[Sussex] video snags (possibly nvidia related, but possible bug) - best suggestions ?
john davis
johnsemailaccount at gmail.com
Tue Jul 5 19:31:46 UTC 2011
Wotcha List (and Steve of course)......
On 3 July 2011 21:36, Steve Dobson <steve at dobbo.org> wrote:
> John
>
> What graphics hardware are you using? The output from
> $ lspci | grep VGA
>
> should give us that info.
>
> Also the Xorg output which is stored in /var/log/Xorg.0.log will provide
> info on who the Graphics System is initializing.
>
> So, in response to that, the command gives me this
" 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0de2 (rev
a1)"
and as far as what it says in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log, well that's as
follows...
"[ 4833.522]
X.Org X Server 1.10.1
Release Date: 2011-04-15
[ 4833.522] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 4833.522] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server x86_64 Ubuntu
[ 4833.522] Current Operating System: Linux johnspc 2.6.38-8-generic
#42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2011 x86_64
[ 4833.522] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
root=UUID=932de37c-fd3b-436d-b01b-ed824059ceab ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
[ 4833.522] Build Date: 19 April 2011 03:40:45PM
[ 4833.522] xorg-server 2:1.10.1-1ubuntu1 (For technical support please see
http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
[ 4833.522] Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
[ 4833.522] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 4833.522] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default
setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 4833.523] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jul 3 23:06:59
2011
[ 4833.523] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 4833.523] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 4833.534] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 4833.534] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 4833.534] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 4833.534] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 4833.535] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using the first device section listed.
[ 4833.535] (**) | |-->Device "Default Device"
[ 4833.535] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 4833.535] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 4833.535] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 4833.535] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not
exist.
[ 4833.535] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4833.535] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not
exist.
[ 4833.535] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4833.535] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not
exist.
[ 4833.535] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4833.535] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not
exist.
[ 4833.535] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4833.535] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist.
[ 4833.535] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 4833.535] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
[ 4833.535] (==) ModulePath set to
"/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 4833.535] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input
devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable
AutoAddDevices.
[ 4833.535] (II) Loader magic: 0x7e0280
[ 4833.535] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 4833.535] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 4833.535] X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[ 4833.535] X.Org XInput driver : 12.3
[ 4833.535] X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[ 4833.536] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0de2:1b0a:9083 rev 161, Mem @
0xfa000000/16777216, 0xd8000000/134217728, 0xd6000000/33554432, I/O @
0x0000cc00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 4833.536] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 4833.536] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 4833.537] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.537] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.537] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 4833.537] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 4833.537] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 4833.537] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.537] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.537] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 4833.537] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 4833.537] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 4833.537] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/libglx.so
[ 4833.575] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 4833.575] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.575] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 4833.575] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 15:10:15 PDT 2011
[ 4833.575] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 4833.575] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 4833.576] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 4833.576] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.576] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.13.0
[ 4833.576] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 4833.576] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 4833.576] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 4833.576] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 4833.576] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 4833.590] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.590] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.590] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 4833.590] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 4833.590] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 4833.591] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 4833.591] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.591] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[ 4833.591] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 4833.591] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 4833.591] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 4833.591] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 4833.591] (==) Matched nv as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 4833.591] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3
[ 4833.591] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 4
[ 4833.591] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 4833.591] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 4833.591] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[ 4833.605] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 4833.605] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.605] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 4833.605] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[ 4833.605] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[ 4833.616] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.616] compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 0.0.16
[ 4833.616] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 4833.616] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[ 4833.616] (II) LoadModule: "nv"
[ 4833.616] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv
[ 4833.616] (II) UnloadModule: "nv"
[ 4833.616] (II) Unloading nv
[ 4833.616] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 4833.616] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 4833.616] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 4833.617] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.617] compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 2.3.0
[ 4833.617] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 4833.617] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[ 4833.617] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 4833.617] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 4833.617] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.617] compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 0.4.2
[ 4833.617] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[ 4833.617] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 270.41.06 Mon Apr 18 14:55:25
PDT 2011
[ 4833.617] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 4833.617] (II) NOUVEAU driver Date: Fri Jan 7 13:33:36 2011 +1000
[ 4833.617] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
[ 4833.617] RIVA TNT (NV04)
[ 4833.617] RIVA TNT2 (NV05)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 256 (NV10)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 3 (NV20)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
[ 4833.617] GeForce FX (NV3x)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 6 (NV4x)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 7 (G7x)
[ 4833.617] GeForce 8 (G8x)
[ 4833.617] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 4833.617] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 4833.617] (--) using VT number 8
[ 4833.729] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 4833.729] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 4833.729] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 4833.729] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.729] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.729] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 4833.729] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 4833.729] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 4833.729] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 4833.735] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.735] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 4833.735] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 4833.735] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 4833.735] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 4833.735] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 4833.735] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so
[ 4833.735] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 4833.735] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 4833.736] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[ 4833.736] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[ 4833.736] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 4833.736] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 4833.736] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[ 4833.736] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4833.736] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 0.0.2
[ 4833.736] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[ 4833.736] (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen
section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 4833.736] (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 4833.736] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 4833.736] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 4833.736] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 4833.736] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
[ 4834.023] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (Idek Iiyama PL2201W (CRT-0)) does
not support NVIDIA
[ 4834.023] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 3D Vision stereo.
