Will NVIDIA FX 5200 drive a 23"?

Hello-
I have a Power Mac G5 1.5, single processor, late 2004 build, with the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra video card as orignally spec'd. Will the card drive a new 23" cinema disply?
The specs for the card say it will support 1900x1200, and it has DVI, but I'd like to know if anyone has this setup working, are there issues I should know about, or do I need another card?
Thank you

Got the new monitor hooked up last night, and all is working properly.
It replaced a 21" Apple CRT that lasted nearly 9 years. It would periodically just turn off - could be after 5 hours or 5 minutes. I am guessing it's a relay in decline, which after investigation I decided was a fix I didn't want to get into either DIY or paid repair.

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Lets see (long post)
uname -a
Linux mediacenter 2.6.34-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jun 19 13:06:16 CEST 2010 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
[ 11.364]
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
[ 11.364]
X.Org X Server 1.8.1.902 (1.8.2 RC 2)
Release Date: 2010-06-21
[ 11.364] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 11.364] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.34-ARCH i686
[ 11.364] Current Operating System: Linux mediacenter 2.6.34-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jun 19 13:06:16 CEST 2010 i686
[ 11.364] Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda1 ro fastboot quiet 4
[ 11.364] Build Date: 21 June 2010 11:54:27AM
[ 11.364]
[ 11.378] Current version of pixman: 0.18.2
[ 11.378] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 11.378] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 11.378] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jun 28 02:17:21 2010
[ 11.401] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 11.401] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 11.450] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 11.450] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 11.450] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 11.450] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 11.450] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 11.450] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 11.450] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 11.450] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 11.503] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 11.503] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 11.503] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[ 11.503] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 11.521] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
[ 11.521] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 11.521] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 11.521] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 11.521] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 11.521] (II) Loader magic: 0x81e9d00
[ 11.521] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 11.521] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 11.521] X.Org Video Driver: 7.0
[ 11.521] X.Org XInput driver : 9.0
[ 11.521] X.Org Server Extension : 3.0
[ 11.531] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0181:1462:9350 nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] rev 164, Mem @ 0xfb000000/16777216, 0xf4000000/67108864, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 11.531] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 11.531] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 11.580] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 11.589] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 11.589] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 11.589] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 11.589] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 11.589] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 11.589] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 11.589] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 11.591] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 11.591] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 11.591] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 11.591] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 11.591] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 11.608] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 11.618] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 11.618] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 11.618] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 11.618] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 11.618] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 11.619] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 11.619] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 12.050] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 12.050] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 12.050] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 12.050] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 96.43.16 Thu Jan 28 16:14:25 PST 2010
[ 12.050] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 12.050] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 12.051] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 12.061] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 12.061] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.13.0
[ 12.061] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 12.061] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 12.061] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 12.061] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 12.061] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 12.074] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 12.074] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 12.074] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 12.074] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 12.074] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 12.074] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 12.075] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 12.075] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.2.0
[ 12.075] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[ 12.075] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 12.075] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 12.084] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 12.137] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 12.137] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 12.137] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 12.137] (WW) NVIDIA: This server has an unsupported input driver ABI version (have 9.0, need < 8.0). The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
[ 12.175] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 96.43.16 Thu Jan 28 16:02:25 PST 2010
[ 12.176] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 12.176] (--) using VT number 4
[ 12.178] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
[ 12.178] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 12.178] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 12.178] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 12.189] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 12.189] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.0.0
[ 12.189] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 12.190] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 12.190] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 12.190] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 12.211] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 12.211] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 12.211] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 12.211] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 12.211] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "DPI" "96x96"
