Inspiron 8100 and Mandrake 9.0

[DaveLister]

I have been trying to get version 3123 working on Mandrake 9.0. Later versions don't work at all. I can get it to come up sometimes when I start it in failsafe mode, but never in a normal Linux boot. Attached is the log file generated.

Help!

[Andy Mecham]

Can you insert NVdriver by hand? If that works, does X then start?

--andy

[DaveLister]

:confused:

[Andy Mecham]

Type modprobe NVdriverthen startxDoes that work? Does NVdriver insert correctly?

--andy

[DaveLister]

No, that didn't help.

Here is the log file with the blank screen.

Getting very frustrated!

[Andy Mecham]

You're now able to initialize the kernel module, so something definitely changed. I imagine that your /etc/modules.conf doesn't have the right lines in it. Your log indicates that X successfully started.

Why are you ignoring the EDID? It could be you're getting a blank screen because the mode that X selected for your screen isn't correct.

--andy

[DaveLister]

That did it!

I was doing that because a number of other things I read recommended it.

I would like to upgrade to the latest drivers now - but I am afraid to.

Atached is the XF86Config-4 file which finally worked for version 3123.