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Re : Phoronix: NVIDIA GeForce 8 + 100.14.19 Redux
"Our problems have mainly come down to the driver improperly reading the monitor's EDID information and other connection issues with GeForce 8 hardware. "
Actually the issue is not with the binary blobs as the nv driver suffers the same issue and it effects cards geforce 6 class and up.
Junior Member
Purs like a kitten for me. Maybe it's because I already had an xorg.conf ready and didn't ask for the installer to mess it up for me?
Phoronix Member
Same here even had nvidia-settings make a xorg.conf when I wanted to configure 2 monitors. No problems other than my DVI cable being to long, crappy picture on 42" TV.Originally Posted by Source Of Radiance
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Yes it does not appear on all systems but with certain combinations of hardware and xorg 7.3. The nvidia-xconfig generates a working xorg because it does not generate a xorg.conf with a modes list. Some xorg utilities that do generate a modes list don't work.
Junior Member
Just curious, but what is the specific problem with the EDID info? Does it produce modelines that are not correct for the display? I had this problem when installing Gutsy Gibbon fresh (though I believe it was using the open-source driver)...the installer utility reported the display resolution as 1680x1050 when in fact the mode was 1400x1050 (as reported by the display's built-in OSD).
Cheers,
Jesse
Phoronix
Incorrectly reporting the resolution, ignoring it when manually specifying the proper mode, and stuff like the picture @ http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=11124 which shows the Input isn't supported even when a picture is displaying and the picture is off the screen and does not auto adjust.
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Maybe you missed some kernel options?
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