MX4000 DVI output extremely dark

imbezol · 04-09-06, 02:51 AM

I am running a 4 monitor setup. Two monitors are on my 6800GS PCI-E and two are on my MX4000 PCI. The DVI output on the MX4000 is extremely dark. I've tried all three of the FE950 monitors I have as well as the Samsung 20" LCD on that DVI port and it remains unusably dark. I have to crank the brightness all the way up on the monitor connected to that port to barely make out what's on the screen.

I haven't upgraded to the newest driver released yesterday yet (I have to get my 7600 back from my friend as I've had his 6800 on loan waiting on these drivers!).

Anyhoo, here's my xorg.conf, not that I think it'll matter.

Code:

Section "Files"
    RgbPath     "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/alee-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/aquafont/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/aquapfont/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/arabeyes-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/arphicfonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/cheapskatefonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/cjkuni-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/cronyx/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/default/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/efont-unicode/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/encodings/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/farsi-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/fonts.cache-1/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/free-bangla-font/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/freefonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/fs-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/hunkyfonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/intlfonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/ja-ipafonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/jisx0213/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/jmk/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/kacst-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/lfpfonts-fix/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/lfpfonts-var/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/mikachan-font/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/monafont/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/mplus/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/nepali-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/sgi-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/sharefonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/tengwar-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/terminus/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/twmoefonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/unfonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/unfonts-extra/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/unifont/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/urw-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/urwvn-fonts/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/util/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/vc/"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/zh-kcfonts/"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load        "dbe"
    Load        "glx"
    Load        "extmod"
    Load        "record"
    Load        "xtrap"
    SubSection  "extmod"
        Option  "omit xfree86-dga"
    EndSubSection
    Load        "type1"
    Load        "freetype"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
   Option "DefaultServerLayout" "Three"
   Option "Xinerama" "on"
EndSection

#Section "Extensions"
#   Option "Composite" "Enable"
#EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "dvorak"
    Driver      "kbd"
    Option "AutoRepeat" "2500 100"
    Option "CoreKeyboard"
    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"
#    Option "XkbModel"  "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout"  "dvorak"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "us"
    Driver      "kbd"
    Option "AutoRepeat" "2500 100"
    Option "CoreKeyboard"
    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"
#    Option "XkbModel"  "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout"  "us"
    Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:menu_switch,caps:internal_nocancel,altwin:meta_super,win:super"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
    Option "Buttons" "7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier  "FE950"
    HorizSync   31-96
    VertRefresh 55-160
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier "Samsung"
        HorizSync       30-81
        VertRefresh 56-75
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "gf4_0"
    BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS" "on"
    Option "RenderAccel" "1"
    Option "NvAGP" "3"
    Option "DigitalVibrance" "16"
    Option "NoLogo"
    Option "HWCursor" "true"
    Option "CursorShadow" "true"
    Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "5"
    Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "4"
        Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "gf4_1"
    BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS" "on"
    Option "RenderAccel" "1"
    Option "NvAGP" "3"
    Option "DigitalVibrance" "16"
    Option "NoLogo"
    Option "HWCursor" "true"
    Option "CursorShadow" "true"
    Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "5"
    Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "4"
        Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "mx4000_0"
    BusID "PCI:4:7:0"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS" "on"
    Option "RenderAccel" "1"
    Option "NvAGP" "3"
    Option "DigitalVibrance" "16"
    Option "NoLogo"
    Option "HWCursor" "true"
    Option "CursorShadow" "true"
    Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "5"
    Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "4"
        Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "mx4000_1"
    BusID "PCI:4:7:0"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS" "on"
    Option "RenderAccel" "1"
    Option "NvAGP" "3"
    Option "DigitalVibrance" "16"
    Option "NoLogo"
    Option "HWCursor" "true"
    Option "CursorShadow" "true"
    Option "CursorShadowXOffset" "5"
    Option "CursorShadowYOffset" "4"
        Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "gf4_0"
    Device      "gf4_0"
    Monitor     "FE950"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "gf4_1"
    Device      "gf4_1"
        Monitor "Samsung"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "mx4000_0"
    Device      "mx4000_0"
    Monitor     "FE950"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "mx4000_1"
    Device      "mx4000_1"
    Monitor     "FE950"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240"
        EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "Single"
        Screen "gf4_0"
        InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice "us" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier "Three"
        Screen "gf4_0"
        Screen "gf4_1" Above "gf4_0"
        Screen "mx4000_0" LeftOf "gf4_0"
        Screen "mx4000_1" RightOf "gf4_0"
        InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
        InputDevice "dvorak" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

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nvidia-kernel-1.0.8178-r3
nvidia-glx-1.0.8178-r1
xorg-x11-7.0-r1

netllama · 04-09-06, 12:01 PM

Have you tried adjusting the brightness with nvidia-settings? If this problem persists with 1.0-8756, please generate and post an nvidia-bug-report.log.

Thanks,
Lonni

04-09-06, 12:01 PM	#2
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: MX4000 DVI output extremely dark Have you tried adjusting the brightness with nvidia-settings? If this problem persists with 1.0-8756, please generate and post an nvidia-bug-report.log. Thanks, Lonni