[ 4834.024] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 420 (GF108) at PCI:1:0:0
(GPU-0)
[ 4834.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 2097152 kBytes
[ 4834.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 70.08.1f.00.1f
[ 4834.024] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 4834.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this
GPU
[ 4834.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce GT 420
at PCI:1:0:0
[ 4834.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): Idek Iiyama PL2201W (CRT-0)
[ 4834.024] (--) NVIDIA(0): Idek Iiyama PL2201W (CRT-0): 400.0 MHz maximum
pixel clock
[ 4834.063] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
[ 4834.063] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 4834.063] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode
"nvidia-auto-select"
[ 4834.063] (==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
[ 4834.063] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 4834.063] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[ 4834.063] (II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 4834.063] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1680 x
1050
[ 4834.091] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (87, 83); computed from "UseEdidDpi"
X config
[ 4834.091] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 4834.091] (II) UnloadModule: "nouveau"
[ 4834.091] (II) Unloading nouveau
[ 4834.091] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[ 4834.091] (II) Unloading vesa
[ 4834.091] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 4834.091] (II) Unloading fbdev
[ 4834.091] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 4834.091] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
[ 4834.091] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 4834.091] (II) NVIDIA: Using 3072.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect
memory
[ 4834.091] (II) NVIDIA: access.
[ 4834.094] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 4834.141] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[ 4834.198] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[ 4834.199] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[ 4834.199] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 4834.199] (==) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 4834.199] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[ 4834.199] (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
[ 4834.199] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 4834.199] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 4834.199] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 4834.199] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 4834.199] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0
[ 4834.199] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 4834.199] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 4834.199] (==) RandR enabled
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 4834.199] (II) Initializing built-in extension GESTURE
[ 4834.200] (II) Initializing extension GLX"
Ok, so that's what it says, and for brevity (as far as can be of course),
I've chopped the bit off the end that mentions keyboards, mice and other
bit's and bob's that aren't (as I understand it) relevant.
Out of desperation, I said cobblers to it, and tried the next possible
option for someone like me, who knows little or nothing about this. I
installed Linux Mint 11 (64bit) in the hope that, might pick it up. It
didn't - well, when I fire up the "additional drivers" facility, it still
says the same thing i.e. that the driver is activated but not currently in
use and that No proprietary drivers are in use on the system.
Judging from the packages updated by the Mint update manager, I'm presuming
that Linux Mint is an Ubuntu derivative, which might explain why it is that
it is doing the same thing as Ubuntu 11.04.
I notice that in the output from the log, that there's one (WW) and one (EE)
i.e. that's nothing to do with cyrillic fonts and other X server related
issues. It seems to be referring to the "nv" driver or module (sorry, I
don't really understand the difference). Many moons ago, it used to just be
the case for opening and editing the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, whereby I just
had to change the "nv" to "nvidia" for it all to work, but it now seems that
somethings changed and there's next to nothing actually in the
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file now, I have no idea where all that type of info is
kept now.
Does anyone know what, if anything, can be done ?
regards
John D.
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