[ 12.214] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
[ 12.214] (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
[ 12.214] (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
[ 12.706] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 65536 kBytes
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.18.20.07.23
[ 12.706] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X at
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): PCI:1:0:0:
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): LG TV (CRT-0)
[ 12.706] (--) NVIDIA(0): LG TV (CRT-0): 350.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 12.707] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
[ 12.707] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[ 12.707] (II) NVIDIA(0): "856x481"
[ 12.707] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 856 x 481
[ 12.707] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (96, 96); computed from "DPI" X config option
[ 12.707] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 12.709] (II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GART.
[ 12.720] (II) NVIDIA(0): Built-in logo is bigger than the screen.
[ 12.728] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "856x481"
[ 12.813] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[ 12.824] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
[ 12.840] (II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
[ 12.850] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[ 12.850] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 12.852] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 12.852] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[ 12.852] (==) RandR enabled
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 12.852] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 12.856] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 13.318] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
[ 13.318] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 13.318] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 13.318] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 13.326] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 13.326] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 2.4.0
[ 13.326] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 13.326] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 9.0
[ 13.326] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 13.326] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[ 13.333] (II) Power Button: Found keys
[ 13.333] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 13.333] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 13.333] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 13.333] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 13.333] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 13.377] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[ 13.377] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 13.377] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 13.377] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[ 13.387] (II) Power Button: Found keys
[ 13.387] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 13.387] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 13.387] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 13.387] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 13.387] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 13.387] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event3)
[ 13.387] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 13.387] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
[ 13.387] (**) Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[ 13.397] (II) Sleep Button: Found keys
[ 13.397] (II) Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 13.397] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 13.397] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 13.397] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 13.397] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 13.401] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[ 13.401] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 13.401] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[ 13.401] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[ 13.410] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[ 13.410] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 13.410] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 13.410] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 13.410] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 13.410] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 13.411] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse (/dev/input/event5)
[ 13.411] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 13.411] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: always reports core events
[ 13.411] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
[ 13.423] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
[ 13.423] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 13.423] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found relative axes
[ 13.423] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[ 13.423] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[ 13.423] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 13.423] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 13.423] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
[ 13.424] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 13.424] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 13.424] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 13.424] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 13.424] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[ 13.424] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 13.424] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 13.424] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event1)
[ 13.424] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[tigtex@mediacenter ~]$ glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
7096 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1419.008 FPS
7110 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1421.859 FPS
7111 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1422.168 FPS
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev a4)
[tigtex@mediacenter ~]$ lsmod | grep nvidia
nvidia 4657813 22
i2c_core 15144 2 i2c_viapro,nvidia
agpgart 23120 2 nvidia,via_agp
[root@mediacenter tigtex]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing is up to date
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
there is nothing to do
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Thu Jan 28 16:14:36 PST 2010
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
Option "DPMS"
Option "DPI" "96x96"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "856x481"
EndSubSection
EndSection
pacman -Qs nvidia
local/libvdpau 0.4-1
Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia-96xx 96.43.16-3
NVIDIA drivers for kernel26, 96xx branch.
local/nvidia-96xx-utils 96.43.16-1
NVIDIA drivers utilities and libraries, 96xx branch.
Good luck with the mistery.
I didn't use anything else to install nvidia-96xx, it was with pacman. nvidia-96xx is no longer on repos but it was when i made the setup. I dont see why they removed it. Works 100% good here on my SD plasma. Even with games and xbmc.
Last edited by TigTex (2010-06-28 01:36:03)

