Re: Xorg - nv - 8600GT blank screen problem.

"Me-too" here -- I am also running an 8600GT using the nvidia driver.
I installed it using "their way" after the Debian way wasn't working
for a while. (I also had blank screens with the nv driver, though I
could just never get X to launch at all; the whole system froze using
that driver for me). Once I made sure that I'd downloaded all the
appropriate kernel source packages, the nVidia installer script worked
without a hitch. (I'm on etch, though.)

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Ramasubramanian Ramesh <rramesh@xxxxxx> wrote:
It is good to know you also have a 8600GT. It makes me feel a bit more
confident that nvidia blob will drop in without much hassle.

I don't care if it is free or not. If it is well known and is available from
reputable place non-free/binary ok on special cases.

Did you simply install nvida blob directly from their website following
*their procedure *or did you use a method of your own?
If the latter, can you tell me what you did?

I have another machine that has 9800 GT (usually runs XP) that I can try
installing to experiment. Based on the experiment, I will decide between
nvidia vs lenny.

Regards
Ramesh

Mark Allums wrote:

Ramasubramanian Ramesh wrote:

Thanks. I am having this problem on my home network server/gateway. So, I
am trying to keep deviation from stable release to minimal.
Since I have 86xx, I cannot use nvidia-glx from stable distribution. I
will have to go to either lenny or get it from nvidia (latest/nonstandard)
Which is less risky or more stable in your opinion? Going nvidia way or
switching to lenny?

BTW, is this trouble known and am I raising it again? (I googled and
could not find anything correlated to my situation)

Ramesh


Uh, "mildly known trouble", if that phrase makes sense. It is an issue
that others have, but the advice is usually something like: "If you don't
need 3D, go with Intel onboard graphics." I would personally go with lenny,
but I don't know if that makes sense for you. Certainly, when lenny is
stable, there is a good chance you will want to migrate/update/upgrade. On
my personal home system, I use the NVIDIA blob, but then, on that computer,
I don't care if something breaks. If you are trying to stay with free
software, you will not want the blob.

I have an 8600GT on that machine, NVIDIA's blob works well. In fact, the
latest version about which I know, 177.80, is a noticeably faster performer
for me.

I have not had recent experience with the lenny nvidia-* drivers. You
should get more advice from the other fine members of this list who have
used them.

Good luck!

Mark Allums





Mark Allums wrote:

Ramasubramanian Ramesh wrote:

I am having issues with my new video card MSI 8600GT. Xorg fires up
properly and everything is fine as long as I am within X. The moment
I try to switch one of the VCs (c-a-f1/2 etc) or exit X, all I get is
blank screen and no response from KB/mouse etc. Soon the monitor goes into
power save. The only way to fix is reboot. Occasionally, I will see blank
screen with X running having very similar syptoms.

I have noticed that Xorg runs with almost 100% cpu utilization whenever
blank screen event happens. Also, with my prior card I did not have this
problem (prior card was EVGA nvidia 7600GS)

I run stock etch kenel from amd64 distribution latest xorg with nv
driver. Here is exact info

uname -a: Linux lata 2.6.18-4-amd64 #1 SMP Fri May 4 00:37:33 UTC 2007
x86_64 GNU/Linux

Package: xserver-xorg-video-nv : Version: 1:2.0.3-1
Package: xorg: Version: 1:7.1.0-19


You probably need to think about a different driver. The nvidia-*
packages might be a place to start.



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