On 2011-12-31 16:31 +0100, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:30:30 -0700, Dean Allen Provins, P. Geoph. wrote: > >> My nVidia GeForce 6600 GT card started to act up, so I purchased an >> inexpensive MSI N210 card (which uses the 210 nVidia chipset). The >> salesman said I'd be happier with it! >> >> Sadly, after the the initial boot sequence lines of text (in regular VGA >> font) appear, the screen goes blank, and the disc stops working. It >> appears that the "fine print" boot messages are lost at that time. Is it >> possible the card does not support alternative VGA text formats?
Hardly, I dare say. >> Does anyone know why this happens, or what if any incompatibilities >> there are between the current Debian release and this card? Any >> suggestions for an alternative card would also be welcome (high "gaming" >> performance is not needed). > > Before anything, I would try these steps: > > 1/ Rename any current "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file (if any) and let Xorg to > auto-configure the card. This will not help, since there is a problem with the kernel module. > 2/ Boot with KMS disabled (append "nouveau.modeset=0" at boot's kernel > line). That should work around the problem. If possible, use a second machine to log in via ssh and run "rmmod nouveau; modprobe nouveau modeset=1" then. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
