Debian upgrade breaks nVidia support
Lennart Sorensen
lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Mon Jun 25 16:16:09 UTC 2007
On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 09:49:51PM -0400, William O'Higgins Witteman wrote:
> ii nvidia-glx 1.0.8776-4 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
> ii nvidia-glx-dev 1.0.8776-4 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x / Xorg driver deve
> ii nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-4-k7 1.0.8776-4+2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 2.6.18
Current 2.6.18 kernel is 2.6.18-5 not -4, so you may have to rerun the
nvidia module building by doing: m-a a-i -t prepare; m-a a-i -t nvidia
> ii nvidia-kernel-common 20051028+1 NVIDIA binary kernel module common files
> ii nvidia-kernel-source 1.0.8776-4 NVIDIA binary kernel module source
> ii nvidia-settings 1.0+20060516-3 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driv
> ii nvidia-xconfig 1.0+20070502-1 The NVIDIA X Configuration Tool
>
> ii xserver-xorg 1:7.2-3 the X.Org X server
> ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-6 X.Org X server -- core server
> ii xserver-xorg-dev 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-6 X.Org X server -- development files
> ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.2-3 the X.Org X server -- input driver metapacka
> ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:1.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
> ii xserver-xorg-input-kbd 1:1.1.0-4 X.Org X server -- keyboard input driver
> ii xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driver
> ii xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 0.14.7~git20070517-2 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org/XFree86
> ii xserver-xorg-input-wacom 0.7.4.1-5 X.Org X server -- wacom input driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.2-3 the X.Org X server -- output driver metapack
> ii xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.1.1-7 X.Org X server -- APM display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.6.0-6 X.Org X server -- ark display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.6.3-2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Chips display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-cyrix 1:1.1.0-4 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-dummy 1:0.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- dummy display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 1:0.3.1-1 X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- Glint display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.2.1-2 X.Org X server -- i128 display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- i740 display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-i810 2:1.7.2-4 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display d
> ii xserver-xorg-video-imstt 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.4.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 1:1.1.1-5 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-newport 1:0.2.1-2 X.Org X server -- Newport display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-nsc 1:2.8.2-2 X.Org X server -- NSC display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:2.0.2-1 X.Org X server -- NV display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:0.5.0-2 X.Org X server -- legacy S3 display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.9.1-3 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-savage 1:2.1.2-5 X.Org X server -- Savage display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion 1:1.5.1-1 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion display driv
> ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.9.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-sisusb 1:0.8.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 1:1.3.0-1 X.Org X server -- tdfx display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-tga 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-trident 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Trident display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.1.1-1 X.Org X server -- Tseng display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-v4l 0.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux display driv
> ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:1.3.0-1 X.Org X server -- VESA display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-vga 1:4.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- VGA display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-via 1:0.2.2-2 X.Org X server -- VIA display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:10.13.0-3 X.Org X server -- VMware display driver
> ii xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.1.1-2 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display driver
> >Which nvidia card do you have?
>
> FX5200
>
> >Could you include the X log file from /var/log and the xorg.conf file as
> >well?
>
> The log file is above.
>
> Here is the xorg.conf:
>
>
> # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
> #
> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
> # values from the debconf database.
> #
> # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
> # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> #
> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> # package.
> #
> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
> # again, run the following command:
> # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
> Driver "kbd"
> Option "CoreKeyboard"
> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> Option "XkbOptions" "esc:nocaps"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
> Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
> EndSection
This might be going away some day, since all mice are now handles by
the common mouse interface in /dev/input/mice. Should still work for
now though.
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
> Driver "nv"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Generic Monitor"
> Option "DPMS"
> HorizSync 28-49
> VertRefresh 43-72
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Default Screen"
> Device "nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
> Monitor "Generic Monitor"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Default Layout"
> Screen "Default Screen"
> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> EndSection
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Everything else looks OK.
--
Len Sorensen
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