On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:11:56 -0400 (EDT), Arthur Barlow wrote: > > I recently updated my kernel from 2.6.32-3 to 2.6.32-5, (Squeeze on an x86 > platform). I noticed on reboot that shortly after the kernel booted the > screen switched to a frame buffer for the remaining loading messages. I > have a desktop system that runs GNOME and so gdm started as usual and I > logged in. However, I have three different CPUs that go through a kvm > switch and I usually have to reset modeline settings via "xvidtune" in X for > my Debian CPU. > > xvidtune no longer worked. I am using an Nvidia GeForce4 MX 4000 card. I > hunted around and found that some combination of Freedesktop.org and the X > group are now using kernel based X drivers or the KMS modes. It also > appears that the "nv" driver disappeared and was replace by the "nouveau" > driver. This new driver seems to be the source of my xvidtune problems. > Does anyone on this list know who the appropriate group to send a "bug > report" to would be? Thanks.
I experienced a similar problem on an older Nvidia card. If you want to get the old behavior back, create a file in /etc/modprobe.d with an extension of .conf. For example: /etc/modprobe.d/local.conf. Then turn off kernel mode setting with a line in this file that looks like this: options nouveau modeset=0 This will give you the hardware text-mode video modes on the text consoles (1-6 by default) as before. Then, as root, run update-initramfs -u against the 2.6.32-5 initial RAM file system. Then, shutdown and reboot. The nouveau video driver in X won't work if the nouveau kernel module doesn't do mode setting. This should get your nv driver back. Blacklisting the nouveau kernel module might work too, but using modeset=0 as an option was how I solved it. (Make sure that /etc/modprobe.conf does not exist. If it does, then files in /etc/modprobe.d will be ignored.) -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1921342650.84518.1276811574136.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
