hello, ma (again) with the same old problem with the grx driver but this time i actually removed "nvidia-source-common" then dropped to run level 1 and ran the driver after many typos, & this time i saw the lines of (.) full stops / periods and then a blank screen, so, i thought it must have installed, so, i rebooted but Code: glxinfo | grep render gave this output: Code: direct rendering: No (If you want to find out why, try setting LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose) OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect firstly is there some kind setting finder for *nix that will search or index all the files and what settings are for, cos, it i very hard remembering the location of everything i very difficult, i've tried Stringi and Kerry Beadle and neither have retuned anything - oh and i'm using the update kernel dated today on Gutsy BTW: i don't like it when i can't do something, and where do you turn verbose on - so, i can finally get it working, sorry to be a pain in everyone's ass, TIA Edit: this is the furthest i've ever got
it's probably a right mess with how much i've messed with it thank you AT i would like to get it working without bang my head against this bl00dy wall Code: # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page. # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" # path to defoma fonts FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" EndSection Section "Module" Load "i2c" Load "bitmap" Load "ddc" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "int10" Load "vbe" load "glx" load "GLcore" load "v4l" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" option "CoreKeyboard" option "XkbRules" "xorg" option "XkbModel" "pc105" option "XkbLayout" "gb" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" option "CorePointer" option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "stylus" option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" option "Type" "stylus" option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "eraser" option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" option "Type" "eraser" option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "cursor" option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" option "Type" "cursor" option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY EndSection Section "Device" identifier "nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200]" boardname "nv" busid "PCI:1:0:0" driver "nv" screen 0 EndSection Section "Monitor" identifier "Generic Monitor" vendorname "AOC" modelname "AOC SPECTRUM 7Vlr & 7VlrA & 7Vlr+ & 7VlrA+" HorizSync 30.0-70.0 VertRefresh 50.0-130.0 modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync modeline "640x480@72" 31.5 640 664 704 832 480 489 491 520 -vsync -hsync modeline "640x480@75" 31.5 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -vsync -hsync modeline "640x480@85" 36.0 640 696 752 832 480 481 484 509 -vsync -hsync modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync modeline "800x600@72" 50.0 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666 +hsync +vsync modeline "800x600@75" 49.5 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync modeline "800x600@85" 56.3 800 832 896 1048 600 601 604 631 +hsync +vsync modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync modeline "832x624@75" 57.284 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -vsync -hsync modeline "1024x768@85" 94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync modeline "1024x768@75" 78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync modeline "1024x768@70" 75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync modeline "1024x768@43" 44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264 768 768 776 817 +hsync interlace +vsync modeline "1152x864@75" 108.0 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync modeline "1280x960@60" 102.1 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994 -hsync +vsync modeline "1280x1024@60" 108.0 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync modeline "1400x1050@60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -hsync +vsync gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200]" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" depth 24 virtual 1400 1050 modes "1280x1024@60" "1400x1050@60" "1280x960@60" "1152x864@75" "1024x768@43" "1024x768@60" "1024x768@70" "1024x768@75" "1024x768@85" "832x624@75" "800x600@60" "800x600@85" "800x600@75" "800x600@72" "800x600@56" "640x480@85" "640x480@75" "640x480@72" "640x480@60" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0 InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection Section "device" # identifier "device1" boardname "nv" busid "PCI:1:0:0" driver "nv" screen 1 EndSection Section "screen" # identifier "screen1" device "device1" defaultdepth 24 monitor "monitor1" SubSection "Display" depth 24 modes "640x480@60" EndSubSection EndSection Section "monitor" # identifier "monitor1" vendorname "Plug 'n' Play" modelname "Plug 'n' Play" modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "ServerFlags" EndSection
Well, I can see that your xorg.conf is using the nv driver, which is the open-source version with no 3D support, not the proprietary NVidia one. You can change the xorg.conf manually to reflect the correct driver, 'nvidia', but I have the feeling the driver might not have been built correctly in the first place. Try this, and see if you get any errors: Code: sudo modprobe nvidia If it loads without errors (it will simply return you to the command like with no messages), you likely built the driver correctly. If not, well, time to try again, and be careful not to typo.
OK, try replacing all instances of nv in your xorg.conf to nvidia, then restart the X server. I know you have problems reaching some key combinations, but it's Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. Otherwise, it's probably best to just change the xorg.confg and reboot, MS-style. If it doesn't work, change it back to nv.
well replacing nv with nvidia just disabled GUI mode, as login was in text mode & startx resulted in a kernel panic, & as i'm paranoid i backed up my xorg, so, restoring GUI mode was not a problem BTW: obviously i still have the xorg the kernel panicked with Edit: changed to backup xorg that enables GUI mode
