Hello Community,
I have a very old pc with nvidia graphic card. And it has some problem with the hardware.
The problem is that many times it boot with 4:3 resolution instead of 16:9.
On Windows & Ubuntu it boot with a small 4:3 resolution which after i can change in nvidia control panel. But on manjaro instead of booting up in that small resolution it boots up with a black,white,green,red & blue screen.
My question is that how i can get manjaro boot up with small resolution like Ubuntu instead of that colour screen.
Please help me!!
Thanks in advance for your kindness & help.
Can you post
inxi -Fza
on console ?
I am ubuntu currently would that be okay
@Keruskerfuerst
Here is my inxi -Fza
System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-77-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-77-generic
root=UUID=93f3e255-f05e-4a1b-8dfe-a76b025d0134 ro quiet zswap.enabled=1
zswap.compressor=lz4
Desktop: Gnome 3.36.9 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM3 3.36.3
Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: G31M-S serial: <filter>
BIOS: American Megatrends v: P1.60 date: 04/02/2009
CPU:
Topology: Dual Core model: Pentium E5300 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn
family: 6 model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0B
L2 cache: 2048 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 10373
Speed: 2593 MHz min/max: 1203/2603 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2593 2: 2593
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Vulnerable
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
Type: mds
status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GK208 [GeForce GT 710] driver: nvidia v: 390.143
bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1281
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: nvidia compositor: gnome-shell
tty: N/A
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.143
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: ASRock
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:27d8
Device-2: NVIDIA GF119 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 04:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0e08
Device-3: Generalplus USB Audio Device type: USB
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 3-1:6 chip ID: 1b3f:2008
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-77-generic
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: ASRock
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d800 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8136
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: mt7601u
bus ID: 1-4:5 chip ID: 148f:7601 serial: <filter>
IF: wlx001ea6c52dcc state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 232.89 GiB used: 45.65 GiB (19.6%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST3250318AS size: 232.89 GiB
block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown>
rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: CC44 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 232.38 GiB size: 227.74 GiB (98.00%)
used: 45.65 GiB (20.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 52 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 40%
Info:
Processes: 227 Uptime: 3m Memory: 3.84 GiB used: 1.42 GiB (36.9%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash
v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38
As your machine is pretty old I will assume you cannot really use it for gaming. That said, I suggest you switch to the Nouveau driver. That is what I did and I am satisfied.
@deroberts1
On Nouveau driver it it boots up with only half display & flickering.
My monitor keep saying me not optimal mode.
That’s why i nedd to use the nvidia-390xx-driver
Also i use it sometimes to play tf2, on ubuntu it gives me about 70 fps which is fine as my monitor is of 60hz.
Hmm. I wonder if a later kernel would help. You are stuck using the 5.4 kernel, assuming you can get it working. I am now using the 5.10 real time kernel and it works great.
About a week ago i installed manjaro gnome with 5.10 lts kernel but still the problem was there.
Well that sucks!!!
I know!!
So….an older kernel probably not gonna help…. Hmm
Any issues with your Ubuntu installs should be addressed in their forum. Please do that!
No there aren’t any issues with it.
issue = problem
so, what is all about then?
Manjaro has the latest Nvidia drivers, not sure about legacy support.
Without knowing the inxi -Fazy
is hard to tell if you would have to manually install video-nvidia-390xx
and if that driver works for your laptop.