Nvidia Open GL driver error when Photoshop CC is open

New PC, bought predominantly for Photoshop use. Downloaded trial of Photoshop CC and it keeps closing with this message -
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Windows xp, Vista, 7, installed it several times, nvidia Ethernet Controller driver can not find. Chipset nvidia 630a, installing, and even install sp37730, the Internet should not.
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This used to be a sticky post but should have your answers. Install the AMD chipset driver for the dv65zz and higher AMD models. This is a Vista driver and may have to be run in compatibility mode but will provide ethernet functionality:
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Quote from: Kujis on 03-August-06, 12:53:12
Hello!
I have same problem. I have tried to update it whit live-updata and for manually. When I install it, everything seems to goes okay, but after installing live-update shows that I still got v. 9.15.
I have allmost same mainboard than you, but ultra version. ( MSI nF570 ultra )
I have to ask, do you have had some problems while downloading? I have some problem in dual lan circuit. My computer shuts down if I download something in fast bit rate and do some browsing at the same time.
No, I'm not having the downloading problem.

Nvidia Ion Display Driver issues for S12

I downloaded the Nvidia drivers
195.62_notebook_winvista_win7_32bit_international_whql
and
195.81_notebook_winvista_win7_32bit_international_beta
I tried installing the 195.81 first, but it didnt work so i tried 195.62 but it also didnt work.
The error message says this:
"The NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit".
I have a Lenovo Ideapad S12 with Ion. What is the problem? I was able to install Nvidia's 191 version of the driver, but these updated ones don't work.
Help me...
Solved!
Go to Solution.

If you do a search, you'll find several threads on these forums regarding this issue.
For some reason, as you've found, the current nVidia reference GPU drivers don't work.
Now, thankyou for testing the 195.81 beta drivers - nVidia support actually suggested these as a fix to the issue!
They also suggested trying to install the drivers (either set) from within Safe Mode. You may wish to try that.
However, as has already been stated, the S12 works ok with the shipped drivers.
I recommend installing the nVidia reference chipset driver (I found a marked improvement in performance with them installed) - BUT, only install the SMU component - I found the Storage component causes issues (upto and including a Blue Screen when running a HDD benchmark).
Also, apparently, the desktop GPU drivers from nVidia will work fine.
Scott

(SOLVED) nvidia GT 650M driver 331.38 problem with bumblebee

Hello people. Since i updated my system to nvidia 338.38-3 via pacman the bumblebee service stopped working and now i have the following error when i started something with primusrun or optirun:
[ 2070.640091] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: Could not enable discrete graphics card
[ 2070.640141] [ERROR]Aborting because fallback start is disabled.
My bumblebee.conf it's like this:
# Configuration file for Bumblebee. Values should **not** be put between quotes
## Server options. Any change made in this section will need a server restart
# to take effect.
[bumblebeed]
# The secondary Xorg server DISPLAY number
VirtualDisplay=:8
# Should the unused Xorg server be kept running? Set this to true if waiting
# for X to be ready is too long and don't need power management at all.
KeepUnusedXServer=false
# The name of the Bumbleblee server group name (GID name)
ServerGroup=bumblebee
# Card power state at exit. Set to false if the card shoud be ON when Bumblebee
# server exits.
TurnCardOffAtExit=false
