How do I change my resolution?

wh33t · 2016-02-26 23:28:54

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

wh33t wrote:
Xorg.0.log > http://paste.debian.net/406209
The Xorg log file suggests checking the system kernel log:
dmesg|grep -i nvidia

I'll go try that. Speaking of which. When my system is booting up it has a [FAILED] something to do with systemctl right at the start. I'll go run that command and see what I get and try to post to pastebin.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-26 23:29:49

wh33t wrote:

When my system is booting up it has a [FAILED] something to do with systemctl right at the start.

View failed units with:

systemctl --failed

wh33t · 2016-02-26 23:35:01

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

wh33t wrote:
When my system is booting up it has a [FAILED] something to do with systemctl right at the start.
View failed units with:
systemctl --failed

dmseg | grep -i nvidia > http://paste.debian.net/406234
systemctl --failed > http://paste.debian.net/406235

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-26 23:45:04

wh33t wrote:

dmseg | grep -i nvidia > http://paste.debian.net/406234

That seems to show only the HDMI (sound) drivers being loaded

Does the `lspci -k` output show the "Kernel driver in use" as "nvidia" still? (no need to post the file)

Which driver does this command recommend for your system:

nvidia-detect

You may have to install the nvidia-detect package for this command.

According to this post, the driver in jessie-backports should work just fine with your card.

Which version are you using now?

apt-cache policy nvidia-driver

Narmo · 2016-03-02 12:31:12

Seems so I have the same problem as topic author and with RC2 I don't want to use drivers from nvidia site, but after installing debian drivers my x works but with the same resolution as before.
Arandr offers me highest like 1024x768 but I definetly need higher one.

After using these two commands and reboot:

# mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
# echo -e 'Section "Device"\n\tIdentifier "My GPU"\n\tDriver "nvidia"\nEndSection' > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf

my x don't start at all.

nvidia-detect:

Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1401] (rev a1)
Your card is only supported by a newer driver that will be made available in jessie-backports.
See http://backports.debian.org for instructions how to use backports.
You may also find driver packages in experimental.
It is recommended to install the
    nvidia-driver/jessie-backports
package.

apt-cache policy nvidia-driver:

narmo@narmo:~$ apt-cache policy nvidia-driver
nvidia-driver:
  Zainstalowana: 352.79-1~bpo8+1
  Kandydująca:   352.79-1~bpo8+1
  Tabela wersji:
 *** 352.79-1~bpo8+1 0
        100 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports/non-free amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     340.96-1 0
        500 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie/non-free amd64 Packages

lspci -knn|grep -iA2 'vga\|3d':

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1401] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1401]
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0fba] (rev a1)

Any suggestions?

Last edited by Narmo (2016-03-02 12:43:10)

Snap · 2016-03-02 18:41:54

Sorry to jump too late here. I have a GTX960 too. In my experience the nouveau driver in Jessie is totally crap with this particular GPU. You get stuck to 1024x768 no matter what. In Sid they work way better, quite good actually. You can get all the GPU supported resolutions.

The 960 is newer that most cards in the 900 range and for some reason the driver it's been hanging for several months in Experimental but it's taken forever to hit Sid. It's not in the Jessie backports and you won't get it with smxi either. In Sid I managed to install it from experimental and directly from Nvidia. Both ways worked good and it feels a tiny bit smoother than Sid's nouveau. If you need VDPAU this really makes a difference. The problem with these methods is that every time you get a new kernel you need to reinstall the drivers. So if running Sid, better stick to a static kernel or go LTS. Aside of that, recent updates in the xserver forced me to revert back to nouveau and further reinstall the Nvidia drivers too. For now this particular GPU in Debian is not a good option. Hope this situation changes soon...

I haven't tried installing any of those two ways (Experimental and directly from Nvidia) in jessie yet, but will do it today or tomorrow morning and report back. Wish me luck.

