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| Author: | joelblair [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | nVidia Geforce 4000 mx |
I am having trouble with the X server during first boot. (cannot start x server) i believe this has something to do with the xf86config-4 file and drivers for the nVidia. That is what my research has gathered anyway. My nVidia card is pci and i think that makes for some trouble some specs: intel 2.0 ghz 512 mb ram 160 gig hd partitioned with auto-install of knoppmyth onboard s3 ProSavageddr nVidia Geforce 4000 mx pci card any other specs that might help just ask and maybe tell me how to get them for u I am very new to linux Thanks in advance |
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| Author: | tjc [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:43 pm ] |
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Log onto one of the text consoles as root and run the following command: Code: lspci | grep 'VGA compatible controller'' You should see something like this: Code: 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
The numbers in front will be different, note them down. Now edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, where you need to find the line that says something like - #BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Take the '#' off the front to uncomment it and then make the numbers match the stuff after the first colon in you lspci output, you can and should strip leading zeros within each field. If any of the numbers are higher than 10 (e.g. lspci prints :0a: or :11:) things get wonky, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. OBTW - See the LinuxTips topic on the wiki for more info. http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=LinuxTips |
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| Author: | joelblair [ Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | I got it thanks! |
I was having trouble with vi the text editor which was most of my problem but I had to set the BusID properly which was a ton of help thanks again! |
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| Author: | tjc [ Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:46 pm ] |
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For newbies I generally recommend nano. Frankly unless you've already got the vi commands hardwired into your fingers from a time when it was your only option, using vi is more like self flagellation than anything resembling normal behaviour.  As they say, "vi vi vi, the editor of the beast!"
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| Author: | joelblair [ Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | I got the XF86Config-4 file w/ vi! |
but I had trouble with the ATI Wonder Pro and decided it would be easier to simply use the PVR-150 (not too bad $100) but now I cannot boot. everything freezes at (before starting X server) saa7114.c: starting proble for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005) any suggestions I have no idea maybe a bad burn and can't find the driver I was very careful burning the iso any suggestions would be greatly appreciated |
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| Author: | cesman [ Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:58 pm ] |
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 What does that have to do with the original thread? Start a new thread.
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| Author: | Maestromo [ Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:20 am ] |
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I'm a total Linux/MythTV newbie and I'm having the same trouble, even though my hardware is different. I followed through the instructions from http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?id=KnoppMythInstall but I'm getting stuck at step 2 of the autoinstall (after the system reboots). My system never boots into X. (Another thread suggested checking the X logs but there is nothing in there) Instead I get prompted to login as root in the console that is present when the system reboots and then get a command prompt and it sits there. This is after a bit on screen about 'Starting GNOME display manager'. I've changed the #BusID entry to #BusID "PCI:1:0.0" (The grep command returned 0000:01:00.0) but no change. My system is: - GeForce2 MX400 - P4 Titan Motherboard GA8ST667 - Intel P4 1.7 GHz processor - Leadtek Winfast Expert 2000 card - 1 gig ram Any help would be appreciated! By the way, thanks for the nano tip! |
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| Author: | tjc [ Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:27 pm ] |
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You need to uncomment it by taking the '#' character off the front of the line. I'm pretty sure my original instructions say that... |
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| Author: | Maestromo [ Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:24 pm ] |
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Just checked and I did uncomment the line, but still get stuck at this log-in. |
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| Author: | tjc [ Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:10 pm ] |
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What does you /var/log/XFree86.0.log show? See this page for details on what to look for. http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php? ... ngLogFiles You most likely just need a different version of the driver (Nvidia dropped support for many older cards in the latest drivers) or a different /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. A search through the forums for "GeForce2" should provide more details. |
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