> -----Original Message-----
> From: Volker Armin Hemmann
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:13 PM
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] upgraded video card from geforce
> 6600 to geforce 8600...
>
> On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Budd, Tracy wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Volker Armin Hemmann
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:42 PM
> > > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] upgraded video card from
> geforce 6600 to
> > > geforce 8600...
> > >
> > > On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Budd, Tracy wrote:
> > > > I recompiled nvidia-drivers, but when I tried running X, I
> > >
> > > got a blank
> > >
> > > > screen.
> > > >
> > > > Couldn't get back to the console.
> > > >
> > > > I suspect this is something simple, but I don't know what it is.
> > > >
> > > > Any help is appreciated.
> > >
> > > any information is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Usually, you don't need to do anything when switching the cards.
> > > --
> > > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> > Thank you for the reply.
> >
> > That is what I thought too, which is why I am confused.
> >
> > I get a "no signal found" message on the monitor when I run X now.
> > Never had any problem with the old card.
> > Don't seem to have any graphics problems in windoz either.
> > Very puzzling.
>
> could you please post your xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log?
>
> and make sure that there aren't any 'backup' xorg.confs in
> /root or /tmp ...
>
> This is my xorg.conf for a 8600 and a 1680x1050 tft:
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Layout0"
> Screen 0 "Screen0"
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> RgbPath "/usr/lib64/X11/rgb"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "dbe"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "type1"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "glx"
> Load "evdev"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "evdev"
> # Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> # Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
> # Option "Buttons" "14"
> # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
> # Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> Option "Resolution" "800"
>
> Option "Name" "Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse"
> Option "evBits" "+1-2"
> Option "keyBits" "~272-287"
> Option "relBits" "~0-2 ~6 ~8"
>
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Keyboard0"
> Driver "evdev"
> Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
> Option "XkbLayout" "de"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "Unknown"
> ModelName "Unknown"
> HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
> VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Device0"
> Driver "nvidia"
> VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Device0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
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>
Cannot get to the machine until this evening.
Will post the log and conf files tomorrow.
Thank you in advance.
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