Last edited by Snap (2016-03-02 18:51:54)

Narmo · 2016-03-02 20:59:33

Thank you for feedback, I was using the 34 something driver directly from nvidia site and it worked rather well, but with this new RC wanted to use debian version instead, looks like it is still too early ^^

Snap · 2016-03-03 04:52:35

Wait, wait... I acted like a noob here. Yesteday I tried to install Jessie on bare metal in my secondary drive. used three different distros with the same results. All stuck to 1024x768 with the nouveau drivers. But after the third installation attempt I remembered this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset”

nomodeset did the trick. Testing it but seems to work good for the stuborn GTX960 while we wait for the Nvidia drivers to land in the backports. So go to /etc/default/grub, edit that line, run sudo update-grub and reboot. It worked for me.

Last edited by Snap (2016-03-03 04:53:13)

Snap · 2016-03-03 07:51:26

Too happy too fast... It was only a momentary solution: I cannot make it permanent across reboots. I also failed trying to install the Drivers from Nvidia. The installer aborts for some reason. In the meanwhile I gave MX15 a go as a live iso, and guess what. It's the only Jessie iso that works with the native resolution. This baby comes with a newer kernel, 4.something. Gona try to add the antix repos to the current metal installs and try that kernel. It should do the trick. Will report back.

One more thing. These antix kernels are specifically compiled for jessie using gcc 4.9. Newer kernels from Sid, Siduction towos or Liquorix surely won't work in jessie since they are all compiled with gcc 5.

PS, this default MX15 kernel is: 4.2.0-0.bpo.1-amd64

Last edited by Snap (2016-03-03 07:55:44)

Snap · 2016-03-03 08:29:18

This even funnier. The two fresh jessie installs are in my secondary drive. I installed grub there. I like to have it this way as a rescue alternative. That grub in the secondary drive saved my ass a few times. But I normally boot from the main HD grub once updated. The thing is that in this case the main HD grub doesn't reflect the changes I've made in the jessie ssystems grubs. I've updated it like five times and it didn't worked. these two install keep booting at 1024x768. But if I chose to boot from the second drive in my BIOS/UEFI that other grub is ok and gets the correct resolutions. It seems I will need to edit /etc/default/grub manually in my main ystem. Never had this isuue before: but that was before the 960.

Haven't installed the antix kernel for now. Will try to fix grub and let's see what happens. BTW, my current/final settings (the ones that seem to work fine with the 960) are:

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

blacklist vga16fb
blacklist nouveau
blacklist rivafb
blacklist nvidiafb
blacklist rivatv
blacklist lbm-nouveua
options nouveau modeset=0
alias nouveau off
alias lbm-nouveau off

And for /etc/default/grub these are the relevant lines:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nouveau.blacklist=1 quiet splash nomodeset"

GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1200
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

Rebooted like five times and works. Will try the same in the other jessie install and then will fix that main grub. Will report back if I have any issues. If it works fine you already know what to do.

Last edited by Snap (2016-03-03 08:29:40)

Snap · 2016-03-03 09:14:41

All good. All three systems (Jessie and Sid) boot in the correct resolutions from both grubs in different drives. I assume the /boot/grub.cfg settings I edited manually will get overridden if running update-grub. So better keep a copy or backup of the settings. Hope the Nvidia drivers get the backports soon.

Hope this helps any other GTX960 user.

Narmo · 2016-03-03 16:03:46

I was able to resolve this problem (accidentally xD) by installing the kernel from backports. I'm not sure if it is 100% safe metod, if you want try it do this:

1. enable debian-backports by either editing /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-jessie-backports.list or running bl-welcome in a terminal window.
2. sudo apt-get update
3. install the kernel and firmware from jessie-backports:
sudo apt-get install -t jessie-backports linux-image-amd64

Last edited by Narmo (2016-03-03 16:05:17)

ohnonot · 2016-03-03 17:02:12

Narmo wrote:

installing the kernel from backports. I'm not sure if it is 100% safe metod

look at the forums, there's a sticky on how to properly use the backported kernel.

Narmo · 2016-03-03 20:56:59

Erm are you maybe talking about this topic? But this isn't sticky O.o

ohnonot · 2016-03-04 06:49:09

Narmo wrote:

Erm are you maybe talking about this topic? But this isn't sticky O.o

yes, that's the one.
should be a sticky imho.

Snap · 2016-03-04 07:15:00

^Agreed.

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