Re: [CentOS] Video Card [SOLVED]
2008/11/17 Michael A. Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: ... > Attached is my config file. > I'm curious how they differ. Mike, my current xorg.conf is attached. It is a little different than the first one made because I've diddled with the Nvidia settings utility. I've also attached a virgin one generated from scratch. -Tom xorg.conf Description: Binary data xorg.conf.virgin Description: Binary data ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card [SOLVED]
A recap of the problems for my configuration: Centos 5.2, x86_64, PNY 9600 GT 512 Mb video, Rosewill R913J 19" LCD monitor, Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L mobo, Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 Gb RAM. Using the latest Nvidia x86_64 driver package (177.82) I could not get the 1280x1060 resolution (I could get nothing but 640x480). Additionally, while attempting various fixes, the monitor base color turned blue. Cure: 0. I set run level 3 in /etc/inittab and then executed 'telinit 3' to work from a text display. 1. I set the Rosewill in VGA (analog) mode--that is the only mode that will work with the Nvidia driver (discovered by trial and error). 2. I deleted the existing xorg.conf file (at /etc/X11). 3. I used nvidia-xconfig to write a new xorg.conf file. 4. I initially tested with startx, but that didn't work with my set up. I found that using "gdm" let me see a successful X server. 5. After a successful X start at the desired resolution, I then set run level 5 and executed 'telinit 5'. Weird monitor base color: 6. To reset the monitor base color back to normal I had to clear the BIOS CMOS memory and reload the BIOS defaults. Note that the Nvidia list of Linux-capable video cards at <http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html> (thanks to John Stanley) is the one to consult to ensure a card is usable under Linux. I have found no card manufacturers with any significant degree of tech support for Linux, so I cannot recommend one over the other (over the years I have tried cards from MSI, XFX, EVGA, PNY, and others, but it was always hit or miss--I usually looked at the READMEs with the Nvidia driver packages but that has proved to be unreliable for me--once more, thanks to John Stanley for pointing out the other list that I have always overlooked). I hope this helps others with weird video problems. -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Mark Pryor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > the desired resolution should be 1280x1020 (19 inch). Your X config needs a > modeline for that resolution. Thanks, Mark, but the mode line was there. Apparently there are two problems (I finally got a clue in the xorg log file): 1. The R913J (not R943J) digital mode seems not to be compatible with the Nvidia drivers for some reason. 2. I was using startx to test as I was used to doing in the old days. The log file mentioned lost contact with gdm so I entered "gdm" instead of "startx" and got the desired resolution! Now I have another problem: somehow in my putzing around the monitor has taken on a blue hue both in the startup vga mode and the full-up Nvidia X mode. Any ideas about that? I haven't done a hard reboot yet and hope that clears it up--but I'm putting that off until tomorrow morning. Regards, -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Tom Browder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today I bought a PNY 9600 GT, installed the latest NVIDIA 64-bit > drivers (177.82) and I still can't get anything but the 640x480 > display. > > BTW, my display is a Rosewill R943J LCD (without EDID). And I'm using > its DVI connector. Hm, any suggestions for a new monitor? It may be the problem. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
Today I bought a PNY 9600 GT, installed the latest NVIDIA 64-bit drivers (177.82) and I still can't get anything but the 640x480 display. BTW, my display is a Rosewill R943J LCD (without EDID). And I'm using its DVI connector. Any ideas? I'm going to try the analog connector now just for fun: no change. Any suggestions for an equivalent ATI (AMD) card that is known to work? Thanks. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:41 AM, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... >> > http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html >> > Will give you the complete supported nvidia cards under >> linux and the 9500GT >> > is not Supported. Also the 6300 is not listed either. ... > ""GeForce 9600 GT 0x0622"" Is supported No, you were correct: my newest card is the 9500 GT which I don't see on the page you referenced (but it is shown in the README with the latest driver set--that's the confusing part). In any event, I can't make the 9500 GT work so I'm returning it to NewEgg and getting another one that shows up on ALL the Nvidia lists: (1) Linux-capable, (2) CUDA-enabled, and (3) the README for the latest driver package. