nvidia 7600GS does not boot from install cd or from first boot

[karlrhs]

The default xorg driver does not show a workable screen from the install cd or from the standard xorg driver after installation. I needed to drop to a root console to install the nv 180 driver for my nvidia 7600GS systems. It was very frustrating because about 20 of my systems use the nividia 7600GS card. Having no display show up when booting from cd or after using the text install from the 1st hard drive on every machine was a pain. I have noticed several bug reports with the nvidia 7600 cards closed or just dropped. This is a true bug in the Karmic final release. I have tried it on multiple machines.

karlrhs

Its been having boot problems for about a week now, the pale ACER logo screen appears then goes to a blank screen, also the BIOS setting option dont appear (F2) so I cant get into BIOS. i've been looking around for solutions such as re-seating the RAM, putting the BIOS update on a flash pen drive and booting up holding the FN + ESC keys and tried the ACER Boot disc but none seem to be working. I have a LINUX disc (UBUNTU) it runs from the disc only so it does not affect my machine. It first starts up with the options:

1, Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer
2, Install Ubuntu
3, Check disc for defects
4, Test Memory
5, Boot from first hard disk (I tried this and it just goes to a blank screen)

It also has F function options:

F1 = Help
F2 = Language
F3 = Keymap
F4 = Modes
F5 = Accessibility
F6 = Other Options

"Press F4 to select alternative start-up and installation modes"

I select the first option "Try Ubuntu"

It runs the Ubuntu load up sequence (takes awhile) then it checks if everything is [OK]. After this sequence a Error Caution message appears saying:

"Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode"
The following error was encountered. You may need to update your configuration to solve this.

(EE) NV(0): No valid FB address in PCI config space
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

The only option i get is to click OK. Then it comes up with a menu saying

"What would you like to do?"

1, Run Ubuntu in low-graphics mode for just one session
2, Reconfigure graphics
3, Troubleshoot the error
4, Exit to console login

I ran the first option and a blue screen pops up saying:

"there already appears to be an X server running on display :0. Should another display number by tried? Answering no will cause GDM to attempt starting the server on :0 again. (You can change consoles by pressing Ctrl-Alt plus a function key, such as Ctrl-Alt-F7 to go to console 7. X servers usually run on console 7 and higher)"

I press yes and Ubuntu loads. I looked in Hardware Drivers, it comes up with three drivers:

1, NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 180) [Recommended]
2, NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 173)
3, NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 96)

None of them are Activated and it won't let me activate them. It does state "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system".

I restarted to get back to the options above and chose the third option "Troubleshoot the error". It comes up with more options:

What information would you like to review?

1, Review the xserver log file
2, Review the startup errors
3, Edit configuration file
4, Archive configuration and logs

I clicked option two and one error was found

"Fatal Server Error: No screens found".

I am not sure where or what to do next, I was running a Windows 7 professional edition. But it seems to have died on me, Im new to Ubuntu so im kind of lost.

Now my system is running ubuntu under a resolution of 800*600 (temporary installation method).

I hope the information I gave here is understandable. If you need anymore information please ask.

[karlrhs (karlrhs)]

It will not boot to a functional screen right from the install karmic cd or after having gone through the text install from the hard disk.

[Deathstalker (mkep229)]

Hello. Could you please give what version you are using of Ubuntu.

[karlrhs (karlrhs)]

This is a bug in the Koala CD final boot from CD xorg driver and install via
the text installer because you can never get to an actual desktop display to
install from the live CD rom.

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Deathstalker <email address hidden> wrote:

