GeForce 4 MX 420 in linux

fvello · 07-04-03, 12:03 PM

Hi all.
I have a problem with my nvidia video card (GeForce 4 MX 420) in Linux (Slackware 8.0). The screen become black when i try to change X to console. I know that a lot of people had this problem, and i tried to use the methods exposed here and none worked in my machine. I would like to know if someone have an efficient solution to this problem.
Thanks.

my machine :
processor: athlon xp 2000+
mother board: ECS
video : GeForce 4 MX 420
distro : Slackware 8.0 with XFree 4.1
driver : last version nvidia driver

hypernova · 07-05-03, 02:33 AM

Don't know if this helps, but I found that my ECS board was pumping out too much voltage to the AGP slot, causing the card to overheat whenever I changed screen modes. Since I dropped the voltage in the BIOS, it has not had any problems (but as a result my processor speed has dropped drastically...) This was a quick and easy solution for me, but it might not be a good one for you. Good Luck!

07-04-03, 12:03 PM	#1
fvello Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1	GeForce 4 MX 420 in linux Hi all. I have a problem with my nvidia video card (GeForce 4 MX 420) in Linux (Slackware 8.0). The screen become black when i try to change X to console. I know that a lot of people had this problem, and i tried to use the methods exposed here and none worked in my machine. I would like to know if someone have an efficient solution to this problem. Thanks. my machine : processor: athlon xp 2000+ mother board: ECS video : GeForce 4 MX 420 distro : Slackware 8.0 with XFree 4.1 driver : last version nvidia driver

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07-05-03, 02:33 AM	#2
hypernova Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1	Don't know if this helps, but I found that my ECS board was pumping out too much voltage to the AGP slot, causing the card to overheat whenever I changed screen modes. Since I dropped the voltage in the BIOS, it has not had any problems (but as a result my processor speed has dropped drastically...) This was a quick and easy solution for me, but it might not be a good one for you. Good Luck!