[elrepo] nVidia 185.18.36 GigaByte 8500GT RHEL/Centos 5.3 driver not working in init 5

[S.Tindall]

On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 01:23 +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> 
> S.Tindall wrote:
> > On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 00:33 +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> >> Yes. Actualy, it gives me option for 320x240 and 640x480.
> >>
> >> I have compared Xorg's log for both init 5 and init 3,and with init 5 it 
> >>   looks like xorg.conf is not being used at all, but the default 
> >> configuration incorporated into /usr/bin/Xorg (etc/X11/X).
> >>
> >> When I installed the CentOS 5.3, Anaconda was not able to run in GUI 
> >> mode, I had to install it in text mode. I then added firstly nvidia 
> >> packages from Atrpms, then tried kmod's from ElRepo. Same thing in both 
> >> cases.
> >>
> > 
> > Often, a low-resolution-only issue can be fixed by selecting an
> > appropriate default monitor.
> > 
> >>From either GUI or CLI, start system-config-display and select a monitor
> > under the Hardware Tab that matches your monitor's resolution.  A
> > generic CRT/LCD monitor at the top of the list will usually be good
> > enough.
> > 
> > Then under the Settings Tab, change the resolution to the resolution
> > matching the monitor.
> > 
> > You need to restart the xserver (i.e., log out/in from GUI) for the new
> > settings to take effect.
> > 
> Steve, I am seasoned Linux user. I even compiled some 30-40 rpms and am 
> making a bundled software package from several repositories. I've tried 
> many procedures. Bottom line is:
> 
> Using startx from init 3 gives me excelent screen, nvidia logo at the 
> beginig, but when booting with init 5 set in inittab gives me failsafe 
> defaults.
> 
> Also, I had my share or xorg.conf problems over the 2-3 years I am 
> working with linux. But never like this one. I am just reading that 
> Xorg's newer versions does not really need xorg.conf any more (XRandR). 
> It is possible that I have set some option to that effect without knowing.

Having a different outcome with startx vs init 5 is surprising.

And, yes, xorg.conf has become something of an orphan over time. ;)

Steve