RE: Nvidia chipset problems on Presario
> From: Richard Lyons [mailto:richard@the-place.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:45 AM
>
> I have an HP Compaq Presario CQ60 laptop. Having no high-speed
> connection,
> I have installed Debian 5.0.2 from the dvd set. This gives me kernel·
> 2.6.26-2-686. The Presario has an nvidia chipset (see output of lspci
> below). The installer evidently fails to recognise this or doesn't
> have
> the right drivers. Console writes to screen in a manner reminiscent of
> an
> old teletype terminal. I installed the nvidia driver so that X now
> runs
> acceptably fast and at the correct resolution (1366 x 768). But the
> console
> remains slow. Also there is no sound. Presumably both these are
> driver
> issues. For the sound, it seems clear the wrong modules are loaded,
> see
> output of 'lsmod | grep snd' below.·
>
> A further problem which may be connected is that the keyboard regularly
> freezes. This appears to happen always after the ppp connection (to a
> mobile phone acting as a GPRS modem) has been dropped by the supplier,
> but
> this may be a coincidence. When it happens, it is impossible to give
> keyboard input to any X-window, or to jump to a console. It does not
> appear
> to be a "sleep" issue, as it does not occur after closing the lid and
> leaving the laptop overnight, for example.
>
> How do I correct these, given that I cannot do a major upgrade as there
> is
> only a slow internet connection here?
>
> TIA
>
> richard
>
>
>
> $ lspci
> 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory
> Controller (rev a2)
> 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 075e (rev a2)
> 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SMBus (rev a1)
> 00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Co-
> Processor
> (rev a2)
> 00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory
> Controller (rev a1)
> 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI
> USB
> 1.1 Controller+ (rev a1)
> 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI
> USB
> 2.0 Controller+ (rev a1)
> 00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI
> USB
> 1.1 Controller+ (rev a1)
> 00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI
> USB
> 2.0 Controller+ (rev a1)
> 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] IDE
> (rev a1)
> 00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Device 0774 (rev a1)
> 00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge
> (rev
> a1)
> 00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Device 0ad0 (rev a2)
> 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200]
> Ethernet (rev a2)
> 00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI
> Express
> Bridge (rev a1)
> 00:14.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 077a (rev a1)
> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h
> HyperTransport
> Configuratio+n (rev 40)
> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Address
> Map
> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h DRAM
> Controller
> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h
> Miscellaneous
> Control
> 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Link
> Control
> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0845 (rev
> a2)
> 07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x
> 802.11abg
> Wireless PCI E+xpress Adapter (rev 01)
>
> $ lsmod | grep snd
> snd_hda_intel 325688 0·
> snd_pcm_oss 32832 0·
> snd_mixer_oss 12320 1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm 62596 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_seq_dummy 2660 0·
> snd_seq_oss 24992 0·
> snd_seq_midi 5728 0·
> snd_rawmidi 18528 1 snd_seq_midi
> snd_seq_midi_event 6432 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
> snd_seq 41456 6
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_even+t
> snd_timer 17800 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
> snd_seq_device 6380 5
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_s+eq
> snd 45604 9
> snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_+oss,snd_rawmid
> i,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
> soundcore 6368 1 snd
> snd_page_alloc 7816 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hda_intel is the correct audio driver. I don't have the same laptop
as you, but I have a desktop motherboard with integrated GeForce 8200
graphics and HD Audio. In my case, to get audio working properly, I had
to upgrade to the latest ALSA. Try going to alsa-project.org and getting
the latest drivers. You'll need to install the kernel headers to build
the ALSA kernel modules.
Hope this helps!
-- Kevin
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