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xserver-xorg-video-nv package

Video output iffy on an nVidia Geforce 8800 GTS

Bug #97214 reported by Michael DePaulo
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xserver-xorg-video-nv (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Timo Aaltonen

Bug Description

System: Geforce GA-965P-S3 motherboard (intel P965) and a Geforce 8800 GTS (Foxconn FV-N88SMBD2-ONOC)
CD: 3/27 daily desktop x86_64 CD (I can't use the beta CD because it doesn't support my Jmicron IDE controller)

Basically, getting video output only works under certain conditions, all tested from the live functionality of the CD:

default boot (or safe graphics mode): no video output, ubuntu continues loading(the CD-rom is accessed) but eventually it often beeps like crazy

specified resolution: the loading image is off, but ubuntu then proceeds to work fine

splash parameter removed: ubuntu shows nothing while loading, the graphical session starts up and works, but if you switch out of it (ctrl + alt + F1), nothing shows up, even if you try to switch back (ctrl + alt + F7)

Also note that I tried using both of my monitors individually, but that didn't help.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 27 23:09:58 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux ubuntu 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sat Mar 24 23:12:02 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

See original description
Tags: nvidia
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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :
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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :
description: updated
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The newest version of the daily CD should support your jmicron controller please give that a try and report back. Thanks in advance.

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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

I just used the latest daily CD. The video problem is still there.

Note that often the monitor is receiving a signal, but it is still entirely black. Also I am pretty sure that x.org isn't being used till gdm starts up. The video is either not present during, or isn't present beginning with, the screen with the ubuntu logo shortly after you select your startup options. Perhaps this is related to the kernel or something else.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Do you know which video driver you are using?

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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

When I get X.org to startup, it uses "vesa". I don't know what it is using before x.org loads up. If I were to install ubuntu instead of just running it off the CD, I could get the proprietary "nvidia" to be used.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

You could try a daily-live image which should use nv driver and not vesa anymore.

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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

I am using a daily-live image from:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/

And when I tell it to use the nv driver, X.org refuses to start. That is because X.org does not yet support the geforce 8800 series.

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in xorg:
assignee: brian-murray → nobody
status: Needs Info → Unconfirmed
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

The current version is 2.0 which does support 8800GTS/GTX cards. Please try a more recent daily-live to test that.

Changed in xorg:
assignee: nobody → tepsipakki
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

Ok, here's how it functions now.

default boot (or safe graphics mode): no video output, ubuntu continues loading(the CD-rom is accessed) but eventually it often beeps like crazy

specified resolution: the loading image is off, but ubuntu then proceeds to work fine. Attached is an image of what the loading image looks like at 640x480. Note that this is a DVI monitor that automatically configures itself.

splash parameter removed: ubuntu works fine

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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

Also, "nv" is now loaded for the two working cases (the latter two.)

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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

OK, I can now do a default boot from a daily desktop CD fine. Bug has been fixed.

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Michael DePaulo (mikedep333) wrote :

I can now confirm that everything works fine.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nv:
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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