> ** Description changed:
>
> The default xorg driver does not show a workable screen from the install
> cd or from the standard xorg driver after installation. I needed to
> drop to a root console to install the nv 180 driver for my nvidia 7600GS
> systems. It was very frustrating because about 20 of my systems use the
> nividia 7600GS card. Having no display show up when booting from cd or
> after using the text install from the 1st hard drive on every machine
> was a pain. I have noticed several bug reports with the nvidia 7600
> cards closed or just dropped. This is a true bug in the Karmic final
> release. I have tried it on multiple machines.
>
> karlrhs
>
> -
> - Its been having boot problems for about a week now, the pale ACER logo
> screen appears then goes to a blank screen, also the BIOS setting option
> dont appear (F2) so I cant get into BIOS. i've been looking around for
> solutions such as re-seating the RAM, putting the BIOS update on a flash pen
> drive and booting up holding the FN + ESC keys and tried the ACER Boot disc
> but none seem to be working. I have a LINUX disc (UBUNTU) it runs from the
> disc only so it does not affect my machine. It first starts up with the
> options:
> + Its been having boot problems for about a week now, the pale ACER logo
> + screen appears then goes to a blank screen, also the BIOS setting option
> + dont appear (F2) so I cant get into BIOS. i've been looking around for
> + solutions such as re-seating the RAM, putting the BIOS update on a flash
> + pen drive and booting up holding the FN + ESC keys and tried the ACER
> + Boot disc but none seem to be working. I have a LINUX disc (UBUNTU) it
> + runs from the disc only so it does not affect my machine. It first
> + starts up with the options:
>
> 1, Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer
> 2, Install Ubuntu
> 3, Check disc for defects
> 4, Test Memory
> 5, Boot from first hard disk (I tried this and it just goes to a blank
> screen)
>
> It also has F function options:
>
> F1 = Help
> F2 = Language
> F3 = Keymap
> F4 = Modes
> F5 = Accessibility
> F6 = Other Options
>
> "Press F4 to select alternative start-up and installation modes"
>
> I select the first option "Try Ubuntu"
>
> It runs the Ubuntu load up sequence (takes awhile) then it checks if
> everything is [OK]. After this sequence a Error Caution message appears
> saying:
>
> "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode"
> The following error was encountered. You may need to update your
> configuration to solve this.
>
> (EE) NV(0): No valid FB address in PCI config space
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
>
> The only option i get is to click OK. Then it comes up with a menu
> saying
>
> "What would you like to do?"
>
> 1, Run Ubuntu in low-graphics mode for just one session
> 2, Reconfigure graphics
> 3, Troubleshoot the error
> 4, Exit to console login
>
> ...

[dhkak (zangetsu-zanpaktou)]

Hi,

Thank you for your replys, im using Jaunty 9.04

[karlrhs (karlrhs)]

Bryce,

I do not think this bug should go to the nvidia graphic drivers 180 group as
that is not where the problem lies. The problem is with the default xorg
driver at boot of the CD of karmic and if I use the text installer which I
did after the first problem with booting from the cd the computer will not
get to an active xorg display on first boot. This is a function of the
original graphics driver installed by the karmic final release medium. So I
think the problem is there.

Karl

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Bryce Harrington <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => nvidia-graphics-drivers-180
> (Ubuntu)
>
> --
> nvidia 7600GS does not boot from install cd or from first boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/487361
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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[dhkak (zangetsu-zanpaktou)]

so if im getting it right, there is something wrong with my gaphic driver? with its software or the hardware itself?

[karlrhs (karlrhs)]

The actual default driver on the use from cd and install cd will not bring
up a GDM display when finished. If you boot directly from the CD no disk
image on display. If you use the test installer because you can not get to
the cd GDM then you still get no picture on your monitors. I was able to
get around this so, no it was not the hardware. I just had to do it on
about 20 machines.

Karl

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:49 AM, dhkak <email address hidden> wrote:

> so if im getting it right, there is something wrong with my gaphic
> driver? with its software or the hardware itself?
>
> --
> nvidia 7600GS does not boot from install cd or from first boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/487361
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--
Foundation for Children and Youth with Diabetes Webmaster
fcydcamp.org

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Thank you for reporting this issue about xserver-xorg-video-nv. Starting
with Lucid, Ubuntu is transitioning to using the -nouveau video driver
by default instead of -nv. The reason for this change is because
upstream development for the -nv driver has been quite slow. We are
quite pleased with the upstream development speed for -nouveau, and hope
this will translate into swifter bug fixes as well.

Because of this, I'm closing this bug report at this time. I'm marking
it wontfix because what you describe is probably a valid issue, but we
do not have further plans to work on it in Ubuntu. If you would still like
to see this issue investigated, I would encourage you to file it
upstream at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.