freudian slip. I just called this last log file a "flog" file)

[MAFoElffen]

Would an xorg utility that is is used to test the existing xorg configuration file to verify that Xorg can work with the graphics hardware on the target system... Be useful with this?

I'm thinking something like that would take the "Ubuntu Factor" out of the equation. Meaning, just a step to verify if xorg is working properly or it it's something in Ubuntu.

Boot into a text tty console session. (An xsession cannot be running yet.)

This next "file" will add a <Cntrl><Alt><Backspace> hotkey to kill an X-session Copy it into an editor. Save it as text as /etc/hal/fdi/policy/x11-input.fdi

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
   <deviceinfo version="0.2">
    <device>
      <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keyboard">
        <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbOptions" type="string">terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp</merge>
      </match>
    </device>
  </deviceinfo>

Next, edit your xorg.conf and add this section

Section "ServerFlags"
          Option "DontZap"   "off"
EndSection

Reboot into a text tty console. The x11-input.fdi file above has to be read at startup for the hotkey to work and an X-session can't be running yet before you start this utility. (The hot-key is now added.)
Next, type in

sudo Xorg -config xorg.conf -retro

If a black and grey grid and an X mouse cursor appears, the configuration was successful. To exit the test, switch to the virtual console used to start it by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Fn (F1 for the first virtual console) and then press Ctrl+C.

[pssturges]

Phil-

I found this on your pc's specs.

I don't think the switchable graphics, and yes you did understand what I meant by that. I found this from someone selling this with ubuntu on it. It is the same as yours from Lucid except that yours didn't show the Mitac device as an unknown subsystem. I believe the Mitac device is for sound.

In natty, it isn't showing nouveau as in use, it doesn't show any driver in use. That may just be from the boot process not having been completed.

In all of this, I don't see anywhere that natty has detected your laptop monitor. It may well be the issue. Did you ever go through all MAOElffen originally posted back to you? If so what were the results?

In your results from last week quoted below, I don't think the error at the top is a big deal. I get that on one of my laptops. But look at the highlighted part.

I'd expect to see in the first highlighted line that it is an LCD Monitor and in the other lines that it knows what your display is. It just seems to see one there but can't tell any specifics on it. Again, this is where I think the issue is.

So how do we solve that? Honestly I don't know though it seems like that should be a known process. I'll research that. In the mean time please answer my question above about what you did from the original response.

Sorry I haven't had a chance to look at this for a few days. Sometime life just gets in the damn way!

Anyhow, I assume you mean the instructions in post #186. I got as far as editing my /etc/default/grub from a fresh install to look like so:

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset vga=786 vmalloc=192MB acpi_osi=/"Linux/" "
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480x24
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

then ran update grub, reboot and got a blank screen

Seeing as natty doesn't seem to be able to see my monitor, is there anything we can do in xorg.conf to force it to display a particular res? I know we can get it to do things like ignore EDID, but it seems to be not even getting that far?

Cheers
Phil

[Blasphemist]

Sorry I haven't had a chance to look at this for a few days. Sometime life just gets in the damn way!

Anyhow, I assume you mean the instructions in post #186. I got as far as editing my /etc/default/grub from a fresh install to look like so:

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset vga=786 vmalloc=192MB acpi_osi=/"Linux/" "
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480x24
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

then ran update grub, reboot and got a blank screen

Seeing as natty doesn't seem to be able to see my monitor, is there anything we can do in xorg.conf to force it to display a particular res? I know we can get it to do things like ignore EDID, but it seems to be not even getting that far?

Cheers
Phil

Phil, I'm looking for more answers but do try this for me please. See the red highlighted forward slashes above. They should be back slashes, \, as that is the correct escape character. Change them in the /etc/default/grub file and run update-grub to update the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. You'll be able to see in that file if you check it before and after doing this that the back slash is required to set this parameter correctly. I know you followed our directions in doing this but I only recently figured out this issue is not setting the acpi_osi= parameter as expected.

I am not real confident in this being the whole solution though so I'll keep working on what I think is next while you try that change.

