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FS#17160 - [xf86-video-nv] screen blank (black)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Magnus Therning (magus) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:20 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 04 October 2010, 12:16 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
After upgrade to xf86-video-nv 2.1.15-2 the screen just goes blank when starting X.

Additional info:
xf86-video-nv 2.1.15-2

No X config file.

Steps to reproduce:
Just starting X.
   Xorg.0.log.old (36.7 KiB)
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Monday, 04 October 2010, 12:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Additional comments about closing:  No response for a while. Several nv driver updates in the meanwhile, which include the patches mentioned in the comments. Reopen if this still applies, but I suggest to switch to nouveau instead.
Comment by Magnus Therning (magus) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:21 GMT
This could be related to the fix that was introduced due to #16979.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:45 GMT
That fix has nothing to do with this bug, as the patch adds a dummy function for gamma handling for the G80.
I see you have a Quadro NVS 290, what core does it have? Fedora has more fixes for G80-based hardware, but I'm not happy with applying random patches if there's nobody reporting bugs against it.
Comment by Magnus Therning (magus) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 14:56 GMT
This is the output from lspci: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G86 [Quadro NVS 290] (rev a1)

But since that is in the other but report I suspect that doesn't answer your question... how do I find out what core it has?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 15:01 GMT
It's a G86, which is G80 series. You could try applying patches from Fedora's package at http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewvc/rpms/xorg-x11-drv-nv/F-12/. The doublescan patch looks most interesting for your problems, as your logs don't indicate anything wrong at all.
Comment by Magnus Therning (magus) - Monday, 16 November 2009, 16:43 GMT
This is the output from lspci: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G86 [Quadro NVS 290] (rev a1)

But since that is in the other but report I suspect that doesn't answer your question... how do I find out what core it has?
Comment by Magnus Therning (magus) - Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 16:08 GMT
@Jan,

That particular patch didn't seem to improve the situation. Any suggestion on what patch to try next?
Comment by Thomas Dziedzic (tomd123) - Monday, 16 August 2010, 22:22 GMT
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