Gentoo, Linux 2.6.9, Nvidia Geforce4 440 Go, Xorg 6.8.0

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

Lithorus · 12-27-04, 07:16 PM

Be sure that framebuffer is disabled in the kernel.

Big P · 12-27-04, 07:27 PM

Yea I had that disabled and in the sub option "Video mode selection support" enabled. I've tried that both enabled and disabled to no avail :-/

Big P · 12-27-04, 08:06 PM

Just to say fixed my problem, the nvidia drivers werent installed properly!

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

12-27-04, 07:16 PM	#2
Lithorus Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 783	Re: Gentoo, Linux 2.6.9, Nvidia Geforce4 440 Go, Xorg 6.8.0 Be sure that framebuffer is disabled in the kernel.

12-27-04, 07:27 PM	#3
Big P Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 180	Re: Gentoo, Linux 2.6.9, Nvidia Geforce4 440 Go, Xorg 6.8.0 Yea I had that disabled and in the sub option "Video mode selection support" enabled. I've tried that both enabled and disabled to no avail :-/

12-27-04, 08:06 PM	#4
Big P Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 180	Re: Gentoo, Linux 2.6.9, Nvidia Geforce4 440 Go, Xorg 6.8.0 Just to say fixed my problem, the nvidia drivers werent installed properly!

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