# The default behavior of '-f' option on optirun. If set to "true", '-f' will
# be ignored.
NoEcoModeOverride=false
# The Driver used by Bumblebee server. If this value is not set (or empty),
# auto-detection is performed. The available drivers are nvidia and nouveau
# (See also the driver-specific sections below)
Driver=nvidia
# Directory with a dummy config file to pass as a -configdir to secondary X
XorgConfDir=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d
## Client options. Will take effect on the next optirun executed.
[optirun]
# Acceleration/ rendering bridge, possible values are auto, virtualgl and
# primus.
Bridge=auto
# The method used for VirtualGL to transport frames between X servers.
# Possible values are proxy, jpeg, rgb, xv and yuv.
VGLTransport=proxy
# List of paths which are searched for the primus libGL.so.1 when using
# the primus bridge
PrimusLibraryPath=/usr/lib/primus:/usr/lib32/primus
# Should the program run under optirun even if Bumblebee server or nvidia card
# is not available?
AllowFallbackToIGC=false
# Driver-specific settings are grouped under [driver-NAME]. The sections are
# parsed if the Driver setting in [bumblebeed] is set to NAME (or if auto-
# detection resolves to NAME).
# PMMethod: method to use for saving power by disabling the nvidia card, valid
# values are: auto - automatically detect which PM method to use
# bbswitch - new in BB 3, recommended if available
# switcheroo - vga_switcheroo method, use at your own risk
# none - disable PM completely
# https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/Bumblebee/wiki/Comparison-of-PM-methods
## Section with nvidia driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nvidia
[driver-nvidia]
# Module name to load, defaults to Driver if empty or unset
KernelDriver=nvidia
PMMethod=auto
# colon-separated path to the nvidia libraries
LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia:/usr/lib32/nvidia
# comma-separated path of the directory containing nvidia_drv.so and the
# default Xorg modules path
XorgModulePath=/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg/,/usr/lib/xorg/modules
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia
## Section with nouveau driver specific options, only parsed if Driver=nouveau
[driver-nouveau]
KernelDriver=nouveau
PMMethod=auto
XorgConfFile=/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nouveau
My xorg.conf.nvidia it's like this:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
Option "AutoAddGPU" "falsa"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "DiscreteNvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
# If the X server does not automatically detect your VGA device,
# you can manually set it here.
# To get the BusID prop, run `lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'` and input the data
# as you see in the commented example.
# This Setting may be needed in some platforms with more than one
# nvidia card, which may confuse the proprietary driver (e.g.,
# trying to take ownership of the wrong device). Also needed on Ubuntu 13.04.
# BusID "PCI:01:00:0"
# Setting ProbeAllGpus to false prevents the new proprietary driver
# instance spawned to try to control the integrated graphics card,
# which is already being managed outside bumblebee.
# This option doesn't hurt and it is required on platforms running
# more than one nvidia graphics card with the proprietary driver.
# (E.g. Macbook Pro pre-2010 with nVidia 9400M + 9600M GT).
# If this option is not set, the new Xorg may blacken the screen and
# render it unusable (unless you have some way to run killall Xorg).
Option "ProbeAllGpus" "false"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "UseEDID" "false"
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "none"
EndSection
If someone could enlighten me i would apreciate it..Thanks in advance
Last edited by CyberNhull (2014-03-12 10:50:32)

