On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 20:49:46 +0100, Arnt wrote in message
<20260201204946.4d52cf45@dvn>:

> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:03:19 -0500, Haines wrote in message
> <aX5D59tzuzas6Whj@???>:
>
> > I built a machine in Oct 2024 that uses a Gigabyte Z590 AORUS
> > Elite AX MB. Because my monitor is high resolution,
>
> ..what kinda monitor? This is working correctly?
>
> > I had to lower
> > resolution to the point it became useful. In January the
> > motherboard video chip died
>
> ..any idea how?
>
> > and I was forced to resort to use of a
> > video card, a Gigabyte GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4
> > 2G.

..this would be a NV138 (GP108)    GeForce GT 1030 in the 
NV130 family (Pascal):
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/CodeNames.html#NV130

..follow the NV130 column down
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/FeatureMatrix.html
and chk the notes on how to work around things-like
DONE7, N/A, TODO, WIP that will not work too well
exactly because they are WIP.

..on firmware needs and DONE7:
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/PowerManagement.html
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/VideoAcceleration.html


..dirty trick ideas:
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/KernelModuleParameters.html

..current status:
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/774831/what-features-are-included-missing-from-debian-nouveau-drivers-for-nvidia-gpu
https://www.phoronix.com/search/Nouveau


> ..this is working correctly?
> There is a non-zero chance your monitor cooks and cooked your video
> cards.
>
> > When I booted, I got video, but too low in resolution to be of use.
> > I suspected I needed a driver to get access to a range of
> > resolutions. Is nvidia driver installed in Devuan by default.

..I missed this bit, aaand the fact you should have logfiles in
/var/log/Xorg.n.log or $XDG_DATA_HOME/xorg/Xorg.n.log where n
is the display number of the Xorg server.

..nouveau is usually the easier to get working, at some alleged (by
some FlightGear developers) loss of performance, IME it just works.

> > Or must I install firmware-nvideo-graphics?

..yes, both the nouveau and Nvidia's drivers IME needs both free
and non-free firmware.

> > # lsmod
> > ...
> > video 81920 1 nouveau
> >
> > I cannot run xerandr or xeyes:
> >
> > # xeyes
> > Error: Can't open display: 0,0
> >
> >
> > # Export DISPLAY: 0.0
> >
> > # echo $DISPLAY
> > 0.0
> >
> > # eyes
> > Error: Can't open display 0.0

..tried xorg -configure ?

..I'm getting the idea your GeForce GT 1030 card may be shut down by
your old config files meant for your dead motherboard video chip.


--
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
Scenarios always come in sets of three:
best case, worst case, and just in case.