I have exactly this problem on one of my machines, although not on another, even though identical packages are installed:
nvidia-glx/sarge uptodate 1.0.6629+1-1
nvidia-kernel-2.6.8-686-mppe/sarge uptodate 1.0.6629+1-1+2.6.8-12
nvidia-kernel-common/testing uptodate 1.0.6629+1
nvidia-kernel-2.6.8-686-mppe/sarge uptodate 1.0.6629+1-1+2.6.8-12
This used to work on both machines when identical packages were
installed, but at the earlier version (1.0.6111).
However, I know that there are different video cards on each the machines, so
here they are, in case it gives someone a clue. Perhaps others with
non-working systems can see if their cards are similar to the card on my
system that does not work.
First the machine that works:
lspci -vv:
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX
400] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: CardExpert Technology: Unknown device 0001
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 248 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0
Status: RQ=32 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- ITACoh- GART64- HTrans-
64bit- FW+ AGP3- Rate=x1,x2,x4
Command: RQ=32 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP+ GART64- 64bit- FW-
Rate=x2
lspci -vvn:
ubsystem: 10b0:0001
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 248 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0
Status: RQ=32 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- ITACoh- GART64- HTrans-
64bit- FW+ AGP3- Rate=x1,x2,x4
Command: RQ=32 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP+ GART64- 64bit- FW-
Rate=x2
Finally, the machine that does NOT work:
lspci -vv:
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV4 [RIVA TNT] (rev
04) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: CardExpert Technology: Unknown device 0000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 1.0
Status: RQ=16 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans-
64bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW-
Rate=<none>
lspci -vvn:
0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0020 (rev 04)
Subsystem: 10b0:0000
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 1.0
Status: RQ=16 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans-
64bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW-
Rate=<none>
Perhaps others with non-working systems can see if their cards are
similar to the card on my system that does not work.
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