Man thats great, I was just looking for the name of that tool i read about a week ago for installing the nvidia driver on ubuntu/debian and you found it for me!!
On Thu, January 10, 2008 2:36 pm, Glenn Cogle wrote: > I read about "Envy" today, which might be an easy way of installing > and configuring Nvidia drivers on Debian? > > PC World Article: > http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/12/hidden_linux_graphics_envy.html > > (but you might need a basic working X xerver to run Envy - it's a gui > tool) > > GC > > > On Jan 10, 2008 2:09 PM, Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, what might be the problem with this (the most recent backup) >> xorg.conf file? Related to the NVIDIA driver kinda not loading and not >> being able to startx? >> >> Cheers, >> Roger >> >> # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig >> # nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Wed Sep 12 >> 14:29:17 PDT 2007 >> >> # 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 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 "ServerLayout" >> >> # Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet >> # InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" >> # InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" >> # InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" >> Identifier "Default Layout" >> Screen "Default Screen" 0 0 >> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" >> InputDevice "Configured Mouse" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Files" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Module" >> Load "glx" >> EndSection >> >> Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "Generic Keyboard" >> Driver "kbd" >> Option "CoreKeyboard" >> Option "XkbRules" "xorg" >> Option "XkbModel" "pc105" >> Option "XkbLayout" "us" >> 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" >> Identifier "stylus" >> Driver "wacom" >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" >> Option "Type" "stylus" >> Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY >> EndSection >> >> Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "eraser" >> Driver "wacom" >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" >> Option "Type" "eraser" >> Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY >> EndSection >> >> Section "InputDevice" >> Identifier "cursor" >> Driver "wacom" >> Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" >> Option "Type" "cursor" >> Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY >> EndSection >> >> Section "Monitor" >> Identifier "Generic Monitor" >> HorizSync 28.0 - 72.0 >> VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0 >> Option "DPMS" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Device" >> Identifier "nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce 6150]" >> Driver "nvidia" >> EndSection >> >> Section "Screen" >> Identifier "Default Screen" >> Device "nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce 6150]" >> Monitor "Generic Monitor" >> DefaultDepth 24 >> Option "UseFBDev" "true" >> SubSection "Display" >> Depth 24 >> Modes "1440x900" >> EndSubSection >> EndSection >> >> >> >> Euan Clark wrote: >> > [large snip] >> > You might like to post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf >> > >> > >> > > -- Nick Rout
