Problems with DVI on nVidia GeForce2

[SirKha]

I am using the nvidia driver (version 1.0-6111) on Linux with a 2.6 kernel, and have a GeForce2 MX-400 installed. I have a Dell DFP installed via the DVI head. I can use VGA, and that works fine, and I can also use the nv driver, and it works with the DVI head. For somereason the X-Server locks up my machine when attempting to use the nvidia driver with DVI only. I can only get anywhere from there by Ctrl-Alt-Deleting. Using the Rescue disk, I was able to get the Xorg log file, from where the machine locked up. For now, I am using the nv driver, but I would like to use the nVidia driver, so I can use advanced features like TwinView. I would appreciate any help.

Edit-
files can be found here:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=484521#post484521


Thanks in advance,
John Kha
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[SirKha]

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[mike4148]

Try messing with the ConnectedMonitor and IgnoreDisplayDevices options. They are both options for the nvidia-using "Device" section of your xorg.conf. ConnectedMonitor specifies which display devices are connected, and IgnoreDisplayDevices specifies which aren't. If one is not specified, the card tries to probe each output to see what's connected, which could be the source of your problems. Here's an example for a card that has one DVI port, with an LCD panel connected, and one unconnected S-Video port: