Fx 5200 problem

stefanm · 03-25-05, 10:22 AM

Hello,

I have a Asus Geforce Fx-5200 card and i'm trying to install on Slackware linux.
Currently i am using the 2.6.11.2 kernel and the latest nvidia drivers. The install work smoothly and i can run X.
The problem is that when i quit Kde and return to text-mode the screen becomes filled with colored dots and stays like that. Same happens if i try to switch between consoles while running X.

Tried the 2.6.11.3 and 4 kernels and i've had the same problem.

Has anyone experienced the same problems ? What can i do to fix this ?

Thanks

Dragoran · 03-25-05, 10:41 AM

try to use the same resultion in the console as you do in X

stefanm · 03-25-05, 10:44 AM

I tried it, but i experience the same problem.

Dragoran · 03-25-05, 11:02 AM

other solutions are:
don't use framebuffer at all
use vesafb-tng

nramenta · 03-25-05, 05:54 PM

You're not the only one

my system is : Slackware/Kernel 2.4.29 GForce4 MX420
I'm using 7167 and having the exact same problem as stefanm
to Dragoran, could you please elaborate on your solution? as I'm a complete newbie and just want to use my system.

energyman76b · 03-25-05, 05:59 PM

Hi,
I only have such probs, when I have a Xv-app (video/tv) open. Minimizing it, before switching to the vt solves the problem.

stefanm · 03-26-05, 01:32 AM

Tried installing the vesafb-tng driver, but i couldn't complete it successfully. I compile the kernel with it as they say on the site, but when i edit lilo.conf to add "video" option i get "unrecognized token "video"".

A temporary solution I found:

Edit lilo.conf (/etc/lilo.conf) and set the "vga" parameter to normal (vga=normal). It looks horrible, i know, but you don't get the error anymore.

gammaknife · 03-26-05, 02:14 AM

I had the same problem, and i solved it in this way
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...93&postcount=4
Hope this will help

Bye

Maurizio aka gk
http://deprecated.it

stefanm · 03-27-05, 04:14 AM

That didn't work for me...

Fuddl · 03-27-05, 06:15 AM

i had this problem a year ago with a brand new fx5900 card. 2 weeks later it turned out that the card's memory was defect. a friend of mine bought the same card and had the same effect. he exchanged the (first) broken card against the same model, which behaved the same way - stripes and dots. he tried several bios versions for the card and some resulted in less, some in more stripes on the screen. in fact that (second) card got unusable after 3 weeks. all cards had defect memory chips. perhaps your card has a similar problem/defect like our 3 cards had

Spyke · 03-27-05, 12:52 PM

Try using a bpp such as 16 or 24, 8bpp consoles can cause this issue.

03-25-05, 10:22 AM	#1
stefanm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	Fx 5200 problem Hello, I have a Asus Geforce Fx-5200 card and i'm trying to install on Slackware linux. Currently i am using the 2.6.11.2 kernel and the latest nvidia drivers. The install work smoothly and i can run X. The problem is that when i quit Kde and return to text-mode the screen becomes filled with colored dots and stays like that. Same happens if i try to switch between consoles while running X. Tried the 2.6.11.3 and 4 kernels and i've had the same problem. Has anyone experienced the same problems ? What can i do to fix this ? Thanks

03-25-05, 10:41 AM	#2
Dragoran Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 711	Re: Fx 5200 problem try to use the same resultion in the console as you do in X

03-25-05, 10:44 AM	#3
stefanm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	Re: Fx 5200 problem I tried it, but i experience the same problem.

03-25-05, 11:02 AM	#4
Dragoran Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 711	Re: Fx 5200 problem other solutions are: don't use framebuffer at all use vesafb-tng

03-25-05, 05:54 PM	#5
nramenta Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Fx 5200 problem You're not the only one my system is : Slackware/Kernel 2.4.29 GForce4 MX420 I'm using 7167 and having the exact same problem as stefanm to Dragoran, could you please elaborate on your solution? as I'm a complete newbie and just want to use my system.

03-25-05, 05:59 PM	#6
energyman76b Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Clausthal/Germany Posts: 1,104	Re: Fx 5200 problem Hi, I only have such probs, when I have a Xv-app (video/tv) open. Minimizing it, before switching to the vt solves the problem.

03-26-05, 01:32 AM	#7
stefanm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	Re: Fx 5200 problem Tried installing the vesafb-tng driver, but i couldn't complete it successfully. I compile the kernel with it as they say on the site, but when i edit lilo.conf to add "video" option i get "unrecognized token "video"". A temporary solution I found: Edit lilo.conf (/etc/lilo.conf) and set the "vga" parameter to normal (vga=normal). It looks horrible, i know, but you don't get the error anymore.

03-26-05, 02:14 AM	#8
gammaknife Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6	Re: Fx 5200 problem I had the same problem, and i solved it in this way http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...93&postcount=4 Hope this will help Bye Maurizio aka gk http://deprecated.it

03-27-05, 04:14 AM	#9
stefanm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	Re: Fx 5200 problem That didn't work for me...

03-27-05, 06:15 AM	#10
Fuddl Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nuremberg, Germany Posts: 18	Re: Fx 5200 problem i had this problem a year ago with a brand new fx5900 card. 2 weeks later it turned out that the card's memory was defect. a friend of mine bought the same card and had the same effect. he exchanged the (first) broken card against the same model, which behaved the same way - stripes and dots. he tried several bios versions for the card and some resulted in less, some in more stripes on the screen. in fact that (second) card got unusable after 3 weeks. all cards had defect memory chips. perhaps your card has a similar problem/defect like our 3 cards had

03-27-05, 12:52 PM	#11
Spyke Foxie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 618	Re: Fx 5200 problem Try using a bpp such as 16 or 24, 8bpp consoles can cause this issue. __________________ Gaming: Intel i7 980X @ 4GHz \| ASUS Rampage III Extreme \| GTX 480 3Way SLI @ 900Mhz \| Koolance VID-NX480 \| Corsair Obsidian 700D Corsair H70 CPU Cooler \| EK-FB RE3 \| Corsair AX1200 \| Black Ice SR1 360 \| 240GB OCZ Revodrive X2 SSD \| Windows 7 Ultimate 12GB Corsair Dominator GT @ 8-8-8-24-1T DDR3-1600 \| Onkyo TX SR-707 \| 70" Sharp Aquos LCD \| KEF Audio 5.1 C3/C6LCR/C7 Workstation: Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz \| ASUS Rampage II Extreme \| GTX 480 @ 800Mhz \| Koolance VID-NX480 \| Lian-Li V1200B \| Corsair HX1000 EK NB ASUS HP \| Watercool HeatKiller 3.0 \| Feser Extreme X-360 \| 2x160GB Intel X25-M SSD RAID0 \| 4x2TB WD20EARS RAID10 12GB Corsair Dominator @ 8-8-8-24-1T DDR3-1600 \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Pioneer DVR-212D \| Gentoo Linux Dell 3008WFP \| JohnBlue JB3 \| CityPulse DA2.03e II DAC \| KingRex T20U w/ Modded Auricaps & PSU \| Glow Audio Sub One Server: Quad Socket Opteron 8356 (16 cores) @ 2.3GHz \| Supermicro H8QMi-2 \| Supermicro 2U Chassis \| Redundant 1200W PSU 32GB 2GBx16 DDR2-667 ECC \| 4x 300GB Cheetah SAS RAID10 \| Adaptec 5805 512MB w/BBU \| Colocated \| Gentoo Linux

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