Sabayon 4.0 Issues - Graphics

[PennyRoyal]

WOW! A section just for me? I asked this question in another area with no response... so I'll try here.

Is there a way to install SL3.5 (w/nvidia) THEN update all the programs (ie: OOo 3.0, KDE...) without updating the kernel? Do I really need to change the kernel if I'm not changing any hardware? (PS: the CLI terrifies me... but I'm not going to let it win!) Thanks in advance for any help given... P.

[Stupot]

Installing SL3.5 is not recommended. SL4.0 would be much better to install from. Is there any reason you do not wish to install SL4.0?

But, of course, upgrading the kernel is optional. Installing newer packages is always optional. However, it is impossible for the SL community to continue to support old packages/kernels and keep adding support for new ones.

[PennyRoyal]

I would prefer to install 4.0! But... something changed from 3.5 to 3.5.1. I want to use nvidia drivers. I have printed documentation an 1" thick explaining how to install/update nvidia/kernel/opengl/xorg.conf, etc, etc, etc... always with the same result (black screen, flashing cursor). I can boot 4.0 on the work computer (new hardware) and I can boot 4.0 on old, old computers at home. So I know (checksum) the disk is good. Just something about my main computer I guess. I'm even thinking about a new MB/CPU as a possible fix. I truly want Sabayon to work for me as it is the only distro that has made me believe I can really leave MS and not look back... This is sooooo frustrating. I can boot the Live DVD (SL4) with "xdriver=nv" and all is fine. If I let the DVD (SL4.0)) boot default to the nvidia driver, I get a black screen w/blinking curser and all is still. SL3.5 boots perfect... SL3.5.1 & SL4 will not. What am I missing? Thanks for the help... P.

[WarraWarra]

xdriver=nv
Means that likely you have a nvidia graphics card and having to use this xorg driver could be that you have to load the legacy nvidia drivers for possibly pre nvidia 6800 video card. Some newer cards have to use the legacy driver as well.

This is no big issue as you can load and install and once you are in the installed SL not live dvd you can modify the video drivers. Likely the nvidia 96.43.11 driver should do the trick for you.

New Hardware:
If you can post the hardware say asus m2n32-sli with am2 something 3200 cpu nvidia 6800gt etc info then we can help you find a fix for this.
Should be able to bypass most issues with the "cheap codes" during live dvd boot menu.

[dunsurfin]

Should be able to bypass most issues with the "cheap codes" during live dvd boot menu.

Sorry, I couldn't resist - the Mexican sunshine must be affecting your keyboard.

[PennyRoyal]

Thanks for the reply... I will try the legacy driver tonight. BTW, I have SL3.5 installed as my main working OS, and SL4 (w/nv) installed on a test partition, so I'm used to breaking it..! Also, is there a terminal command that will give the system info you've asked for? I could copy'n paste back to you...
P.

[dunsurfin]

is there a terminal command that will give the system info you've asked for? I could copy'n paste back to you...

These 4 commands (as root) will be a good beginning for information:

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uname -a

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lspci

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lsmod

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lsusb

[PennyRoyal]

Ok... so I looked at what was working in SL3.5:
"x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.05-r10#2.6.25-sabayon-r1"

I tried following wolfdens "World Updating 101" instructions but when I got to "rc-update show"...

I did the "equo install sysvinit", then
"equo install openrc", then
equo conf update, then

localhost penny # rc-update add udev sysinit
* rc-update: `sysinit' is not a valid runlevel
localhost penny #

I can only get a desktop with "NV" driver (yes, I did edit the xorg.conf, but no luck (had to change it back)

