You are correct that when you install the kmod-nvidia package, it
automatically disables nouveau and blacklists it for you, but I didn't
know there was a new nvidia xorg.conf file created. After I installed
the kmod-nvidia package again, I restarted and modified the kernel
arguements to include the intel.disable=1 arguement, but the result was
the same....eventually the screen flickered a few times and it stopped
booting, although I could still open a terminal via alt+F2. I'm not
sure what to try next. Someone requested some command output from me in
a different email, which I provided, but I'm lost now. I didn't think
it would be this difficult.
Kevin
On 09/11/2011 01:10 PM, Phil Perry wrote:
On 11/09/11 18:39, Chris Pemberton wrote:
Some good info over at the archlinux forums:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=881549
http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/
To test the nvidia driver: blacklist the nouveau and intel graphic
modules, disable kernel mode-setting, and boot to runlevel 3 (all via
the kernel command line args below). Then run nvidia's xorg creation
tool (nvidia-xconfig). Give X a try and see if it works.
nouveau.disable=1 intel.disable=1 nomodeset 3 <--append this to grub
kernel line
The elrepo.org kmod-nvidia package already disables nouveau
mode-setting (nouveau.modeset=0), blacklists the nouveau driver and
runs nvidia-xconfig to create a suitable xorg.conf file.
Perhaps in the case of these hybrid systems we also need to blacklist
the Intel driver too as suggested above. Do we know which Intel driver
is being loaded?
Once you have worked out what works for you through testing, you
should file a bug at http://elrepo.org/bugs/ and we can get these
fixes incorporated into the package.
If that wont work, black list nouveau and nvidia, and try the intel
module (delete the xorg.conf made by nvidia-xconfig)
nouveau.disable=1 nomodeset 3 <-- append this to grub kernel line
Hope that helps.
Chris
