4363, still no X with AGP 4x card in KT400 mobo

[alien999999999]

I've retried again with the new drivers, but it's exactly the same...

I did however find the problem that the installer has...

if I used the nvidia installer and uninstalled it again, my X will not work anymore...

I think i did an ldconfig after uninstalling, but i'm not sure...

the problem was the libGL.so.1 file, maybe it expected a newer version (that was installed with the nvidia drivers).

I was kind of hoping that this time it would work...

but still, this is a great effort in finalizing the nvidia driver, almost all problems are solved...

thanx for helping

[alien999999999]

anyone know what to do?

[Andy Mecham]

Are you using NVAGP?

--andy

[alien999999999]

standard value, haven't touched the AGP settings in the XF86Config file...
except for changing nv to nvidia driver ofcourse

what I was wondering is this: maybe you're using the wrong AGP version on my card...

after all: the mobo can go 4x and 8x (and probably 2 as well); the video card can only go 4x: the bios sets 4x; but maybe the nvidia driver tries 8x(just a guess)???? and that's why it's not working?

[Andy Mecham]

No, that's not the issue.

You should be using NVAGP. Make sure you have Option "NvAgp" "1"in your XF86Config file, and that AGPGART is *not* compiled into your kernel.

You'll probably have to reboot if you change AGP drivers.

--andy

[alien999999999]

why does it have to be NvAGP? before there never was a need to do that... anyway i'll try and do that. I'm not exactly sure as how to get rid of the AGPGART thing, IF I have it.

[Andy Mecham]

The AGPGART shipped with most 2.4 kernels doesn't correctly support the KT400. NVAGP does.

--andy

[alien999999999]

ok, tried it:

I don't have /dev/agpgart ; looked for agpgart in differen locations, didn't find it.

lsmod:

no agpgart

then tried setting Option "NvAGP" "1" and later "0"

nope, it does not have any effect.

when disabling AGP, the line before the last line in the log just disappears, but that's all.... (that line is: AGP is successfully initialized)
last line: setting 1024x768...

why does that not work?

[alien999999999]

any help? anyone, andy?

Is this a bug in the latest drivers or is it something else...?

[Andy Mecham]

I'm not sure what's causing this. Can you start X with the "nv" or "vesa" drivers?

--andy

[alien999999999]

yes, after i uninstalled the nvidia drivers.

the log gives no errors, AGP disabling doesn't help

no AGPGART on system, at least I didn't find it.

nv works perfectly, but with nvidia it fails.

I have a KT400 mobo using mdk9.1.

it's the same error as in the previous drivers

will it help trying to get AGP info after installing drivers, installer log, startx -- -logverbose 5 2>~/logverb , or anything else?

thanks

Alien


btw: you're missing an ldconfig after uninstalling nvidia drivers

[alien999999999]

any answer?

[Andy Mecham]

No - as I said, i'm not sure what's causing your problem.

Next on the list - have you rebooted? What kernel are you using?

--andy

[alien999999999]

Originally posted by Andy Mecham
No - as I said, i'm not sure what's causing your problem.

Next on the list - have you rebooted? What kernel are you using?

--andy

I'm using the standard single CPU mdk9.1 (bamboo) for PC.

and well, I had to reboot, because I couldn't do anything with the screen black and all.

I'll try and do it again and this time, I'll copy all the logs and do a step by step procedure.

thanx for all help.

PS: if there's any log that you want specifically, please request so, because I can't leave it using nvidia, I'll have to uninstall again and specify nv and do an ldconfig.

[alien999999999]

ok, logs with nv:

/etc/X11/XFConfig-4 nvXFconfig
/var/log/XFree86.0.log nvXFlog

system logs:
/proc/pci pcilog
/proc/modules modulelog
/proc/mtrr mtrrlog
/proc/interrupts interruptslog

going root
- su

then: /etc/init.d/dm stop
- kills X-server on mdk9.1

installing nvidia
- sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run

nvidia-installer.log

modifying /etc/X11/XFConfig-4
- changing nv to nvidia
- adding line: Option "NvAGP" "0" it'll make no difference, but to be sure...

/etc/init.d/dm start
- starts X-server
fails.... - pressing reset button to let it start clean
fails again - pressing reset button to start back up
but go into interactive mode and not allow the dm service to start

nvidia logs:
/var/log/XFree86.0.log nvidiaXFlog

uninstalled it:
nvidia-installer --uninstall
ldconfig if not done Xserver will fail
modifying config file to nv again...
/etc/init.d/dm start

voila

log files are attached in zip

[alien999999999]

anyone help me? any reaction? anyone that has similar things?

[RedEYE]

i have the same problem using suse 8.2 pro on kt400 with msi gf-4 4200 (agp 4x). I postet an entry two weeks ago but i had problems uploading my files and then my modem was broken, sorry andy. So here they are.

[RedEYE]

i have the same problem using suse 8.2 pro on kt400 with msi gf-4 4200 (agp 4x). I postet an entry two weeks ago but i had problems uploading my files and then my modem was broken, sorry andy.

[alien999999999]

hey andy, any thoughts now? is it like someone suggested to pass some parameters to lilo.conf file? to let the IRQing be assigned by BIOS?

I do have the PnP-OS feature set to NO and IRQ assigning to VGA, I don't think that those parameters should be in the lilo.conf file...

do you have any wild guesses? thanks for all the help, and if you want me to help you out in any way in this matter, I'll gladly help...

[tsubasa]

I have the same probleme using MSI KT333, its boring me :'(

[atack]

I also have that chipset and using mandrake9.1 it also locks up pc. I started a thread author "atack", I am experiencing the same issue as you, and the one in "tsubasa's" thread. Looks like the common thread is the chipset!

[tsubasa]

Erf i have recrash my linux, i have try to install nvidia driver on my renew fresh install of mandrake :) and add this to
etc/lilo.conf
"append=pci=noacpi pci=biosirq"

And i have try also to add
Option "NvAgp" "1"

But always the same blank screen ...

[Psychobudgie]

Exactly the same here with a Geforce 4 MX440 on a KT400 mobo. Grey screen with nvidia drivers no matter what I try. Sigh...

With all the problems people are reporting you would think nVidia may be able to offer some suggestions.

Here is my log file if it even matters anymore.

[Sestun]

:eek: Same problem with me, I have an ECS elite L7VTA mobo with the dreaded KT400 chipset and currently running Mandrake 9.1. I`ve tried all the workarounds but no joy.

Funny thing, I also have a problem with my Soundblaster PCI 128 soundcard, it works ok under KDE, but if I try "play" on the command line the sound loops. Perhaps Linux just isn`t ready for the KT400 ? :thinker:

[alien999999999]

Originally posted by Psychobudgie
Exactly the same here with a Geforce 4 MX440 on a KT400 mobo. Grey screen with nvidia drivers no matter what I try. Sigh...

With all the problems people are reporting you would think nVidia may be able to offer some suggestions.

Here is my log file if it even matters anymore. not the same problem at all!!!

some KT400 works! don't give up yet, only a minor percentage cannot get it to work, as long as the log's last line isn't "setting mode ...x..." you still can get it to work...