[DONE] nouveau NVIDIA driver problem

[mackowiakp]

Because of know issues of NVIDIA proprietary driver, I try to use nouveau from M4 distro. GUI started but screen content was corrupted.
For example, the lower taks bar is displayed only partially, basically as a shadow of taskbar. If the cursor is in taksbar area, it displays only the shadows of windows applications contained there. Launching the application, for example MCC also display only a shadow of MCC and the content of the window is displayed only partially, in places where a cursor pointer is present.
So I revert to NVIDIA proprietary driver.
Is any way to set proper work of nouveau?

[wintpe]

the symptom you describe is one of wraparound

this usualy happens when the monitor is incorrectly identified and
refresh rate is way too high, or res is beyond the monitors capability.

this can be caused by driver, or just wrong options in Xorg.conf

but as usual you fail to share much info at all about your problem.

so graphics card please, xorg.conf please, and what environment you use,

and please what known issues of proprietry card driver are effecting you so bad you have to use
nouveu driver.

regards peter

[doktor5000]

For the issues with nvidia driver, they can be easily fixed, see the update: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_4_Err ... ry_drivers

[doktor5000]

Yes, it is possible to use workaround described here https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_4_Errata#nvidia_proprietary_drivers . But I use several non-supported by Mageia Community application for video streaming, transcoding and so on. Starting such apps using strace cause that that video content is choppy, So using strace is not right solution for me.

My video cad is C73 [GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i]

Below content of xorg file with NVIDIA proprietary driver:

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# File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502)

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
    #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "Philips 226V4"
    HorizSync 30-83
    VertRefresh 56-76
    Gamma 0.45 0.45 0.45
    # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 67.5 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 102 dpi)
    ModeLine "1920x1080" 148.5 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync
   
    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
   
    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_120"  161.56  1280 1376 1512 1744  720 721 724 772  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_100"  131.85  1280 1368 1504 1728  720 721 724 763  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_85"  110.01  1280 1360 1496 1712  720 721 724 756  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_75"  95.65  1280 1352 1488 1696  720 721 724 752  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_60"  74.48  1280 1336 1472 1664  720 721 724 746  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_50"  60.47  1280 1328 1456 1632  720 721 724 741  -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6100 to GeForce 7950"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS"
    Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
    Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection


And xorg.conf with nouveu driver

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# File generated by XFdrake (rev 262502)

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
    Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "Philips 226V4"
    HorizSync 30-83
    VertRefresh 56-76
   
    # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 67.5 kHz hsync, ratio 16/9, 102 dpi)
    ModeLine "1920x1080" 148.5 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync +vsync
   
    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
   
    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_120"  161.56  1280 1376 1512 1744  720 721 724 772  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_100"  131.85  1280 1368 1504 1728  720 721 724 763  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_85"  110.01  1280 1360 1496 1712  720 721 724 756  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_75"  95.65  1280 1352 1488 1696  720 721 724 752  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_60"  74.48  1280 1336 1472 1664  720 721 724 746  -HSync +Vsync
   
    # modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
    ModeLine "1280x720_50"  60.47  1280 1328 1456 1632  720 721 724 741  -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    Driver "nouveau"
    Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
   
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1280x720"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection

If any additional info is necessary I will send it ASAP

[doktor5000]

Yes, it is possible to use workaround described here https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_4_Err ... ry_drivers . But I use several non-supported by Mageia Community application for video streaming, transcoding and so on. Starting such apps using strace cause that that video content is choppy, So using strace is not right solution for me.

Maybe you should read the update there. strace is not necessary anymore, fix has been found.

[mackowiakp]

Sorry. My fault. I did not read updates about NVIDIA driver.
Thank You for drawing my attention to it.
So topic can be marked as DONE

[doktor5000]

Well, it's not like I pointed you to the update already before ... *sigh*