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

[Ljubomir Ljubojevic]

Here are both logs:

Xorg log for init 3 + startx: http://pastebin.com/m1aab3bdd

Xorg log for init 5: http://pastebin.com/d67674ae7

I see that in init 5, Xorg is using

(==) Using config file: "//xorg.conf"

Where is exactly that location?

S.Tindall wrote:
> 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
> 
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