Thanks,
Jim

[mdwpm]

See. that shows an 1280x1024... But not what I aked you to do >> Why I asked you to boot on an earlier version of Ubuntu was to run hwinfo like this:

sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
sudo hwinfo --monitor

which under 11.04 wasn't returning any mode data back from your video card. We can see that the monitor is returning valid data from what xrandr has been returning., so that mode exists in the monitors data. We need linux to see the modes of your video card. That is even more important that what your display says (we could always add or redefine the monitor's data, but we "have" to find a valid mode from your video card, try to set that mode and "then" set the monitor to it (which we can see, that mode already exists for the monitor.)

If you were to set your Video Card manually to "anything" via a grub GFXMODE set, a VGA=xxx linux kernel mode set, an xorg.conf edit... you need valid mode data from your video card. Other data you can get close, fudge or tweak-- and a monitor will adjust a little (albiet stretched aspect ratios, parts off the edge of the screen and such). Even the horizontal and Vertical refresh on the monitor is a range... But the video card data you can't fudge on like that. A monitor you can create a mode and it "might" show it <> a video card either has defined internal mode or not. I haven't seen anywhere in your posts where Linux (on your hardware) sees that 1280x1024 is a valid mode for that video card. If you tell it to set to a mode is isn't capable of... Poof = blackscreen. You see the problem there?

If we can see that it is a valid mode, we can temporarily manually set it, test it, then manually set it permanently-- using the "data" it uses to be able to do that.

Right now, I see that your hardware/OS is also confused by that. It (at least via hwinfo/11.04) is not returning data from your video hardware, so cannot set your video to a valid mode. If we knew the modes in your card, the data it has internally, we could manually define those modes, so that data could pass that data on... I am explaining that in an understandable manner?

Note the second command should return the horizontal syncs and vertical sync data... But if you look at your xorg.conf and the Monitor section for those two option has anything except "0.00" as sync rates, then you should probably be okay on that. (you still didn't post your xorg.conf... did you?)

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Monitor1"
        VendorName      "Bigname"
        ModelName       "BestModel"
# Use the data returned by "hwinfo --monitor" to get the sysnc-rates
        HorizSync    30-107
        VertRefresh  48-120
# use the data returned from /var/log/Xorg.0.log to get the modelines or use xrandr
        ModeLine        "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089
# Use this if you want to set EnergyStar on
        Option          "DPMS"
EndSection


Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Card0"
        Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport  0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes     "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Other info that we could use to help you is contained in /var/log/xorg.0.log

Thank You.

Here's my xorg.conf file:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 270.41.06 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-07.nvidia.com) Mon Apr 18 15:15:12 PDT 2011


Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
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
------------------------------------------

Here's the Xorg.0.log:

[ 20.874]
X.Org X Server 1.10.1
Release Date: 2011-04-15
[ 20.875] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 20.875] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server i686 Ubuntu
[ 20.875] Current Operating System: Linux ubuntu 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686
[ 20.875] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=807daafa-33e0-414a-a2ee-d29b23f7911a ro vga=794 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
[ 20.875] Build Date: 21 May 2011 11:38:35AM
[ 20.875] xorg-server 2:1.10.1-1ubuntu1.1 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
[ 20.875] Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
[ 20.875] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 20.875] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 20.876] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jun 3 14:06:01 2011
[ 20.876] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 20.876] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 20.877] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 20.877] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 20.877] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 20.877] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 20.877] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 20.877] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 20.877] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 20.877] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 20.877] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 20.877] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 20.877] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist.
[ 20.877] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 20.877] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist.
[ 20.878] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 20.878] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist.
[ 20.878] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 20.878] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 20.878] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 20.878] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
[ 20.878] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 20.878] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 20.878] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 20.878] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 20.878] (II) Loader magic: 0x81ffde0
[ 20.878] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 20.878] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 20.878] X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[ 20.878] X.Org XInput driver : 12.3
[ 20.878] X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[ 20.879] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0221:3842:a403 rev 161, Mem @ 0xbe000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/536870912, 0xbd000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 20.879] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 20.880] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 20.911] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 20.916] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 20.916] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 20.916] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 20.917] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 20.917] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 20.917] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 20.917] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 20.918] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 20.918] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 20.918] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 20.918] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 20.918] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 20.918] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 20.918] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/libglx.so
[ 21.022] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 21.022] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.022] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 21.022] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 15:11:28 PDT 2011
[ 21.022] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 21.022] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 21.023] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 21.023] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 21.023] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.13.0
[ 21.023] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 21.023] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 21.023] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 21.023] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 21.026] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 21.027] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 21.027] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 21.027] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 21.027] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 21.027] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 21.027] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 21.028] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 21.028] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[ 21.028] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 21.028] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 21.028] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[ 21.029] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia-auto-select+0+0
[ 21.029] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[ 21.029] (II) Unloading nvidia-auto-select+0+0
[ 21.029] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia-auto-select+0+0" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 21.029] (EE) No drivers available.
[ 21.029]
Fatal server error:
[ 21.029] no screens found
[ 21.029]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 21.029] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 21.029]
------------------------------

