I did an update on my LinHES system today R6 and then read about an update to the nvidia driver. I was previously using 180.40 beta so I did a pacman -S nvidia which uninstalled the beta and then installed 185. The problem is now that I can get X to start.
Some details: I have a 8400GS PCI-E card connected to a TV via Composite and the Xorg.0.log states:
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(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
I have tried re-installed the driver using pacman, I have edited the Xorg.conf file to ensure all the TV out stuff is there, but for clarity it is:
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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Thu Mar 19 00:38:36 PST 2009
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Thu Mar 19 00:39:33 PST 2009
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# Hsync edid used
# Vertrefresh edid used
# ModelName "CRT-0"
# ModeLine "1280x720" 74.25 1280 1316 1452 1644 720 720 723 751 -hsync +vsync
# ModeLine "1280x720_60.00" 74.25 1280 1352 1432 1648 720 725 730 750 -hsync -vsync
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 55.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
ModeLine "848x480" 34.0 848 880 1016 1072 480 494 495 527 -hsync -vsync
ModeLine "800x600" 38.34 800 832 928 1024 600 604 608 624 -hsync -vsync
Option "DPMS" "false"
# Display size edid used
EndSection
Section "Device"
#doing the advanced
# Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
# Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = centered, Dithering = enabled"
# Option "DigitalVibrance" "0"
# Option "TransparentIndex" "0"
# Option "CursorShadowAlpha" "64"
# Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "4"
# Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
# Option "NvAGP" "1"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 8400 GS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "DPI" "100 x 100"
Option "NoLogo" "1"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
# Option "DigitalVibrance" "0"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "true"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "false"
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "TV"
Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
I have checked dmesg and got this:
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NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 185.18.14 Wed May 27 02:23:13 PDT 2009
Please help otherwise my WAF is going to plummet greatly and fast
. Please don't make me buy a TIVO