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:53 PM, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>Tom Browder Wrote: > >>>I can't find any good source for hardware that really works under >>>Linux, not to speak of Centos. I need a specific model and brand that >>>a user has successfully been able to use the proprietary driver for >>>under Linux. > > JohnStanley Writes: > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html > Will give you the complete supported nvidia cards under linux and the 9500GT > is not Supported. Also the 6300 is not listed either. John, thanks. I wasn't aware of that page. Nvidia confuses the issue when it lists support with the latest package run installation. It states that it supports the 9500 GT. What gives? > AFAIK all cards listed on that page using the nvidia drivers will work. Now > for the ones supporting numeric processing is up to you to figure out. Maybe > you have one in mind. Yes, that is fairly clear on the CUDA site. And AMD has been pretty helpful, too. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Video Card
I want to be able to use a late-model video card with either Nvidia or ATI (AMD) chips that have the capability to use the GPU for numeric processing through the CUDA or AMD Stream SDKs. I can't find any good source for hardware that really works under Linux, not to speak of Centos. I need a specific model and brand that a user has successfully been able to use the proprietary driver for under Linux. I have tried EVGA Nvidia 9500 GT with no luck. I have also tried XFX 6300 XT (not CUDA-capable) and cannot make it work under Centos, either I am using Centos 5.2, x86_64 on a Gigabyte mobo with Intel Core 2 Duo. I appreciate any help, -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Login Feature
On 7/30/08, Hywel Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Browder wrote: > > I asked one of my team mates to evaluate centos 5.2 as a more stable > > distro for our business use than Fedora which we have used for years. > > > > His main objection so far has been the lack of a neat feature of > > recent Fedoras (at least since 7) that allows a user to login as > > himself if the screen is locked by another user (a switch user > > feature). > > > > Is that feature available or is it planned? ... > One way to do this is to do Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or F2, F3, etc) to bring up one of > the plain text terminals, and you can just log in there. > > If you just need a text terminal then this is all you need. > > If you need a graphical terminal, then in the text terminal you need to > type: > > startx -- :1 > > and this will bring up your desktop (no need to log in, as you have done > already). > > You can switch between this and the locked terminal by using Ctrl-Alt-F7 and > Ctrl-Alt-F8 (probably). > > When you have finished with your session, you "log out" as usual, and you > then drop back out to your text terminal (still logged in). You logout from > that, and then Ctrl-Alt-F7 will bring back the locked terminal. Thanks, Hywel. -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Login Feature
I asked one of my team mates to evaluate centos 5.2 as a more stable distro for our business use than Fedora which we have used for years. His main objection so far has been the lack of a neat feature of recent Fedoras (at least since 7) that allows a user to login as himself if the screen is locked by another user (a switch user feature). Is that feature available or is it planned? Thanks. -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.1
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Tom Browder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm about to try Centos 5 (first time user). ... > If you already have the 5.0 cdroms then it is probably best to do a > minimal install with 5.0 then upgrade to 5.1 and then use yum to > install the actual stuff you need. Great, Tim, many thanks. Also thanks to Leonel. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Centos 5.1
I'm about to try Centos 5 (first time user). Question: I have the 5.0 CD-ROMs, so can I install with them and them update to 5.1 via the internet, or should I use the 5.1 CDs? Thanks. -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos 5 - Install Hangup
On Nov 8, 2007 12:32 PM, Thom Paine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you able to install via NFS from a laptop or anything? Thanks, Thom, is, I'll try it. It didn't even cross my mind since I've always been able to use a CD in YG/RH/FC/F installation. I'll report back soon. -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Centos 5 - Install Hangup
I get to where the installation begins copying packages to the new host and it's time to change CD's to the second one. I get the following message: An error occurred unmounting the CD... make sure you're not accessing /mnt/source from the shell on tty2...click Ok to retry. I click and nothing changes. I go to tty2 and see the #ssh prompt and see nothing interfering (and the umount command doesn't work under the shell). I've tried this three times and can't get past this point. It may be a hardware problem, but other things work on the same system under Fedora 7. BTW, old AMD dual CPU, Gigabyte server MOBO, 1.5 Gb RAM, WD IDE drive, generic IDE CD-RW. ATI Raden graphics card. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -Tom Tom Browder Niceville, Florida USA ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
