On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 01:31:49PM -0500, sworoc wrote: > On 8/24/07, Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 24 August 2007 19:48:31 sworoc wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am a college student and am taking a graphics course this fall. I > > > recently built a PC with an AMD64 CPU and a GeForce 6150 on board > > > graphics card. I seem to be having trouble getting it to use the > > > nvidia module, but I'm not sure where I'm going wrong. I installed it > > > using the module assistant method, and I believe that I have things > > > set up correctly. > > > > > > output: > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > > > > puckett:~# uname -a > > > Linux puckett 2.6.21-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 21:39:38 UTC 2007 x86_64 > > > GNU/Linux > > > puckett:~# lsmod | grep nvidia > > > nvidia 5434580 0 > > > i2c_core 28288 4 nvidia,it87,i2c_isa,i2c_nforce2 > > > puckett:~# apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx > > > nvidia-kernel-2.6.21-2-amd64 > > > Reading package lists... Done > > > Building dependency tree > > > Reading state information... Done > > > nvidia-kernel-common is already the newest version. > > > nvidia-glx is already the newest version. > > > nvidia-kernel-2.6.21-2-amd64 is already the newest version. > > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > it appears that the nvidia module is running from the output above, > > > but when I attempt to start X, I get the following: > > > > > > ******************************************** > > > xauth: creating new authority file /home/dustin/.serverauth.18757 > > > > > > > > > X Window System Version 1.3.0 > > > Release Date: 19 April 2007 > > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > > > Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2: 1.3.0.0.dfsg-12) > > > Current Operating System: Linux puckett 2.6.21-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 > > > 21:39:38 UTC 2007 x86_64 > > > Build Date: 09 August 2007 > > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org <http://wiki.x.org> > > > to make sure that you have the latest version. > > > Module Loader present > > > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > > > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > > > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Aug 21 22:12:10 2007 > > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > > > (II) Module already built-in > > > (II) Module already built-in > > > (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) > > > (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) > > > (EE) No drivers available. > > <snip irrelavent portions of xorg.conf> > > > > > Section "Module" > > > Load "i2c" > > > Load "bitmap" > > > Load "ddc" > > > Load "dri" > > > Load "extmod" > > > Load "freetype" > > > Load "nvidia" > > > Load "glx" > > > Load "int10" > > > Load "vbe" > > > EndSection > > > > I'm not an expert, but to me it looks like your problem is with the tabbed > > line above: Load "nvidia" should not be in this section. Try removing that > > and see what happens.
Read /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx/README.Debian and /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx/README.txt.gz -- Regards, Paul Csanyi http://www.freewebs.com/csanyi-pal/index.htm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]