[mythtv-users] Video card hell. Need help.

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Dan Smith <mrplowdan at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Sorry, didn't notice until after I hit send this wasn't going to the list.
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>> You're right.  I don't think I mentioned my distro.  I'm running
>> MythBuntu 10.04.
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>> The driver is the latest package (which was installed with MythBuntu).
>>  I've tried reinstalling, but that didn't change anything.
>>
>> Another update item:  It seems I'm trying to solve two problems.  The
>> problem about drm failing to open a device appears to be a common
>> failing if nouveau driver components get out of sync.  Not what I
>> really want to solve anyway.
>>
>> For some reason, when I specify the nvidia driver in xorg.conf, even
>> one built using nvidia-xconfig, any attempt to boot will lock up even
>> before any log file entries get posted to /var/log/*.  I have to pull
>> out a live CD linux image to get into the disk.  I'm getting real
>> tired of having to resort to the MythBuntu 10.04 live/install CD (and
>> often even going back to the MythBuntu 9.04 live/install CD since the
>> 10.04 has a bad habit of trying to display standard VGA modes to the
>> TV-Out and ignore the connected VGA monitor).
>>
>> I'm just about ready to pitch out this practically new motherboard and
>> go back to Newegg and try again.  And, no, if I do, I A) wouldn't wish
>> this motherboard on anyone else and B) at least want the satisfaction
>> of ***DESTROYING*** it myself.  I'm that frustrated.  Especially since
>> I A) had it working with a GeForce 8400 (albeit with jerky video play)
>> and B) momentarily had it working about eight hours ago until I
>> rebooted.
>>
>> Sigh.  Ain't linux wonderful?
>>
>> Craig.
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> Did you install the nvidia driver with Hardware drivers (aka jockey-gtk)?
> You said you used nvidia-xconfig so you must have at least part of the
> nvidia driver installed but getting nouveau errors is odd. I'd stick with
> the 8400gs once you get the driver issues sorted, it has VDPAU and even the
> pci varient works well for smooth HD playback (well there are two revisions
> with the same model name and the old one doesn't work).
>


Have you tried blacklisting nouveau?
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