Still no joy on the hwinfo --framebuffer. I don't know how to get to a 'grub prompt'. Everything I try ends up with the "oversize recommend mode 1280x1024' error coming up on my screen. I've tried ver 10.10, 10.04, 9.04 and 8.04 -- same result. I get to the 'Install menu' - e.g. Try without Installing, Install Ubuntu, etc. Don't know what to do from there to get to a command prompt.

[MAFoElffen]

Here's my xorg.conf file: ...
Here's the Xorg.0.log...

Same driver as the box I'm on at this moment. Except mine is 64bit.

I peared it down to this:

[    20.874] 
X.Org X Server 1.10.1
Release Date: 2011-04-15
[    20.875] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    20.875] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server i686 Ubuntu
[    20.875] Current Operating System: Linux ubuntu 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686
[    20.875] Kernel command line:  BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic  root=UUID=807daafa-33e0-414a-a2ee-d29b23f7911a ro vga=794 quiet splash  vt.handoff=7
#
# /*  Editted */
#
[    21.028] (II) Loading extension DRI2
  /* 
    ... Everything with the Video drivers loaded fine until this point, then poof - 
    But look at the xorg.0.log below with the same driver (the box with the 6800's...
    :
    Summary of what you "should see" is right after that, below...
*/
[    21.028] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[    21.029] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia-auto-select+0+0
[    21.029] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[    21.029] (II) Unloading nvidia-auto-select+0+0
[    21.029] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia-auto-select+0+0" (module does not exist, 0)
[    21.029] (EE) No drivers available.
[    21.029] 
Fatal server error:
[    21.029] no screens found
[    21.029]

Seems when it tries to use that module it has a brain cramp and crashes!

