[ATrpms-users] No video output using Nvidia 169.09...

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:48:29PM -0400, Nicolas Riendeau wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I just tried replacing the nv video driver with the Nvidia 169.09 driver (from 
> atrpms) and I can't seem to get any video output...
> 
> I had one successful boot (if you can call it that, the screen was black for a while 
> but eventually X started and was working fine) but every subsequent attempt as failed 
> (the screen goes black and the led on the monitor flashes yellow to indicate that it 
> has no signal...).
> 
> This is on FC8 with a 7600gs and a Samsung Syncmaster 900IFT...
> 
> When I installed it the following packages got installed:
> 
>    Installing: nvidia-graphics169.09-kmdl-2 ######################### [1/4]
>    Installing: nvidia-graphics169.09-libs   ######################### [2/4]
>    Installing: nvidia-graphics169.09        ######################### [3/4]
>    Installing: nvidia-graphics              ######################### [4/4]
> 
> 
> Can anynbody suggest anything I might be doing wrong?

When the signal goes away does Ctrl-Alt-F1 bring back a console?

In either case check out the contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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