Nvidia, Ubuntu and Old CRT Monitor

[Chaman Singh Verma]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Chaman Singh Verma <csv610 at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:04 PM, David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>wrote:
>
>> Chaman Singh Verma wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Chaman Singh Verma <csv610 at gmail.com
>> > <mailto:csv610 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >     On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:36 AM, James Tappin
>> >     <sjt at star.sr.bham.ac.uk <mailto:sjt at star.sr.bham.ac.uk>> wrote:
>> >
>> >         On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:46:47 +0530
>> >         "Chaman Singh Verma" <csv610 at gmail.com
>> >         <mailto:csv610 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >         CSV> Hello,
>> >         CSV>
>> >         CSV> I tried all permutations, but somehow couldn't get Nvidia
>> >         working.
>> >         CSV> After booting
>> >         CSV> I get a message:
>> >         CSV>
>> >         CSV> The GeForce 8800 GT doesn't have appropriate external
>> >         cable, unless
>> >         CSV> it is rectified X will not start.
>> >         CSV>
>> >         CSV> Now I don't understand what are the appropriate external
>> >         cable. I
>> >         CSV> reinstalled
>> >         CSV> Ububtu 8.10 without Nvidia installed, then everything
>> >         works fine. I
>> >         CSV> tested with
>> >         CSV> glxgears programs.
>> >         CSV>
>> >         CSV> I am unable to get the core of the problem, so can
>> >         someone help ?
>> >         CSV>
>> >         CSV> csv
>> >         CSV>
>> >
>> >         Guessing a bit here:
>> >         One possibility is that the VGI cable is old and has some iffy
>> >         connections in it so some signal is too low for the card to
>> >         recognize
>> >         (solution try another VGA cable).
>> >         Another might be that the monitor doesn't send back some
>> >         information
>> >         that current Nvidia drivers rely one (not a lot you could do
>> about
>> >         that).
>> >
>> >         --
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>> >
>> >     Hello,
>> >
>> >     Without loading NVidia drivers, everything works fine for me, so
>> >     the issue with
>> >     VGA cable not working doesn't arise. Still, I will do as u say,
>> >
>> >     csv
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I changed the Monitors to flat panel ViewSonic Monitor, reinstalled
>> > ubuntu 8.10,
>> > used Nvidia driver 177.80, but after reboot unable to get X server
>> > working. From
>> > synaptic package manager, I installed nvidia-glx-177-dev package also.
>> >
>> > What next I should do ?
>> >
>> > csv
>> >
>> >
>> To reiterate from the previous thread, do you have onboard Intel video?
>> Can you take a look at /var/log/xorg.0.log and tell us what
>> server(driver) xorg starts. It will be "nv","nvidia" or what ever the
>> driver intel integrated video needs.
>>
>> Perhaps hit Ctrl-Alt-F1 and run 'cat /var/log/xorg.0.log | grep nv' or
>> 'cat /var/log/xorg.0.log | grep intel' and post the output?
>>
>> Dave
>>
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>
> Hello,
> The result of grep nv is :
>
>
> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
> (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>         compiled for 1.5.2, module version = 1.0.0
>         ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
> (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
> (II) Scanning /usr/share/xserver-xorg/pci directory for additional PCI ID's
> supported by the drivers
> (II) Matched nv from file name nv.ids
> (==) Matched nv for the autoconfigured driver
> (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
> (II) LoadModule: "nv"
>
> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nv_drv.so
> (II) Module nv: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>         compiled for 1.5.0, module version = 2.1.10
>
>         Module class: X.Org Video Driver
>         ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1
>
> csv
>


Hello,

How can I know whether I have Intel Video ? Which command I should give ?
The motherboard
is Intel DG31PR.

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