skualito wrote:
Try booting with this kernel parameter:
rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1
Thanks for the reply, i tried that and the error changed to:
[ 297.499172] [ERROR]Cannot access secondary GPU - error: [XORG] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to assign any connected display devices to X screen 0.
I will post my log since it appears the graphics now is at least detected but not inicialized:
sudo cat /var/log/Xorg.8.log
[ 294.111]
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
[ 294.111] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 294.111] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64
[ 294.111] Current Operating System: Linux Nhull-Greyk 3.13.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 7 22:47:48 CET 2014 x86_64
[ 294.111] Kernel command line: initrd=\initramfs-linux.img root=/dev/sda2 rw rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay=1
[ 294.111] Build Date: 09 January 2014 08:47:24AM
[ 294.111]
[ 294.111] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
[ 294.111] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 294.111] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 294.111] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.8.log", Time: Tue Mar 11 10:51:03 2014
[ 294.111] (++) Using config file: "/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.nvidia"
[ 294.111] (++) Using config directory: "/etc/bumblebee/xorg.conf.d"
[ 294.111] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 294.111] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 294.111] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 294.111] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 294.111] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 294.111] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using the first device section listed.
[ 294.111] (**) | |-->Device "DiscreteNvidia"
[ 294.111] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 294.111] (**) Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
[ 294.111] (**) Option "AutoAddGPU" "false"
[ 294.111] (**) Not automatically adding devices
[ 294.111] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 294.111] (**) Not automatically adding GPU devices
[ 294.111] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 294.111] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 294.111] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 294.111] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 294.111] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[ 294.111] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 294.111] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 294.111] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[ 294.111] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[ 294.112] (++) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/nvidia/xorg/,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 294.112] (==) |-->Input Device "<default pointer>"
[ 294.112] (==) |-->Input Device "<default keyboard>"
[ 294.112] (==) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
Using the default mouse configuration.
[ 294.112] (==) The core keyboard device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
Using the default keyboard configuration.
[ 294.112] (II) Loader magic: 0x804c80
[ 294.112] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 294.112] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 294.112] X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
[ 294.112] X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
[ 294.112] X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[ 294.112] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[ 294.112] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 294.112] setversion 1.4 failed: Permission denied
[ 294.113] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0fd1:144d:c0d1 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf6000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 294.113] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 294.113] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension Present
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 294.114] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 294.114] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[ 294.114] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 294.114] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 294.114] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[ 294.114] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[ 294.135] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 294.135] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.6.0
[ 294.135] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 294.135] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 294.135] (II) Loading /usr/lib/nvidia/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 294.196] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 294.197] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 294.197] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 294.197] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 334.21 Thu Feb 27 13:54:04 PST 2014
[ 294.197] Loading extension GLX
[ 294.197] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 294.197] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 294.200] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 294.200] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 294.200] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 294.200] (II) LoadModule: "mouse"
[ 294.200] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
[ 294.201] (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 294.201] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.9.0
[ 294.201] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 294.201] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[ 294.201] (II) LoadModule: "kbd"
[ 294.201] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module kbd
[ 294.201] (II) UnloadModule: "kbd"
[ 294.201] (II) Unloading kbd
[ 294.202] (EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 294.202] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 334.21 Thu Feb 27 13:34:35 PST 2014
[ 294.202] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 294.202] (--) using VT number 7
[ 294.202] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 294.202] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 294.202] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 294.203] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 294.203] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 294.203] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 294.203] (WW) Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
[ 294.203] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 294.203] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 294.203] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 294.204] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 294.204] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 294.204] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 294.204] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 294.204] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 294.204] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 294.204] (II) NVIDIA(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 294.204] (==) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 294.204] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 294.204] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 294.204] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 294.204] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "true"
[ 294.204] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "ProbeAllGpus" "false"
[ 294.204] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEDID" "false"
[ 294.204] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseDisplayDevice" "Screen1"
[ 294.204] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 294.204] (**) NVIDIA(0): Ignoring EDIDs
[ 297.471] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Found DRM driver nvidia-drm (20130102)
[ 297.472] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 650M (GK107) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 297.472] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 2097152 kBytes
[ 297.472] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 80.07.6a.00.0a
[ 297.472] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 297.475] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce GT 650M at PCI:1:0:0
[ 297.475] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 297.475] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 297.475] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to assign any connected display devices to X screen 0.
[ 297.475] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Set AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration if you want the server
[ 297.475] (EE) NVIDIA(0): to start anyway
[ 297.493] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
[ 297.493] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 297.493] (II) UnloadSubModule: "wfb"
[ 297.493] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fb"
[ 297.493] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 297.493] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 297.493] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 297.493] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 297.493] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.8.log" for additional information.
[ 297.493] (EE)
[ 297.493] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
Last edited by CyberNhull (2014-03-11 10:59:41)

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Hello,
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I am using an OS 10.1 installer CD.
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By the way, the HFS+ file system was suuported from OS 8.1 and after and so that is not an issue. Good idea though.
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Yes, and so this is my most immediate question at this point:
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Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          4 MB
Memory:          3 GB
Bus Speed:          667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          IM61.0093.B07
SMC Version (system):          1.10f2

I need to erase my hard drive and start anew
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I have 2 partitions, one for Mavericks and one for Windows 8. I would like to do a clean install of Mavericks. I have already redownloaded Mavericks and I'm about to put it on a USB so I can boot from it and reinstall the operating system. I read somewhere that to format your hard drive and do a clean install, you have to boot into the USB and then you'll have an option to format your hard drive from there. I'm not sure if that's correct so that's another thing I would like to inquire about.
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2) How exactly do I format my hard drive?
3) Is it possible to get Mountain Lion for free so I can downgrade?
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