Here are the listings you ask for:

penny@localhost ~ $ su
Password:
localhost penny # uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.27-sabayon #1 SMP Sat Dec 20 16:16:56 UTC 2008 i686 AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3100+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
localhost penny # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb Host Bridge (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce 250Gb PCI System Management (rev a1)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Parallel ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2)
00:0a.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce3 Serial ATA Controller (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AGP Host to PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb PCI-to-PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7800 GS] (rev a2)
02:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23418 Single-Chip MPEG-2 Encoder with Integrated Analog Video/Broadcast Audio Decoder
02:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
02:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 07)
localhost penny # lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_midi 13312 0
snd_emu10k1_synth 13568 0
snd_emux_synth 37248 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 12288 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 13312 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_dummy 9988 0
snd_seq_oss 35840 0
snd_seq_midi_event 13056 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50224 9 snd_seq_midi,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss 43136 0
snd_mixer_oss 20992 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 256388 16
rtc_cmos 16032 0
cs5345 10484 0
tuner 29512 0
tea5767 13956 1 tuner
tda8290 19204 1 tuner
tda18271 39304 1 tda8290
tuner_xc2028 27568 1 tuner
xc5000 16776 1 tuner
tda9887 16900 1 tuner
tuner_simple 20240 1 tuner
tuner_types 15872 1 tuner_simple
mt20xx 19080 1 tuner
tea5761 12036 1 tuner
snd_emu10k1 129696 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_rawmidi 24960 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec 91044 1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus 9344 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 67332 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_device 13324 8 snd_seq_midi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 24840 3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 14472 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 10880 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
emu10k1_gp 10368 0
snd_hwdep 14084 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
gameport 16396 2 emu10k1_gp
snd 49700 13 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
isp1760 24608 0
cx18 88000 0
videodev 39936 2 tuner,cx18
v4l1_compat 21124 1 videodev
compat_ioctl32 9088 1 cx18
i2c_algo_bit 13060 1 cx18
cx2341x 19332 1 cx18
v4l2_common 16896 4 cs5345,tuner,cx18,cx2341x
s5h1409 14980 1 cx18
tveeprom 19588 1 cx18
nvidia 7102852 0
ppdev 14980 0
shpchp 33812 0
pcspkr 9984 0
pci_hotplug 30112 1 shpchp
forcedeth 56464 0
k8temp 11520 0
i2c_nforce2 13316 0
i2c_core 25492 18 cs5345,tuner,tea5767,tda8290,tda18271,tuner_xc2028,xc5000,tda9887,tuner_simple,mt20xx,tea5761,cx18,i2c_algo_bit,v4l2_common,s5h1409,tveeprom,nvidia,i2c_nforce2
amd64_agp 16520 1
parport_pc 33444 0
parport 35820 2 ppdev,parport_pc
joydev 16704 0
tg3 127748 0
libphy 27008 1 tg3
e1000 127684 0
dm_bbr 19104 0
sl811_hcd 18944 0
ohci_hcd 32784 0
ssb 50564 1 ohci_hcd
uhci_hcd 30096 0
ehci_hcd 42252 0
sx8 22796 0
scsi_wait_scan 9344 0
pata_pcmcia 19072 0
pcmcia 42796 2 ssb,pata_pcmcia
ixj 430788 0
phonedev 12032 1 ixj
b1 30720 0
kernelcapi 40148 1 b1
localhost penny # lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 06a3:0006 Saitek PLC Cyborg Gold Joystick
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
localhost penny #

Thank you for your patience... P.

[wolfden]

out of curiosity - you did check the md5sum of the iso and all that good stuff first ?

[PennyRoyal]

Yes... checksum good and burnt the DVD as slow as I could. I have installed SL4 (this same DVD) on 4 other computers having the following hardware: Two have AMD CPUs and two have Intel CPUs. Two Intel, one Nvidia, and one SIS chipsets. All have nVidia video cards, (1)GeForce 6600-AGP, (1)GeForce 7900 GT-PCIe, & (2)GeForce 7800GS-AGP.

The box giving me fits is AMD 1.8gb CPU , nVidia chipset, nvidia video GeForce 7800GS, 1mb ram, (2) 1000gb SATA drives, Pioneer DVD w/lightscribe, and Samsung 24" LCD. I have tried swapping parts around to determine why this particular unit refuses to Live Boot with nvidia drivers. This is my main home/work computer. The others are spare "cast offs" given to me when the original owners upgraded.

Question: If I moved my HD to another computer and install SL4, then put that drive back in this computer... you think the hardware in this computer would detect?

P.