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Big P · 12-27-04, 06:51 PM

Hi everyone,

I recently got a HP Pavilion zv5383EA and have installed gentoo linux on it. I'm having a problem and I can't tell whether its Xorgs fault or maybe its my graphics card?

Basically I installed Xorg 6.8.0 and that went fine, I startx and that also is fine. No problems. However, when I quit X to go back to command line my screen completely messes up. It fluctuates. Thing is, I can still type and get linux to do stuff, just the monitor stays in a loop of being messed up.

Has anyone got any ideas as to what the cause may be? Solutions? I have tried with both the default drivers and the 6111 nvidia drivers but with both the exit has the same results.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Full Laptop specs:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ie/en...-16832631.html

12-27-04, 06:51 PM	#1
Big P Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 180	Gentoo, Linux 2.6.9, Nvidia Geforce4 440 Go, Xorg 6.8.0 Hi everyone, I recently got a HP Pavilion zv5383EA and have installed gentoo linux on it. I'm having a problem and I can't tell whether its Xorgs fault or maybe its my graphics card? Basically I installed Xorg 6.8.0 and that went fine, I startx and that also is fine. No problems. However, when I quit X to go back to command line my screen completely messes up. It fluctuates. Thing is, I can still type and get linux to do stuff, just the monitor stays in a loop of being messed up. Has anyone got any ideas as to what the cause may be? Solutions? I have tried with both the default drivers and the 6111 nvidia drivers but with both the exit has the same results. Any help is greatly appreciated! Full Laptop specs: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ie/en...-16832631.html