Here is my average log

[    27.657] 
X.Org X Server 1.10.1
Release Date: 2011-04-15
[    27.657] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    27.657] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server x86_64 Ubuntu
[    27.657] Current Operating System: Linux maf-ubuntu-01 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2011 x86_64
[    27.657] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=32939def-1f4a-4134-9b56-bed2319a9216 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
[    27.657] Build Date: 19 April 2011  03:40:45PM
[    27.657] xorg-server 2:1.10.1-1ubuntu1 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
[    27.657] Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
[    27.657]     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    27.657] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    27.657] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu May 19 21:03:35 2011
[    27.695] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    27.695] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    27.779] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[    27.779] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[    27.779] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[    27.780] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[    27.780] (**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1)
[    27.780] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
[    27.780] (**) |   |-->Device "Device1"
[    27.780] (**) Option "Xinerama" "0"
[    27.780] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    27.780] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    27.791] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[    27.791]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    27.921] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
    /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
    /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
    built-ins
[    28.030] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    28.030] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[    28.030] (II) Loader magic: 0x7e0280
[    28.030] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    28.030]     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    28.030]     X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[    28.030]     X.Org XInput driver : 12.3
[    28.030]     X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[    28.031] (--) PCI:*(0:3:0:0) 10de:00f9:1682:2120 rev 162, Mem @ 0xd7000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xd6000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[    28.031] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    28.031] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[    28.321] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[    28.330] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    28.330]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    28.330]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    28.330]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    28.330] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[    28.330] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[    28.330] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[    28.351] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    28.351]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    28.351]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    28.351]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    28.351] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    28.351] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    28.351] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/libglx.so
[    29.788] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    29.813]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.813]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    29.813] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 15:10:15 PDT 2011
[    29.813] (II) Loading extension GLX
[    29.813] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[    29.813] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[    29.824] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.824]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.13.0
[    29.824]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    29.824]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    29.825] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    29.825] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[    29.825] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[    29.856] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.856]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.856]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    29.856] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[    29.856] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    29.856] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    29.865] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.865]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[    29.865]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    29.865] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    29.865] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    29.865] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    30.145] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    30.172]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    30.172]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    30.183] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 14:55:25 PDT 2011
[    30.183] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    30.183] (++) using VT number 7
[    30.184] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    30.184] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    30.184] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    30.196] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    30.196]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    30.196]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    30.196] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[    30.196] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[    30.202] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    30.204] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    30.204]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    30.204]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    30.204] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[    30.204] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    30.204] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    30.205] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    30.205] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    30.205] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    30.281] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    30.281] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    30.281] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    30.281] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    30.281] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[    30.281] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    30.281] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[    30.281] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "0"
[    30.281] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
[    32.410] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (HSP LM02 (DFP-0)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[    32.410] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     stereo.
[    32.453] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6800 Ultra (NV40) at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.40.02.36.08
[    32.453] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 0X
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6800 Ultra at
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0):     PCI:3:0:0
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0):     NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0)
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0):     HSP LM02 (DFP-0)
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    32.453] (--) NVIDIA(0): TV encoder: NVIDIA
[    32.453] (II) NVIDIA(0): Display Device found referenced in MetaMode: DFP-0
[    32.453] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0
[    32.454] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[    32.454] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[    32.454] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1440 x 900
[    32.455] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (89, 87); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[    32.455] (--) NVIDIA(0):     option
[    32.455] (**) NVIDIA(1): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    32.455] (==) NVIDIA(1): RGB weight 888
[    32.455] (==) NVIDIA(1): Default visual is TrueColor
[    32.455] (==) NVIDIA(1): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[    32.455] (**) NVIDIA(1): Option "TwinView" "0"
[    32.455] (**) NVIDIA(1): Option "MetaModes" "TV: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6800 Ultra (NV40) at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1): Memory: 262144 kBytes
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1): VideoBIOS: 05.40.02.36.08
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1): Detected PCI Express Link width: 0X
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6800 Ultra at
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1):     PCI:3:0:0
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1):     NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0)
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1):     HSP LM02 (DFP-0)
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1): NVIDIA TV Encoder (TV-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[    32.456] (--) NVIDIA(1): TV encoder: NVIDIA
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1): Display Device found referenced in MetaMode: TV-0
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1): Assigned Display Device: TV-0
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1): Validated modes:
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1):     "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[    32.456] (II) NVIDIA(1): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
[    32.456] (==) NVIDIA(1): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
[    32.456] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[    32.463] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[    32.616] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[    32.895] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[    32.895] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[    32.895] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[    32.923] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[    32.923] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[    32.938] (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
[    32.938] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[    32.938] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    32.938] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    32.938] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    32.938]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[    32.938]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    32.938] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[    32.938] (==) RandR enabled
[    32.944] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[    33.102] (==) NVIDIA(1): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[    33.102] (==) NVIDIA(1): Backing store disabled
[    33.102] (==) NVIDIA(1): Silken mouse enabled
[    33.102] (==) NVIDIA(1): DPMS enabled
[    33.102] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[    33.102] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    33.103] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    33.103] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    33.103]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[    33.103]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    33.103] (II) NVIDIA(1): [DRI2] Setup complete
[    33.103] (==) RandR enabled
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[    33.103] (II) Initializing built-in extension GESTURE
[    33.105] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[    33.720] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-B20D7FC79C7F597315E3E501AEF10E0D866E8E92.xkm
[    33.740] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[    33.740] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    33.740] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[    33.740] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    33.983] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    33.983]     compiled for 1.10.0.902, module version = 2.6.0
[    33.984]     Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[    33.984]     ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.3
[    33.984] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    33.984] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    33.984] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    33.984] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[    33.985] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[    33.985] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    33.986] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1/event1"
[    33.986] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    33.986] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    33.986] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    33.986] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    33.988] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event0)
[    33.988] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    33.988] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    33.988] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    33.988] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    33.988] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[    33.992] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[    33.992] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    33.992] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0/event0"
[    33.992] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    33.992] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    33.993] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    33.993] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    34.003] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event2)
[    34.004] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    34.004] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[    34.004] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    34.004] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[    34.004] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[    34.004] (--) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[    34.004] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    34.004] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/event2"
[    34.004] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    34.004] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    34.004] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[    34.004] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    34.004] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse (/dev/input/event3)
[    34.004] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[    34.004] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse'
[    34.005] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    34.005] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: always reports core events
[    34.005] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[    34.020] (--) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found 9 mouse buttons
[    34.020] (--) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    34.020] (--) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found relative axes
[    34.020] (--) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[    34.020] (II) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[    34.020] (II) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[    34.020] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    34.020] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    34.020] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input3/event3"
[    34.020] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
[    34.020] (II) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[    34.020] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    34.020] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    34.020] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    34.020] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    34.020] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[    34.020] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[259148.150] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[259148.256] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[259148.388] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[259369.760] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[259369.866] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[259369.986] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[294977.036] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[294977.142] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[294977.267] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[295280.597] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[295280.705] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[295280.817] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1292171.894] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[1292172.023] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1292172.138] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1292240.134] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[1292240.242] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1292240.355] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1292305.941] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[1292306.046] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1292306.181] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1293515.531] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[1293515.636] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1293515.764] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1293788.239] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[1293788.348] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "DFP:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1293788.467] (II) NVIDIA(1): Setting mode "TV:nvidia-auto-select+0+0"
[1293817.971] (II) XKB: generating xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-8AA988DD479FAABEC4FC3CCCF4CC29B4948840B4.xkm

