Rainbowlike screen of death

Tavvva Capoblud · 11-18-09, 03:49 AM

Hello folks. Since I replaced my 7300GS with 9400GT (also tested with 9500GT), I am facing a strange problem with nvidia drivers.

When I power my computer up, then boot into the linux (i tried 3 different linux distributions), I get just a corrupted screen (look at the attachements "SOD.JPG" and "SOD2.JPG". The corruption differs from time to time .... sometimes I see corrupted parts of the login dialog. Sometimes just squares. It stays like that until a hardware reset is pressed (switching to a text console doesn't work, but the computer still works and is accessible via SSH) ... the next boot up is OK ... (look at the attachement "OK.JPG").

Workaround:
1.) computer power-up
2.) HW or SW reset (CTRL+ALT+DEL) in GRUB menu or during POST (that shouldn't cause any damages of the filesystem)
3.) boot into linux

That means, the card needs an extra reset after powering the computer up (doesn't matter if it is during POST, in GRUB or during linux boot up). It looks like a BIOS / DRIVER related problem .... I experienced the same problem with 2 different cards based on 9400GT and 9500GT chipset. I tried several driver versions (180.xx - 190.42). I tried to use just 1 monitor. Without success.

The problem is very well reproducible (it ALWAYS happens ... and the workaround ALWAYS helps).

Does anybody know ANY solution for this problem?

Regards,
Jaromir.

meskalamdug · 11-18-09, 07:46 AM

I had a similar problem some years
ago,and the only solution was..
change the card.

Tavvva Capoblud · 11-19-09, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meskalamdug

I had a similar problem some years
ago,and the only solution was..
change the card.

Hi ...

Change? I need something with H264 acceleration + dual-head + passive cooler ....

I tested 2 different NVIDIA cards from 2 different manufacturers ......

So what exactly do You mean?

11-18-09, 03:49 AM	#1
Tavvva Capoblud Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	Rainbowlike screen of death Hello folks. Since I replaced my 7300GS with 9400GT (also tested with 9500GT), I am facing a strange problem with nvidia drivers. When I power my computer up, then boot into the linux (i tried 3 different linux distributions), I get just a corrupted screen (look at the attachements "SOD.JPG" and "SOD2.JPG". The corruption differs from time to time .... sometimes I see corrupted parts of the login dialog. Sometimes just squares. It stays like that until a hardware reset is pressed (switching to a text console doesn't work, but the computer still works and is accessible via SSH) ... the next boot up is OK ... (look at the attachement "OK.JPG"). Workaround: 1.) computer power-up 2.) HW or SW reset (CTRL+ALT+DEL) in GRUB menu or during POST (that shouldn't cause any damages of the filesystem) 3.) boot into linux That means, the card needs an extra reset after powering the computer up (doesn't matter if it is during POST, in GRUB or during linux boot up). It looks like a BIOS / DRIVER related problem .... I experienced the same problem with 2 different cards based on 9400GT and 9500GT chipset. I tried several driver versions (180.xx - 190.42). I tried to use just 1 monitor. Without success. The problem is very well reproducible (it ALWAYS happens ... and the workaround ALWAYS helps). Does anybody know ANY solution for this problem? Regards, Jaromir. Attached Thumbnails

11-18-09, 07:46 AM	#2
meskalamdug Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 103	Re: Rainbowlike screen of death I had a similar problem some years ago,and the only solution was.. change the card.