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

Mark Small msmall at eastlink.ca
Mon Sep 13 13:19:18 UTC 2010


On September 13, 2010 00:31:44 Dan Smith wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sorry, didn't notice until after I hit send this wasn't going to the
> > list.
> >
> > You're right.  I don't think I mentioned my distro.  I'm running
> > MythBuntu 10.04.
> >
> > 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).


I had problems on my Debian testing system after a kernel update that added 
the nouveau kernel drivers.  The solution was to blacklist the nouveau 
driver.

Mark


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