I know that looks overwhelming, so I'll pear that down for you... Your machine Loads DRI2 then tries to query and set a mode... But it didn't load the driver modules it needed to do that. Then errored out on a missing module. Look at your log at timestamp [ 21.2028].

[    21.028] (II) Loading extension DRI2
 [    21.028] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia-auto-select+0+0"

Now look at mine at timestamb

[    29.865] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    29.865] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    29.865] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    30.145] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[    30.172]     compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    30.172]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    30.183] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  270.41.06  Mon Apr 18 14:55:25 PDT 2011
[    30.183] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[    30.183] (++) using VT number 7
[    30.184] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    30.184] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    30.184] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    30.196] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    30.196]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    30.196]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    30.196] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[    30.196] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[    30.202] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    30.204] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    30.204]     compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[    30.204]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    30.204] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[    30.204] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    30.204] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    30.205] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    30.205] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    30.205] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    30.281] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[    30.281] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[    30.281] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    30.281] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    30.281] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[    30.281] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    30.281] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[    30.281] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "0"
[    30.281] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"

Does look like "mine" loads quite a few more modules before it gets to that "nvidia-auto-select +0+0" process...

I would say this is more than likey a "bad driver" problem or confilct from a missing blacklist item (which the conflict might throw this error). More than likely, the error is correct in saying that module is missing and cannot be found.

If it were a blacklist conflict, you could just compair with mine and see if it is similar. Here's my driver blacklist at /etc/modeprobe.d/nvidia-drivers.conf

blacklist nouveau
blacklist lbm-nouveau
blacklist nvidia-173
blacklist nvidia-96

What still concerns me is this >

Still no joy on the hwinfo --framebuffer. I don't know how to get to a 'grub prompt'. Everything I try ends up with the "oversize recommend mode 1280x1024' error coming up on my screen. I've tried ver 10.10, 10.04, 9.04 and 8.04 -- same result. I get to the 'Install menu' - e.g. Try without Installing, Install Ubuntu, etc. Don't know what to do from there to get to a command prompt.

Meaning it could be a 3rd problem with hardware. These graphic changes didn't exit with 8.04 and progressively made changes through 11.04... Lets go one step at a time with this.

Try a 10.10 LiveCD. When it boots, the first screen that should come up is a black screen with a a little keyboard and person icon in the lower/center part of the screen... If you press <esc> or <Enter> (or dometimes just about any key at that screen) it will change from a graphics type of screen to a text type of screen with the language selection, with the menu under that box (box will cover it)..

