Problem with Nvidia and Ubuntu 7.10

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Recently I got 6 AMD X2 4000+ systems with the ASUS M2MNX mobo which has the Nvidia 6150SE graphics chipset onboard.

When I try running the Ubuntu 7.10 Live CD, it boots upto a point and just before displaying the desktop, the Samsung 15" monitor shows Out of synch message. Even when I use the live CD to boot to Safe graphics mode, still the same result.

Ubunt 7.04 Live CD boots without any issues.

I know Nvidia and Ubuntu are not in the best terms with each other.. but what do i do to solve this, when I can't do anything without accessing some interface? Should I try installing and then modify the xorg.conf file before it loads the desktop? what to do.. ?

[ray|raven]

Try this,
Once the system boots from the live cd, and the monitor says out of sync message, press Ctrl+F1 or Ctrl+F2.
The system should drop back to a console.
You can edit the xorg.conf from there and start X.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by rayraven

Try this,
Once the system boots from the live cd, and the monitor says out of sync message, press Ctrl+F1 or Ctrl+F2.
The system should drop back to a console.
You can edit the xorg.conf from there and start X.

how can I edit the xorg.conf file when I'm using the live CD? Isn't it supposed to be writing everything to memory?

[ray|raven]

Yea, everything is in memory but you can edit it and see if the system works.
If you find that editing the xorg.conf results in a working system,
you can install it.

[praka123]

which monitor?a 15" samtron 56V?
usplash will be causing this out of sync thing,u have to wait for sometime to have linux to finish complete boot.
afterwards,most prolly "nv" oss nvidia driver will be used,else "vesa".
u have to install on hdd and use restricted manager to install nvidia driver module

still,if out of sync error is bugging u,press ctrl+alt+f1 to get a terminal,
there,u enter(wait for boot process to complete):
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
then using nano edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and go to the section "screen".
remove all resolutions except 800x600 which is needed.
it should look like below:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7300 GT]"
        Monitor         "S/T 57/56E/V"
        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

and edit /etc/usplash.conf and give X=800 and Y=600 .

[ray|raven]

Dude, praka. I have the same monitor and i can use 1024 with no problems,
Even the lilo bootsplash works fine at 1024.
Is it a bug with usplash?

[praka123]

yeah,I too have a 15" monitor.but @ 800x600@85Hz is better than 1024x768@50-60Hz dont u think so ?usplash works fine after editing.I dont remember correctly,it may be some higher value than 1024x768

[ray|raven]

Umm, no. Not really.
800 is kinda too large for me.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by praka123

which monitor?a 15" samtron 56V?

No, it's the relatively newer one.. SynchMaster 594MG.

Originally Posted by praka123

usplash will be causing this out of sync thing,u have to wait for sometime to have linux to finish complete boot.
afterwards,most prolly "nv" oss nvidia driver will be used,else "vesa".
u have to install on hdd and use restricted manager to install nvidia driver module

still,if out of sync error is bugging u,press ctrl+alt+f1 to get a terminal,
there,u enter(wait for boot process to complete):
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
then using nano edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and go to the section "screen".
remove all resolutions except 800x600 which is needed.
it should look like below:

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7300 GT]"
        Monitor         "S/T 57/56E/V"
        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "800x600"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

and edit /etc/usplash.conf and give X=800 and Y=600 .

I know i can install and then try downloading the restricted driver... but I wanted to know the possibilities before installing..

[FilledVoid]

Is it a bug with usplash?

Its been known to cause errors for Display cards like the 8600 GT etc for 64 bit Ubuntu

I have the same system baring the monitor and the onboard display is definitely not the problem. If you had it installed then you could use the option to disable it but I have no clue how that works in Live CDs. Oh by the way I had the DVD version of Ubuntu 7.10 64 bit when I did my installation so dont know if that makes a difference.

[NucleusKore]

@praka I am surprised, you are the man who solved the same problem for me sometime back

After you get Out of Sync wait for hard disk activity to stop

Press Ctrl+Alt+F1

Type
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Select your driver as nv (that's for nvidia) and answer the questions, no frame buffer, auto detect the monitor and accept the vsync and hsync settings if they match (check your manual for the settings or online).

Then
Ctrl+Alt+F7
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace

You will autologin in 10 seconds

[praka123]

^I have explained the same thing

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by praka123

^I have explained the same thing

but NucleusKore was more to the point