RE: my nvidia 3D acceleration seems to have conked out..... (problem now FIXED)
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> From: mikef20000@hotmail.com
> To: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
> Subject: RE: my nvidia 3D acceleration seems to have conked out..... (problem now FIXED)
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 08:48:04 +0000
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>> From: mikef20000@hotmail.com
>> To: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
>> Subject: my nvidia 3D acceleration seems to have conked out.....
>> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 07:59:24 +0000
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>> Dear Folks,
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>> I started using a big 37" TV/computer monitor with a AMD64 3200 box I have with an Nvidia 8500GT card in it. For a time I had the Nvidia card correctly configured and the kernel modified. I think the kernel is still OK, but now the 3D graphics acceleration has conked out.
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>> spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/home/mikef# glxinfo |grep rendering
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/home/mikef#
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>> I have been upgrading when packages are available as lenny/sid on this machine. Could I have installed new packages that have messed up the nvidia card function?
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> ******** I fixed the problem. My xorg file had "nv" as the driver in it NOT "nvidia". I changed this and now the 3D rendering is working again:
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> spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/home/mikef# glxinfo |grep rendering
> direct rendering: Yes
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>> My aptitude source file looks like this:
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>> spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/apt# more sources.list
>> #
>> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Bina
>> ry-1 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main
>>
>> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary
>> -5 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main
>> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary
>> -4 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main
>> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary
>> -3 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main
>> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary
>> -2 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main
>> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary
>> -1 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main
>> #
>> deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
>> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
>> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
>> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib
>> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
>> deb-src http://ftp.debian.org sid main contrib non-free
>> deb http://javadesktop.org/lg3d/debian testing contrib
>>
>> spc1-burn4-0-0-cust452:/etc/apt#
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>> Could you download e.g. some update to the kernel without noticing it too much that abolished or interfered with the nvidia card configuration etc?
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>> Also this monitor (definia polaroid 37" TLU 03732B) has a maximum resolution which I think from the Xlog output is not directly recognised by nvidia drivers. Its resolution is 1360 x 768 as far as I can tell but if you put exactly this in the xorg.conf file you get a flickering somewhat miserable screen.
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>> It works best at present if you give it 1280 x 768 which the Xorg output seems to show it adjusting as best it can with this starting resolution that I think nvidia drivers do know about.
Here is some of the Xorg log file output:
(--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 60.86.37.00.52
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 8500 GT at PCI:2:0:0:
(--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1
(--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
(II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) NVIDIA(0): "1280x768"
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 768
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device CRT-1's EDID; cannot compute DPI
(WW) NVIDIA(0): from CRT-1's EDID.
(==) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from built-in default
(==) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xdfffe000 - 0xdfffe0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdffff000 - 0xdffff0ff (0x100) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[7] -1 0 0xda000000 - 0xdbffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0xa0000000 - 0xbfffffff (0x20000000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xdc000000 - 0xdcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[11] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[12] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000f000 - 0x0000f0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000f600 - 0x0000f61f (0x20) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000f700 - 0x0000f71f (0x20) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000f800 - 0x0000f81f (0x20) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000f900 - 0x0000f91f (0x20) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000fa00 - 0x0000fa0f (0x10) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000f400 - 0x0000f4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000fb00 - 0x0000fb0f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000fc00 - 0x0000fc03 (0x4) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000fd00 - 0x0000fd07 (0x8) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe03 (0x4) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000ff00 - 0x0000ff07 (0x8) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000f200 - 0x0000f2ff (0x100) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000ef00 - 0x0000ef7f (0x80) IX[B](B)
[29] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[30] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x768"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
It seems to want to start with 1280x768 and work from there........
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>> I am going to re-read all the stuff in the Debian nvidia howto and see if I can't get the nvidia card working again.
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> ************************* Forget this - I have fixed the nvidia card problem*****
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> BUT ----- I still have the problem with the monitor display not being ideal here.
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>> Your comments are appreciated here.
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>> Regards
>>
>> Michael Fothergill
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