Instead of selecting a language, press the <esc> key, the language box will disappear and leave you with the "Try, Install..." Menu (In sort of a text mode) That screen should look like the screen in Post 3... then you should be able to follow the instructions from there... If not, I'll talke you through it in more detail.

Once at a text console prompt, then we can start diagnosing this. I don't think I've seen an NVidia card that "hasn't return data back from "hwinfo --framebuffer."!!! That is just too weird!

Wait- Let me get this staraight in my head who I'm talking with.... Do you have any other OS running on your box? Windows? An earlier version of Linux? DOS? Basic Grub2?

You can get to a grub menu right? I'm assuming you can get "somewehre" as your linux kernel says"

[    20.875] Kernel command line:  BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic  root=UUID=807daafa-33e0-414a-a2ee-d29b23f7911a ro vga=794 quiet splash  vt.handoff=7

Which means somewhere along the line you added the vga=794 switch (which you can now remove as that didn't help you).

It looks like you need to purge the old drivers and reistall them,,, from a command line- But we need to get you to a commandline first!

[Spr0k3t]

Okay... I'm starting to get back into this and have the system in hand once again. Let's start from scratch on this.

Clean install of 11.04 (Mythbuntu 32bit). Boots just fine to a LiveCD, native resolution at 1920x1080. Full install works without any problems. Reboot the system and I can change the TTY sessions without any problems, but there's no way to get into GDM without booting into recovery mode off grub and using low end graphics mode.

On normal boot without any interaction or changing of the grubs, plymouth loads and displays the mythbuntu and four dots like it's going to load. Once GDM is called, the screen switches over to a console session and flashes the screen three times. Doing a service gdm stop / start gives the same "flashing screen" result... almost like a visual system bell but much faster.

I checked through dmesg and verified the correct nvidia driver is loading (173) for the 9500GT graphics card. More on this later. The last bits of dmesg are interesting though.

[    9.588689] NFSD: starting 90-second grace period
[    9.613235] vesafb: framebuffer at 0xf9000000, mapped to 0xfec80000, using 1216k, total 1216k
[    9.613239] vesafb: mode is 640x480x32, linelength=2560, pages=0
[    9.613241] vesafb: scrolling: redraw
[    9.613244] vesafb: Truecolor: size=8:8:8:8, shift=24:16:8:0
[    9.613376] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30
[    9.613387] fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device
[   10.142490] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
[   10.142494] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1338)
[   10.142498] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[   10.258300] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
[   10.258303] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1338)
[   10.258308] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[   10.314821] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
[   10.314824] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1338)
[   10.314828] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[   10.369496] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
[   10.369500] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1338)
[   10.369504] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[   10.423892] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
[   10.423895] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1338)
[   10.423900] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[   10.478000] NVRM: failed to map registers!!
[   10.478003] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x10:0x32:1338)
[   10.478007] NVRM: rm_init_adapter(0) failed
[   11.429073] r8169 0000:02:00.0: eth0: link up
[   11.429287] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[   11.720778] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[   11.974987] EXT4-fs (sda2): re-mounted. Opts: commit=0
[   21.536080] eth0: no IPv6 routers present

Adding nomodeset to the grub line ends up in the same spot. Booting recovery mode and into the desktop with low graphics, I can see the nVidia drivers are activated by not currently in use (obviously). I upgraded to the proposed software sources and tested 2.6.38-9 with no change (nomodeset still present).

Information on the framebuffer:

