https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445549
User drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445549#c2
David Rankin changed:
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--- Comment #2 from David Rankin 2008-11-17 14:45:07 MST ---
OK,
I've got a bonus as well. I have the hwinfo --gfxcard from both the 11.0
and 11.1B5 installs on the same machine. First 11.1B5:
15:34 nirvana/srv/www/download/hardware/computers> cat
arete/hwinfo-gfxcard-11.1B5
32: PCI 200.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.318]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_611
Unique ID: B35A.XzUjJY4WncB
Parent ID: 37TO.IBmnPeybSN3
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/0000:02:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:02:00.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: "nVidia GeForce 8800 GT"
Vendor: pci 0x10de "nVidia Corporation"
Device: pci 0x0611 "GeForce 8800 GT"
SubVendor: pci 0x3842 "eVga.com. Corp."
SubDevice: pci 0xc801
Revision: 0xa2
Driver: "nvidia"
Driver Modules: "nvidia"
Memory Range: 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (rw,prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xfa000000-0xfbffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
I/O Ports: 0xec00-0xec7f (rw)
Memory Range: 0xfcfe0000-0xfcffffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled)
IRQ: 19 (749 events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: "pci:v000010DEd00000611sv00003842sd0000C801bc03sc00i00"
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: nvidiafb is not active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nvidiafb"
Driver Info #1:
Driver Status: nvidia is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nvidia"
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #23 (PCI bridge)
Primary display adapter: #32
Next from 11.0:
15:37 nirvana/srv/www/download/hardware/computers> cat
ecstasy/hwinfo-gfxcard-110
09: PCI 200.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.310]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_611
Unique ID: B35A.XzUjJY4WncB
Parent ID: 37TO.IBmnPeybSN3
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/0000:02:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:02:00.0
Hardware Class: graphics card
Model: "nVidia GeForce 8800 GT"
Vendor: pci 0x10de "nVidia Corporation"
Device: pci 0x0611 "GeForce 8800 GT"
SubVendor: pci 0x3842 "eVga.com. Corp."
SubDevice: pci 0xc801
Revision: 0xa2
Driver: "nvidia"
Driver Modules: "nvidia"
Memory Range: 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (rw,prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0xfa000000-0xfbffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
I/O Ports: 0xec00-0xec7f (rw)
Memory Range: 0xfcfe0000-0xfcffffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled)
IRQ: 19 (5261054 events)
I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw)
Module Alias: "pci:v000010DEd00000611sv00003842sd0000C801bc03sc00i00"
Driver Info #0:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: nvidia
Driver Info #1:
XFree86 v4 Server Module: nvidia
3D Support: yes
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #18 (PCI bridge)
Primary display adapter: #9
The diff is:
15:34 nirvana/srv/www/download/hardware/computers> diff
ecstasy/hwinfo-gfxcard-103 arete/hwinfo-gfxcard-11.1B5
1,2c1,2
< 09: PCI 200.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
< [Created at pci.310]
---
32: PCI 200.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)
[Created at pci.318]
22c22
< IRQ: 19 (5261054 events)
IRQ: 19 (749 events)
26c26,27
< XFree86 v4 Server Module: nvidia
Driver Status: nvidiafb is not active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nvidiafb"
28,29c29,30
< XFree86 v4 Server Module: nvidia
< 3D Support: yes
---
Driver Status: nvidia is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nvidia"
31c32
< Attached to: #18 (PCI bridge)
---
Attached to: #23 (PCI bridge)
33c34
< Primary display adapter: #9
Primary display adapter: #32
Hopefully, we can get the install to configure the 'nv' driver for nvidia
cards and the 'radeon' driver for AMD/ATI by default during the install. I
pulled my hair out for 20-30 minutes trying to get 11.1B5 readable before I
switched the xorg.conf device from 'fbdev' to 'nv'. It made all the difference
in the world. It really was like somebody waiving a magic wand and instantly
curing all the display ugliness, the resolution problem, the font problems, the
login display, wallpaper and screen saver problems all at once.
This would be a huge help to a whole lot of people that don't think in
terms of manually editing their xorg.conf to change device drivers. I think it
would probably eliminate 10-20% or all complaints, list traffic and bug reports
in one fell swoop.
Good luck and God's speed Stefan! Let me know if you want anything else.
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