Re: Video drivers on a MacBook Pro 5,2 - update

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On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Henrik Frisk <frisk.h@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:06 PM, TortuXm++ <tortuxm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Hmm, I'm still getting the same results. I followed the instructions above
>> > but when I reboot, after the three blue bars have finished loading and
>> > turned white, the bar starts flickering and eventually comes to a halt.
>> > After that nothing happens. I go back to nouveau things work fine again. Any
>> > further suggestions?
>>
>> To help you further, what is needed is the content of your xorg log
>> file. To do that you just have to wait the flickering to stop, then to
>> log in as a user, copy the /var/log/Xorg.0.log somewhere you can find
>> it later.
>>
> Towards the end these errors are printed:
>
> [    47.415] (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
> [    47.415] (II) NVIDIA(0):     enabled.
> [    47.647] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device PCI:2:0:0.
> [    47.647] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     Please check your system's kernel log for additional error
> [    47.648] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     messages and refer to Chapter 8: Common Problems in the
> [    47.648] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     README for additional information.
> [    47.648] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
> [    47.648] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> [    47.648] (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
> [    47.648] (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
> [    47.648] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> [    47.648]
> Fatal server error:
> [    47.648] no screens found
> [    47.648]
>
> I haven't checked my kernel log though (not yet).
>
>> Maybe you will find the answer in the file. If you don't, you could
>> post relevant errors. You should also look for errors in
>> your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, which is needed in order to tell Xorg to
>> use nvidia (although it should be generated by the kmod-nvidia package)
>>
> This is the xorg.conf:
>
> # Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display
>
> Section "Files"
>     ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
>     Option        "AIGLX" "on"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier  "Videocard0"
>     Driver      "nouveau"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Extensions"
>     Option        "Composite" "Enable"
> EndSection
>
>> One thing to try before logging out is to do
>>
>> lsmod | grep nouveau
>>
> As I can't log in with nvidia drivers present I can't check this. I logged in without X and the command above didn't return anythin, but I suspect no videodriver are loaded when you boot without X?
>
>>
>> to see if nouveau has been properly blacklisted. To use the nvidia
>> proprietary driver, you really need the nouveau module not to be in use.
>>
>> If the nouveau driver is still loaded, this means it was either not
>> properly blacklisted, or you didn't run the initrd you re-created.
>>
>> By the way, there is probably a list for rpmfusion users, where you
>> could find more information.
>>
> OK, thanks, I will look there too.
>
> best,
>
> /Henrik

For a solution see the "Video drivers on a MacBook Pro 5,2" thread.

/h
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