> hal.1: read hal dataprocess 2070: arguments to dbus_move_error() were incorrect, assertion "(dest) == NULL || !dbus_error_is_set ((dest))" failed in file dbus-errors.c line 280.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library.
libhal.c 3483 : Error unsubscribing to signals, error=The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files
02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer                           
  [Created at bios.464]
  Unique ID: rdCR.ZsKaHhFzhh5
  Hardware Class: framebuffer
  Model: "NVIDIA G96 Board - 07290010"
  Vendor: "NVIDIA Corporation"
  Device: "G96 Board - 07290010"
  SubVendor: "NVIDIA"
  SubDevice: 
  Revision: "Chip Rev"
  Memory Size: 14 MB
  Memory Range: 0xf9000000-0xf9dfffff (rw)
  Mode 0x0300: 640x400 (+640), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+800), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0307: 1280x1024 (+1280), 8 bits
  Mode 0x030e: 320x200 (+640), 16 bits
  Mode 0x030f: 320x200 (+1280), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits
  Mode 0x031a: 1280x1024 (+2560), 16 bits
  Mode 0x031b: 1280x1024 (+5120), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0330: 320x200 (+320), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0331: 320x400 (+320), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0332: 320x400 (+640), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0333: 320x400 (+1280), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0334: 320x240 (+320), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0335: 320x240 (+640), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0336: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits
  Mode 0x033d: 640x400 (+1280), 16 bits
  Mode 0x033e: 640x400 (+2560), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0345: 1600x1200 (+1600), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0346: 1600x1200 (+3200), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0347: 1400x1050 (+1400), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0348: 1400x1050 (+2800), 16 bits
  Mode 0x0349: 1400x1050 (+5600), 24 bits
  Mode 0x034a: 1600x1200 (+6400), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0352: 2048x1536 (+8192), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0360: 1280x800 (+1280), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0361: 1280x800 (+5120), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0362: 768x480 (+768), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0364: 1440x900 (+1440), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0365: 1440x900 (+5760), 24 bits
  Mode 0x0368: 1680x1050 (+1680), 8 bits
  Mode 0x0369: 1680x1050 (+6720), 24 bits
  Mode 0x037b: 1280x720 (+5120), 24 bits
  Mode 0x037c: 1920x1200 (+1920), 8 bits
  Mode 0x037d: 1920x1200 (+7680), 24 bits
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

Last bit on the video card issue. I changed the card over to 9800GT with no change. I tried using a GT230 and GT430 with the nvidia-current drivers, no change. The only way this computer system will boot up at all is through recovery low graphics mode. Renaming the xorg.conf gives no change either. I'm starting to think this issue something more than what this thread envelopes.

[MAFoElffen]

Okay... I'm starting to get back into this and have the system in hand once again. Let's start from scratch on this.

Last bit on the video card issue. I changed the card over to 9800GT with no change. I tried using a GT230 and GT430 with the nvidia-current drivers, no change. The only way this computer system will boot up at all is through recovery low graphics mode. Renaming the xorg.conf gives no change either. I'm starting to think this issue something more than what this thread envelopes.

Okay. Questions....
1. Please post /var/logs/xorg.0.log
2. What kernel are you currently running?
3. What card do you have in currently?

lspci -v | grep VGA

Will answer question #3.

[pssturges]

Phil, I'm looking for more answers but do try this for me please. See the red highlighted forward slashes above. They should be back slashes, \, as that is the correct escape character. Change them in the /etc/default/grub file and run update-grub to update the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. You'll be able to see in that file if you check it before and after doing this that the back slash is required to set this parameter correctly. I know you followed our directions in doing this but I only recently figured out this issue is not setting the acpi_osi= parameter as expected.

I am not real confident in this being the whole solution though so I'll keep working on what I think is next while you try that change.

Thanks,
Jim

Thanks for your help Jim. Changed my slashes to backslshes. Still the same result. Black screen on reboot. Something I have noticed and I don't know if it is of any sugnificance. Previous to making these changes to the grub config file, my black screen was more a VERY dark purple. Now with the changes its definately black.

Thanks
Phil

[Spr0k3t]

Okay. Questions....
1. Please post /var/logs/xorg.0.log
2. What kernel are you currently running?
3. What card do you have in currently?

lspci -v | grep VGA

Will answer question #3.

I got it working!!! /me does the happy dance!

I pulled another drive I made a clone of with a clean install and added only one thing to /etc/default/grub: vmalloc=512m. After reading through the thread one more time, this was something I had yet to try. I installed all updates and now the system is running the way it needs to. Finally, about a week later I can get this system back to the owner. Longest headache I've ever had to deal with in Linux.

Anyway, for the information you requested:

spr0k3t@zoidberg:~$ sudo uname -a && lspci -v | grep VGA
Linux zoidberg 2.6.38-9-generic-pae #43-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 28 17:12:11 UTC 2011 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

So the thick of it is, I didn't have the same problem as the issue listed here. However, the symptoms are almost the same. I was able find an old thread from 10.04 with similar issues confirming the bug is from previous issues, but I'm not finding the bug in launchpad.