Re: Fwd: problem with GeForce GTX 1050 - Solved

I got it.  After my previous message, I decided to chase down the thread that it doesn't work even when I'm not booting to X, thinking that might be a simpler setup and easier to debug. Once I turned "quiet" off, I saw the last message printed was: fb0: switching to nouveaufb from EFI VGA Okay,

Re: Re: Fwd: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

David Wright mailto:deblis%40lionunicorn.co.uk>> wrote: > My reaction to discovering this might be to ssh into the > computer from another one, and look at what processes are running > and which files they have open, all while logging in through the DM. Yeah, I might give that a try sometime; s

Re: Fwd: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

On Tue 14 Jul 2020 at 19:56:25 (-0400), David Bridgham wrote: > Looking at the archive, it appears this message never made it. Perhaps > attachments aren't allowed after all so I'll remove them. I think it depends on their size whether they make it through. > malabar> ls -l ~/.local/share/xorg/ /

Fwd: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

Looking at the archive, it appears this message never made it. Perhaps attachments aren't allowed after all so I'll remove them. Dave Forwarded Message Subject: Re: Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050 Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:48:58 -0400 From: David Br

Re: Re: Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

Greg Wooledge mailto:wooledg%40eeg.ccf.org>> wrote: > Check the time stamp on the Xorg.0.log file. You are probably reading > the wrong one. Indeed I was.  Thanks. > Since Debian 9, there are *two* possible locations for the Xorg.0.log > file: > > /var/log/ (if X was executed wit

Re: Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 10:45:09AM -0400, David Bridgham wrote: > Andrei POPESCU > wrote: > > > Check your Xorg.0.log, it should tell you what driver it is loading and > > might hint at why it's not using nouveau. > > > Found something very odd when trying to

Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

On 13/7/20 12:45 am, David Bridgham wrote: Andrei POPESCU > wrote: Check your Xorg.0.log, it should tell you what driver it is loading and might hint at why it's not using nouveau. Found something very odd when trying to do this.  When I boot the older

Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

On Sun 12 Jul 2020 at 10:45:09 (-0400), David Bridgham wrote: > Andrei POPESCU > wrote: > > > Check your Xorg.0.log, it should tell you what driver it is loading and > > might hint at why it's not using nouveau. > > Found something very odd when trying to do t

Re: Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

Andrei POPESCU mailto:andreimpopescu%40gmail.com>> wrote: > Check your Xorg.0.log, it should tell you what driver it is loading and > might hint at why it's not using nouveau. Found something very odd when trying to do this.  When I boot the older kernel, the one that works, Xorg doesn't appear

Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

On Jo, 09 iul 20, 12:50:32, David Bridgham wrote: > > That 0 on the nouveau driver line in the non-working version means no-one is > using that driver, yes?  Could be a sign of what's going wrong but I don't > know where that lead takes me. Check your Xorg.0.log, it should tell you what driver it

Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

On 7/9/20 11:56 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: The xrandr output stops reporting that there are DVI-D-1 and HDMI-1 outputs etc, showing only Screen. Show the output to us, please? Sure.  Here's the xrandr output with a newer kernel, where it's not working: xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for out

Re: problem with GeForce GTX 1050

David Bridgham wrote: > A few kernels back, I started having a problem with my video driver (or > Xorg or something).?? On booting, it has stopped recognizing that I have > two monitors connected to my video card, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.?? > Additionally, even with the remaining monitor that i

problem with GeForce GTX 1050

A few kernels back, I started having a problem with my video driver (or Xorg or something).  On booting, it has stopped recognizing that I have two monitors connected to my video card, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.  Additionally, even with the remaining monitor that it does see, it doesn't see it pro