odd xorg/nvidia issue

tlmiller · Posted: Sun May 02, 2025 1:47 am Post subject: odd xorg/nvidia issue

On one of my desktops. Debian Squeeze, Athlon X2 4400+ (AM2), GeForce 7900GS. All the latest updates. Nvidia v195.32. When it boots, xorg fails and drops to cli login. So I login, kill kdm, rmmod nvidia, modprobe nvidia, and restart kdm. Works PERFECTLY. So there is nothing wrong with the module. It simply won't load correctly on boot. Anyone ever seen, or know what I can do? I have another desktop that's AM3/Athlon2X4 620/GeForce 9600GT running the same OS and the same drivers that has no issues whatsoever.

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Laptops: bluedrake, banelord, sandwyrm, aardvark.

melloe · Posted: Sun May 02, 2025 2:40 am Post subject:

I ran into that or similar on my older AM2 with an 8400, but never followed through, just tried another box. Had had problems with Debian based and X before. OOPS

I have had some strange things with that box and debian based....Strange things. Usually simple to overcome, but not always simple to troubleshoot.. When I first built the box, the new monitor had only a VGA cable that was good ( I did not know the DVI cable was bad till I bought and tried another ) and those debian based that would load at all, had terrible resolution HDMI, DVI, or VGA..

On a hunch, I borrowed or bought new cables, and it turned out the DVI cable was bad...
Different cables not help VGA or HDMI. And that was just the beginning. Got so it was not fun any more.

My point. When I have an issue with Debian based and X with mell0, I usually just move on unless I am really bored. <G><

I should add, I now have another monitor, and the issues with it are gone, but it is NOT easy tp connect to mwll0 ( It is one of the two normally connected to Thor )

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tlmiller · Posted: Sun May 02, 2025 2:54 am Post subject:

I use dual monitor setup (both DVI), and it has always worked AMAZINGLY well with Debian until today (I'm doing several weeks of updates since I was in Mexico). And it STILL DOES work amazingly well once you manually killX/unload/load the module. It just won't work from a cold boot.

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Debian Squeeze, Arch, Kubuntu mostly. Some Mandriva. Some Windows.
Desktops: shadowdragon, medusa
Laptops: bluedrake, banelord, sandwyrm, aardvark.

Lord.DragonFly.of.Dawn · Posted: Sun May 02, 2025 7:10 pm Post subject:

Thats almost exactly the same issue i had about three years ago with an ATI card.

i solved it by placing the executable script 39_FIX_ATI (GDM was started as 40_gdm) in /usr/rc.5/

tlmiller · Posted: Sun May 02, 2025 7:26 pm Post subject:

^^^Hmmmm, bet that would work, will have to try.

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Desktops: shadowdragon, medusa
Laptops: bluedrake, banelord, sandwyrm, aardvark.

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