Relsolution problem

[BicyclerBoy]

How bizarre..
It is like the file is ignored..

Can you check that the xorg.conf is named exactly.
"/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Linux is case sensitive & very pedantic.

File ownership & permissions gotten messed up ?

Maybe running nvidia-xconfig as sudo is a problem ?

Don't have a
/etc/X11/XF86Config
file do you ?

[coolcaseley67]

Hello

Yep its named as below , i don't have "XF86Config"

Any Ideas ???

[BicyclerBoy]

Need to find the actual error/warning messages.

If you startup gdm X server with logverbose >=6 then nvidia driver prints out detailed info on the mode validation process.

startx -- -verbose 5 -logverbose 6
You may be able to run this after stopping the gdm, I have never tried doing this.

Otherwise, I guess you have to edit the script that launches X server somehow.
Then switch to console ..
[sudo] service gdm stop
[sudo] service gdm start

The /var/log/Xorg.0.log will probably be significantly longer..
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep (WW)

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

[coolcaseley67]

hello


sorry for slowness in getting back ! Cool i will try it and report back !!!

[BicyclerBoy]

As an alternative to the startx verbose ...

Could add this to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Option "ModeDebug" "TRUE"
to get more info into the /var/log/Xorg.0.log

But I guess it may not work with the old driver & will not work if the file is ignored..

[tjones00]

How bizarre..
It is like the file is ignored..

Can you check that the xorg.conf is named exactly.
"/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Linux is case sensitive & very pedantic.

File ownership & permissions gotten messed up ?

Maybe running nvidia-xconfig as sudo is a problem ?

Don't have a
/etc/X11/XF86Config
file do you ?

That is really odd.

From the user's Xorg.0.log

[    25.000] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jun 20 22:14:12 2011
[    25.001] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    25.001] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

Try using the /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ partial xorg.conf directory as well with the single section containing the modeline? eg. /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/modeline.conf

Maybe kms is on? I know when kms is enabled the system typically ignores /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it will still check /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ for partial *.confs. (only /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ will be declared in the log)

However, since /etc/X11/xorg.conf is declared in the log it is suggesting everything is setup properly to work with nvidia.ko.

[coolcaseley67]

Hello ,


BicyclerBoy: I tried running [sudo] service gdm stop but it came up with an error. I will try the other steps and report.


I think its any issue with the NVIDIA driver am going to try find way to speak to NVIDIA !

[coolcaseley67]

Hello ,

I've made a post on the NVIDIA Linux forums asking help: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...69#post2451369


Where would i add Option "ModeDebug" "TRUE" in the config file ?

Thank you !

[BicyclerBoy]

(Unfortunately) A lot of the xorg.conf options can go into any section..

I would use a "ServerFlags" section..because this seems logical & tidy.

The only criticism of nVidia drivers readme/docs is that they are very vague about sections in xorg.conf.

There has been some suggestion (inc. prev. post) that Xorg is now using a slightly different configuration file or folders.
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*.conf

Haven't found anything that states the xorg.conf file is ignored..

You are still using Xorg 1.09. Don't let that upgrade to 1.10...else you'll have even more problems.
Did you see this thread about Xorg 1.10 breaking the old drivers.
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=162140

[coolcaseley67]

Hello ,

I've been doing some diging and a found this : http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...ppendix-d.html

I can turn off mode validation using one of these arguments with option mode validation ?