X server in a Toshiba notebook

[obdulio]

I installed Mandrake 9.0 in a Toshiba Satellite notebook. During the install, the graphics were fine, but I could't make X work.

Every time that I start the X server, the screen goes black and red.

The Video card is a NVIDIA GeForce4, everything seems to be correctly configured.

Any clues?

Thanks in advance

[andutt]

Check in /etc/X11/XF86Config and look for Mode. See what resolution you have there, try to lower the resolution to 800x600 and see if you can see something.

Regards

[obdulio]

Thanks for answering.

I tried but it didn't work. Instead of a black and red screen, I get a red screen.

The log is very big, and I'm posting only the lines that show that something is wrong. Seems that some parameters are wrong.

Any clue?

Thanks in advance

This is the extract from the log

(II) NV(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 350.00 MHz
(II) NV(0): Not using mode "1024x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using mode "768x576" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using mode "768x576" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x350" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x400" (vrefresh out of range)
.................................................. ...........................................
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)

[Dolda2000]

Try running XFree86 -configure, than do what it says and see if you get something.

[obdulio]

I tried XFree86 -configure, the screen went black for 10 seconds and then I got a message asking to select the mouse type and that was it.

Still doesn't work.

Thanks in advance.

[Dolda2000]

That's strange. "XFree86 -configure" is supposed to create a new autoprobed configuration file called XF86Config.new, which you can then test with "XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new". See if you can do that.

[obdulio]

I tried, but i got a black screen.

Thanks in advance.

[Dolda2000]

Only black? Wasn't there an X in it somewhere?

[obdulio]

Black, with some white lightning.

I believe it's a problem with the hsync or vsync ranges.

[Dolda2000]

Are you sure that it's a GeForce chip and not an nForce chip? Those are usually used in mobile implementations, and are a bit trickier than the GeForce chip.
Try downloading nVidia's own drivers from nvidia.com.