Jan Elders wrote:
On Wednesday 10 September 2003 19:56, Curtis Rey wrote: // CUT
Ok, what type of monitor do you have. I have had this with sort of things happen with a monitor - mod line or v and h sync problems. So sometimes you have to tweak the X settings.
I have a laptop with a 1024x768 LCD screen.
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Oh and last but not by anymeans least, do an "lsmod" and see if the kernel drivers are actually loaded - I have had this happen before as well.
it should be something like:
# lsmod Module Size Used by Tainted: P snd-pcm-oss 50144 1 (autoclean) snd-mixer-oss 15704 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss] videodev 6176 0 (autoclean) agpgart 38656 3 (autoclean) ************* nvidia 1628576 11 (autoclean) *************
The ones marked "****" are often needed in conjunction with each other.
Well, if I do this then - of course - it does not show "agpgart" and "nvidia" because I am running with the "old" configuration which gives me a visible screen. I would love to do the lsmod in the black screen situation and see what is listed. Wouldn't that be a miracle ? ;-)
Jan, Do what most of us appear to have done which is to throw the new 4496 nVidia in the toilet, where they belong, and use the previous version (4363). After all the troubles 4496 has caused to people one would have thought that nVidia would have pulled there finger out and fixed the driver but No, not a stir out of them. I check their site every night but there isn't even an acknowledgement that there may be problem with the 4496 driver. Save your sanity- go back to the 4363 driver. Cheers. -- Understanding only begins with the act of perception.